Colleges are not doing enough to open up their hiring processes for head football coaches to include minority candidates, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Black Coaches Association. (Subscription required.)
Being in the middle of the pack in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association usually isn’t a target. But when the subject is the cost for fans to get into the arena, that’s not a bad thing, especially for the University of Wisconsin.
MADISON, Wis. – College student-athletes are faced with difficult and challenging decisions to make in their daily lives and those decisions can have both positive and negative consequences. (Athletic Communications)
Thomas Brunold and Karla Bock were the top male and female Madison-area finishers at the Ironman World Championships on Saturday in Kona, Hawaii.
Brunold, a UW chemistry professor, was 62nd overall in 9 hours, 49 minutes and 16 seconds, good for fifth in the men’s 35-39 age group.
It’s well known that Badger football players eat prodigously to bulk themselves up for gridiron combat. Less well known is that on football Saturdays, it’s the fans turn for the mega-eating.
For Badger fans, this is a good week. U-W’s win over Purdue means Madison’s football team is now 7-0.
(AP) The University of Wisconsin vaulted to No. 6 in the Associated Press Top 25, its highest October ranking since 1963. The Badgers moved up four spots after their 20-17 victory at then-No. 5 Purdue, dramatically helping their cause in the first Bowl Championship Series standings, which will be released tonight.
First-year defensive coordinator Bret Bielema recalled that coach Barry Alvarez warned him when he hired him at Wisconsin ââ?¬Å?to be careful what you tell these players because they will do everything you ask of them.
The top five teams in the first Bowl Championship Series rankings, released today, should resemble the two major polls, but No. 6 could be a surprise. Utah and Wisconsin were on the cusp of that position as of late Sunday, according to independent analyst Jerry Palm.
n an attempt to secure campus facilities, the Kohl Center and Camp Randall Stadium will soon see new additions including concrete walls, boulders and large planters.
Officials said security precautions are necessary at the two campus facilities in order to prevent the possibility of terrorist attacks.
This election is getting so nasty we need a surly rodent to clean things up, which is why this year’s UW-Madison homecoming slogan, “Bucky Badger for President” is starting to sound good.
Like any good island parents, Tony and Wendy Raiola occasionally travel to the mainland to see their two expatriate sons.
It makes sense, since their oldest, Dominic, and his wife have a 3-year-old, Taylor, and they dote on their granddaughter whenever they get out to the Detroit suburb of Northville.
Ardent fan Art Luetke of McFarland has paid the $181 citation that UW-Madison Police gave to Gene Chyou, aka Bucky Badger, for body passing at the Sept. 25 football game.
MADISON, Wis. – The Border Battle Cup inaugural competition begins in earnest this week as the Wisconsin and Minnesota womenââ?¬â?¢s soccer and volleyball teams meet this Friday. Sponsored by the telecommunications company, TDS, the winner of an 11-sport competition between UW and UM will capture the Border Battle Cup for display on its campus.
MADISON, Wis. – If one didnââ?¬â?¢t know any better as one cruised Lake Mendota, past the construction sight of the new UW Crew House, one might think Wisconsin rowing could move in tomorrow. While that reality is still a few months away, the structure at 680 Babcock Drive now shows the makings of a remarkable building. (Athletic Communications)
Ohio State’s offense has struggled at times this season, especially on the ground, and could find the going tough Saturday against a Wisconsin team that leads the nation in scoring defense and total defense.
As far as comebacks go, Anthony Davis has just about written the book. His latest chapter might have been his best.
UW-Madison police ejected 41 people, including 17 University of Wisconsin students, from Saturday’s 24-7 victory over Illinois at Camp Randall Stadium.
University of Wisconsin is often revered as one of the top college football venues in the country. However, after a visit to Camp Randall Saturday, ESPN GameDay host Chris Fowler claims UW has lost its title.
How does Camp Randall Stadium go from being the center of the ESPN universe one week to a broadcasting black hole the next?
Blame it on the Big Ten Conference.
The renovation of Camp Randall Stadium is moving along smoothly, but a development last Saturday during the University of Wisconsin football game with Penn State illustrates there is work to be done.
A stadium employee noticed that small chunks of decayed concrete had fallen from a first-level concourse ceiling near the north end zone. That’s an area that will be upgraded during the final phase of the renovation, which is scheduled for completion in 2005.
Gene Chyou, 22, aka Bucky, was cited by UW-Madison Police midway through second quarter of Saturday’s football game for being body passed through Section M at Camp Randall Stadium, Police Capt. Brian Bridges said.
Expansion plans for University Ridge took a step toward becoming reality Tuesday following action taken by a University of Wisconsin Athletic Board sub-committee.
A READER, Alexander Shashko of Madison, writes the following: “Dear Mr. Moe,
Here is my question: Is UW scrolling down the words to ‘On Wisconsin’ on the new scoreboard at any point during games this year?”
In the early morning hours Tuesday, when the temperature was down around 49 degrees, Alan Paberzs was understandably chilled. The UW-Madison graduate student had been waiting in the hockey ticket line outside the Kohl Center for nine days and was sleeping on a blanket, he said. Using a blanket on university property in this instance was apparently considered “camping” and against UW rules.
Many University of Wisconsin students have already paid their dues for university sporting events, but now some will be shelling out even more money.
The 2004-05 season for Men�s Basketball marks the first time University of Wisconsin students must enter into a lottery to receive tickets.
In a first-floor conference room of an otherwise quiet Big Ten office building, four men, four television screens and four recorders are monitoring the first week of league play on the first Saturday of autumn.
When Ashley Wheaton enrolled in the University of Georgia three years ago, the former high-school cheerleader decided that she could better support her favorite football team by putting down her pompoms and picking up the title of football recruiting hostess. (Subscription required.)
As far as Alex Lewis is concerned, his life is pretty great right now. You won’t hear him complaining one bit.
Olympic gold medal rower Beau Hoopman was asked last week how many miles he puts in during training each week.
MADISON, Wis. – Badger women athletes mark your calendars for a 30th Anniversary Celebration. The University of Wisconsin-Madison will celebrate 30 years of Womenââ?¬â?¢s Intercollegiate Athletics during a weekend of festivities in Madison on Saturday-Sunday, January 29-30, 2005. (Athletic Communications)
Fans must now rely a little more on their love for Bucky to keep warm while sitting out for sports tickets after the induction of a new campus police initiative.
Aiming to halt students from “camping out” at the Kohl Center, the UW-Madison Campus Police will now be reprimanding individuals possessing tents, sleeping bags, pillows and other paraphernalia related to camping out. Folding chairs and television sets are still allowed.
Strategies such as increased fines and making more food available to revelers were discussed Thursday night as Madison police and university representatives met with the Downtown Coordinating Committee about controlling Madison’s annual Halloween celebration.
They come to this dingy, dimly lit room in the bowels of Camp Randall Stadium to answer tough questions and make important decisions that pertain to you, the University of Wisconsin football fan.
Is it OK to bring video cameras to the game?
What about those charcoal grills being used by tailgaters atop the parking ramp in Lot 17?
When a guy calls at the last minute asking for a date, then orders out for pizza and soda, what kind of love connection should he expect
Badger football fans will have no reason to hide their double-funnel, two-story beer bongs before the Penn State game this Saturday.
University of Wisconsin police say they will not be increasing security forces, even though Saturday is the only night game of the season.
If you’ve been to a University of Wisconsin men’s hockey game or watched one on TV in the last three years, you’ve undoubtedly seen Jeff Haima.
When University of Wisconsin Athletic Department officials outlined their plan to finance the renovation of Camp Randall Stadium, they counted on two sources of income.
We called the student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin, The Daily Cardinal, and asked around the news room for someone to review their college town. Amos Posner, an opinion editor, was happy to oblige. Here are his picks for what to do in Madison. Rip out the page and shove it in your bag if you plan to attend Saturday’s game.
Wednesday morning, University of Wisconsin football coach and Athletic Director Barry Alvarez did something out of the ordinary. He sent a mass e-mail to 40,882 students, inviting them to watch the Badgers practice today at Camp Randall Stadium.
The crew of Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler will return to Madison this weekend as ESPN’s pregame show College GameDay will broadcast live outside Camp Randall prior to the Badgers (3-0 overall) game against Penn State (2-1). This marks the second straight year, and the third time in the last five years, GameDay has traveled to Madison as the trio visited UW for its game against Purdue in 2003.
The ESPN College GameDay crew will return to Madison for the second year in a row and the third time overall when they set up in the practice field north of Camp Randall Saturday morning.
The show will broadcast live starting at 9:30 a.m. The weekly ESPN Radio GameDay show will also air from the same location
At the first section of the year, a TA might ask students for their name, year and major, but not their autograph.
Mike Richter — who hung up his skates for the New York Rangers last year and recently became one of the newest members of Calhoun College — has all of those things, in addition to a resumed career as an undergraduate.
Wisconsin running back Jamil Walker and student assistant coach Dwayne Smith have forged a bond during their brief time together on campus.
Walker, a freshman, praised Smith for his guidance after he ran for 88 yards on 16 carries against UNLV last Saturda
MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin menââ?¬â?¢s and womenââ?¬â?¢s swimming head coach Eric Hansen will be inducted into the 2004 Iowa State Hall of Fame this Friday in Ames, Iowa.
ORCHARD PARK ââ?¬â? He was selected 13th overall in April’s NFL draft, a wide receiver touted for his world-class speed, sure hands, and maturity that would allow him to make an impact his rookie season.
So where is Lee Evans anyway?
The strategic plan recently unveiled by the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department is more than a list of objectives pertaining to academic proficiency, customer service and athletic success.
TUCSON – It will be hot come game time Saturday, when the University of Arizona hosts No. 20 Wisconsin.
That suits the Wildcats . . . literally.
Nike provided UA with 80 “cooling system” lightweight undershirts to wear against the Badgers for Saturday’s 1 p.m. game. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90s.
When the Badgers and their opponents go head to head on Saturdays, anything can happen. But for Kevin Kluender, the University of Wisconsin�s director of marketing and promotions, each game is carefully scripted to his own game plan.
UW-Madison Police reported that 39 citations were issued at Saturday’s Wisconsin vs. UNLV game, which the Badgers won 18-3.
David Parry, the coordinator of football officials for the Big Ten Conference, should soon receive a highlight video from the University of Wisconsin. Coach Barry Alvarez, concerned that his defensive linemen are getting held without any consequence, plans to forward Parry a video of selected plays.
After a third wildly successful Ironman Wisconsin which drew a record 2,188 competitors, Ironman North America officials said Sunday they likely will extend their contract and keep the event in the Madison area through 2009.
The new Camp Randall Stadium skyboxes are so exclusive and security is so tight that Gov. Jim Doyle and his entourage found themselves momentarily locked outside the suites during Saturday’s Badger football game.
(UW scientist) Nancy Wiegand signed up to do last year’s Ironman Wisconsin to build up her physical fitness. And for the challenge. Unfortunately, she had so many challenges during the event that she had to drop out less than a quarter of the way into the bike ride.
Citations were up at today’s Badger game from last week, an unexpected rise after UW Police predicted a drop in the weeks following the season opener.
On a victorious Saturday for Bucky, some Badger backers are fuming.
With the new luxury boxes at Camp Randall Stadium now complete, the UW athletic department has changed the way it hands out parking passes to season ticket holders. At the top of the priority list are big financial donors. And that has left some longââ?¬â??time Badger fans with a bad taste in their mouths.
A year ago, Thomas Brunold took eighth place at the Ironman Wisconsin, beating out many seasoned pro triathletes in his first-ever attempt at the grueling race.
Since then, the 35-year-old University of Wisconsin professor has become a regular on the circuit, and this year will compete in three Ironman events.
Badger Huddles, gatherings of UW-Madison alumni at away football games, will now involve less alcohol.
Taking a cue from the university’s effort to curb excessive student drinking, the Wisconsin Alumni Association, which sponsors the events, is changing the alcohol availability policy at the Badger Huddles.
The University of Wisconsin “rolled out the red carpet” last Saturday, unveiling a new initiative that was supposed to create a friendlier environment to opposing fans at Badger football games. In response to several incidents of harassment that occurred last season, the Athletic Department and the administration created this initiative to make fans of teams visiting Camp Randall feel safe and welcome.
