Category: Athletics

University of Wisconsin men’s hockey forward Ryan MacMurchy will appeal his suspension stemming from a weekend fight outside a campus-area bar.

Success in big-time sports has little, if any, effect on a college’s alumni donations or the academic quality of its applicants, according to a study made under the direction of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.

University of Wisconsin sophomore Andy Porubcan was pleased with the changes to Camp Randall stadium when he attended Saturday�s football game, where the Badgers took on the University of Central Florida.

(Madison) – After getting complaints about rowdy behavior aimed at visiting fans at Camp Randall, the University is trying to roll out the red carpet.

Barry Alvarez supports the Big Ten Conference’s test-run with instant replay, but he thought the experiment went awry Saturday. Instant replay? There was nothing fast about it in the Badgers’ 34-6 victory at Camp Randall Stadium.

Barry Alvarez no doubt wishes his 100th career win as University of Wisconsin football coach would have come earlier than the season opener Saturday

What wowed legions of the record 82,116 fans packing the former Civil War military training camp was a first glimpse of renovations that make the stadium larger and louder.

With college football’s largest scoreboard on the north end, three levels of sky boxes rising above the east stands and the UW Field House end closed in with additional seats and a new administration building, the game has changed at Camp Randall.

Badger football fans attending Saturday�s season-opening home football game challenging the University of Central Florida will likely notice more than just the renovation changes to Camp Randall.

When the Badgers open their home football season against University of Central Florida this weekend, Athletic Department officials hope fans will notice some friendlier faces in addition to two new scoreboards and the luxury boxes added in the renovations over the summer.

A new initiative called “Rolling Out the Red Carpet” hopes to put fans on both sides of the football at ease.

MADISON, Wis. — Baby blue is the color of choice for many families expecting that little bundle of joy. But, it’s also a secret defensive football strategy now in Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Athletic Director and football coach, Barry Alvarez, discusses his excitement for the season and his newly unveiled strategic plan in his monthly column for September. (Athletic Communications)

The unusual aspect of the new video scoreboard system at Camp Randall Stadium is a bittersweet reality for the man in charge.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana University named Army’s Rick Greenspan as its new athletics director today after giving University of Wisconsin deputy athletic director Jamie Pollard a long look.

The Associated Press cited a media report that claimed Pollard and Army athletic director Greenspan were the finalists for the position at Indiana.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Army athletic director Rick Greenspan will be named the next athletic director at Indiana University today, two university sources confirmed Wednesday.

Madison – His heart broken, literally and figuratively, Dwayne Smith can’t stay away from the football field.

When the Badgers open their home football season against Central Florida this weekend, Athletic Department officials hope fans will notice some friendlier faces in addition to three new scoreboards and the luxury boxes added in the renovations over the summer. A new initiative called ââ?¬Å?Rolling Out the Red Carpetââ?¬Â hopes to put fans on both sides of the football at ease. (Subscription required.)

UW-Madison officials unveiled a plan Tuesday to curb unruly behavior by Badgers fans, especially toward fans of visiting teams.

Madison – After patiently answering more than 90 minutes of questions, including countless variations of the same query aimed at soliciting comments on a junior season ruined by injuries, Anthony Davis took pen to paper and constructed a small sign to warn all stragglers:

“No ankle questions.”

“No ankle questions

From TV rights to its men’s basketball tournament, the NCAA averages better than half a billion dollars a year in revenue. That does not include payouts from the 28 football bowls, which exceed $184 million and go to the conferences.

Don’t get Barry Alvarez wrong. The University of Wisconsin football coach and athletic director wants Badgers fans to enjoy every little nook and cranny about the bigger and better Camp Randall Stadium.

Orchestrated by UW-Madison football coach and Athletic Director Barry Alvarez, the new visitors’ locker room at Camp Randall Stadium will be painted baby blue.

Elite athletes such as those who just wowed us in Athens are mostly specialists.

Swimmers. Gymnasts. Weight lifters. Runners. All very, very good in their one sport of choice.

But Oscar P. Osthoff, it seems, was uncommonly good at a bunch of them.

While prices for premium seats continue to rise for the well-heeled, there is a move among concerned sports owners and their marketing gurus to keep prices more affordable and games more accessible in a dynamically readjusting marketplace.

A rundown of how athletes from the Madison area or the University of Wisconsin fared at the Athens Games.

“When the stormy winds do blow; when the battle rages loud and long …” – Thomas Campbell (Ye Mariners of England)
Mike Allen stopped short of wetting his index finger and sticking it in the air.

Madison – As Clare Cushing strolled into Camp Randall Stadium with thousands of other University of Wisconsin football fans Sunday afternoon, she couldn’t take her eyes off the high-tech behemoth rising above the stands in the north end zone.

The remodeled Camp Randall stadium is truly “awesome” says Derek Skibba. And since he’s 4, he ought to know.

Star UW running back Anthony Davis is featured in Sports Illustrated this week with a color picture and story that says when first came to Madison, he nearly left without playing a down. (8/27/04 Capital Times)

Dwayne Smith – the Badgers’ leading rusher last season – will no longer be able to play football due to a heart condition.

A heart condition has forced UW running back Dwayne Smith to give up football.� 

Madison – If all the pieces fall into place, the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team will receive more national exposure during the regular season than it ever has during Bo Ryan’s tenure as coach.

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin sports fans will be able to access live radio broadcasts for seven different Badger sports in 2004-05 after the UW and its multi-media rights holder (Learfield Sports) partnered with Yahoo! Sports. (Athletic Communications)

For more than 20 years, Curt Watson has spent many fall Saturdays alongside more than 100,000 other fans in the University of Tennessee’s football stadium, cheering the Volunteers. This fall he’ll probably be fishing with his kids

Beau Hoopman, a former University of Wisconsin athlete from Plymouth who started rowing only after being recruited at UW freshman orientation in the summer of 1999, claimed gold with his teammates on the U.S. men’s eight boat Sunday.

Madison – Phase II of the $107 million Camp Randall Stadium renovation project is nearly complete and University of Wisconsin officials remain confident football fans will embrace the dramatic updates when the season opens on Sept. 4.

Madison – University of Wisconsin tailback Dwayne Smith, expected to play a prominent role in the team’s offense this season, is scheduled to see doctors this week about an unspecified but apparently serious medical condition.

MADISON, Wis. — The pre-game prep is almost over for Camp Randall.

In less than two weeks, phase one of renovations will be complete. Officials said fans would be surprised when they step into the stadium for the first time and take their seats.

ATHENS, Greece – Former Badger rower Beau Hoopman helped the United States to its first gold medal in the Olympic menââ?¬â?¢s eight in 40 years on Sunday. The race took place at Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre.

Stand at midfield at Camp Randall Stadium and look to the west, and it’s hard to see what $107 million brings these days. But wheel around and look up, and it may be tough to believe you’re still in the same stadium.

The renovation of Camp Randall Stadium, home to the University of Wisconsin football team, has progressed to the point that the only construction-related issues leading up to its unveiling Sept.4 have to do with housekeeping.

University of Wisconsin swimmer Carly Piper’s gold in the 800-meter relay was the first medal for a UW female athlete since rower Kris Thorsness earned gold in 1984.

Much has changed about Camp Randall since Nov. 22, when UW fans last sat inside the 87-year-old facility. With the alterations come new policies, issues, logistics and concerns, many of which will be outlined at a news conference Friday.

University of Wisconsin athlete Carly Piper also got into the gold rush during her busy day in the pool. The senior-to-be from Grosse Pointe, Mich., became the first female Badgers swimmer to compete in the Olympics when she swam the third leg for the Americans in the 800 freestyle relay preliminaries in the morning.