The redshirt sophomore announced on his Instagram account this afternoon that “the best step for my future basketball aspirations, as well as my love for the game, is to immediately step away from the University of Wisconsin Men’s basketball program.”
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Joint Campus Area Finance Committee recommends approval for Kohl Center addition
Project meant to benefit student athletes.
Rick Nash Trade Paying Off for New York Rangers Two Seasons Later
Miller is in his second season at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has scored 11 goals and added 23 assists in 48 games over his two seasons with the Badgers. He was also an alternate captain for the United States in the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Chris Borland criticizes Wisconsin Badgers, NFL in Aaron Hernandez Netflix documentary
Former University of Wisconsin linebacker Chris Borland spoke harshly of the football program and his brief time in the NFL on a Netflix documentary released this week.
Madison sports-talk host Mike Lucas is one of the hundreds laid off at iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide
Noted: Separately, Lucas is a senior writer for UWBadgers.com, and has been a color commentator on University of Wisconsin football and men’s basketball games.
Badgers finish No. 13 in Amway coaches poll and No. 11 in Associated Press poll
Despite a one-point loss to Oregon in the Rose Bowl, Wisconsin finished in the top 15 of both major polls.
The Badgers (10-4) finished No. 13 in the Amway coaches poll and No. 11 in The Associated Press poll.
Klarbrunn’s Wisconsin-only flavor raises nearly $25K for Badgers Give Back
Since releasing its Bucky’s Cherry Berry flavor, which was only available in the Badger State, in 2018, Klarbrunn has raised nearly $25,000 for the fund, which helps encourage positive health and nutrition habits in people of all ages.
Logjam Over Impeachment Trial Leaves Trump Prosecutors Little Time to Prepare
With the sound of the University of Wisconsin Badgers facing off against the U.C.L.A. Bruins in the Rose Bowl blaring from a television in the background, Mr. Sensenbrenner readied his case that the president should be removed from office for lying about a sexual affair with a White House intern.
Postcard from Pasadena: My discount trip to the Rose Bowl
It’s fun to travel to a common destination with sports fans. There’s no need to conjure up an icebreaker with your seatmates and the mood is fun and light. Optimistic! How ‘bout those Badgers?
Former Badger Michael Jackson Returns to Madison as Associate Athletic Director
Former University of Wisconsin men’s basketball and track and field athlete Michael Jackson has been named associate athletic director by Director of Athletics Barry Alvaraez.
Wisconsin Badgers to open 2020 season with Friday night game
The Badgers host Big Ten Conference foe Indiana on Friday, Sept. 4 in the season opener, the first Friday game at UW since the 2018 opener against Western Kentucky.
Wisconsin hires former Badgers athlete Michael Jackson as associate athletic director for development
He’ll join the UW staff on Monday, returning the number of deputy or associate athletic directors under Barry Alvarez to 10.
Quintez Cephus leaving Wisconsin early for the draft
The reason for Cephus not playing in 2018 stemmed from an off-field issue. The University of Wisconsin announced in mid-August that Quintez Cephus had been reinstated and was again a student in good standing at the school, two weeks after being found not guilty on a pair of sexual assault charges and almost immediately seeking reinstatement.
Rose Bowl Could Wrap Up Jonathan Taylor’s Record-Breaking Stint At Wisconsin
There’s a rich history of running backs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jonathan Taylor is the latest Badger to add to that legacy.
Wisconsin Fans Turn Downtown LA Red Before Rose Bowl
In addition to fans donning their “Beat Oregon” pins, the pep rally drew University of Wisconsin-Madison dignitaries like Chancellor Rebecca Blank and athletic director Barry Alvarez. Monday marked Alvarez’s 73rd birthday. Fans sang to him before he gave a rousing speech.
Coaching Female Athletes, and Gender Inequality
As a former Stanford student athlete and now a faculty athletic representative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I read “A Women’s Sport, Ruled by Male Coaches” (news article, Dec. 20) with great interest.
Wisconsin Badgers Come Up Short In Rose Bowl
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fell just short of winning “the Granddaddy of Them All” on Wednesday.
Wisconsin Badgers Come Up Short In Rose Bowl
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fell just short of winning “the Granddaddy of Them All” on Wednesday.
Badgers fans experience 131st Rose Parade
Many Badgers fans kicked off the new year in Pasadena watching the 131st Rose Parade.
‘A little disappointed, maybe a little cheated’: Badger fans in Wisconsin feel Rose Bowl loss
“(I’m) not happy,” Badger fan Robert Hill said. “Oregon beat us in the Rose Bowl several years ago. We lost three in a row. It’s been since 2000 since we won one. Not a good start to the year.”
Wisconsin Badgers fans make themselves feel at home in Pasadena before Rose Bowl
The lunch rush was escalating Tuesday inside the walls of the quaint Pie ‘n Burger restaurant along California Boulevard, with fans of the University of Wisconsin football team joining the queue.
Parade waves from tractor readies Wisconsin couple for Tournament of Roses Parade
Jerry Crostenberg has been perfecting his parade wave.Sometimes he has been seated atop his John Deere tractor baling hay, harvesting corn and doing other farm chores.
Jake Ferguson taking a trip down memory lane with UW’s return to the Rose Bowl
The date was Jan. 1, 2013. UW faced Stanford and athletic director Barry Alvarez was serving as interim head coach after Bret Bielema left for Arkansas. Alvarez wanted his grandsons – Jake and Joe Ferguson – to experience the game from the field.
Badgers fans head to Pasadena
Some Badgers fans spent their Sunday at the airport, catching flights to California for the Rose Bowl.Families sporting red crowded Dane County Regional Airport Sunday afternoon.
Preparations underway for Rose Parade
The countdown is on for the 2020 Rose Bowl as the Wisconsin Badgers prepare to take on the Oregon Ducks. At the same time, preparation is well underway for the Rose Parade, airing New Year’s Day on NBC15.
How A 90s Hip-Hop Song Became A Badger Tradition
College football is all about traditions. As the sport celebrates the close of its 150th anniversary, the Wisconsin Badgers are headed to the Rose Bowl for the 10th time on New Year’s Day, where they will play the Oregon Ducks.
Ducks, Badgers approach pomp of Rose Bowl in different ways
Oregon and Wisconsin are taking contrasting approaches to everything that comes before the Rose Bowl.
Rose Bowl gear ‘flying off the shelves’
As the Wisconsin Badgers football team prepares to play against the Oregon Ducks football team in the Rose Bowl in California, fans in Wisconsin are cheering on the Badgers with Rose Bowl merchandise.
Badgers fans leave for Pasadena
Badgers fans are on their way to Pasadena.
Throwback photos: The evolution of Wisconsin’s Bucky Badger over the years
Scroll on for a history in photographs of one of the best mascots in college athletics.
Rose Bowl gear ‘flying off the shelves’
As the Wisconsin Badgers football team prepares to play against the Oregon Ducks football team in the Rose Bowl in California, fans in Wisconsin are cheering on the Badgers with Rose Bowl merchandise.
UW’s Barry Alvarez dismisses the notion that Rose Bowl means less since advent of College Football Playoff
With the Badgers (10-3) preparing for another Rose Bowl — this one against Oregon (11-2) — Alvarez dismissed the notion the game has lost meaning since the institution of the College Football Playoff.
Stanford Beats Wisconsin In Volleyball National Championship
The University of Wisconsin fell short of winning its first national championship in volleyball Saturday.
Badgers’ Dana Rettke, Sydney Hilley earn first-team All-America honors
The University of Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke and Sydney Hilley were named first-team All-America by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Wednesday.
2017 recruiting class paved road to 2019 Final Four for Badgers volleyball team
It’s taken six years for the Badgers to make a return trip (to the Final Four). They will compete in their third national semifinal Thursday when they face No. 1 seed Baylor at PPG Paints Arena.
Video: UW unveils new Nielsen tennis facility
The University of Wisconsin unveils its new Nielsen tennis facility.
Vulgar chant insults UW football team — Richard Riley
I found out from a Wisconsin fan that this cheer is done at all the team’s home games, and it seems to be acceptable to the university. If this is the case, I find it hard to understand why the university would allow this.
Curtain call: Seniors on Badgers volleyball team enjoy special moment in front of home crowd
As coach Kelly Sheffield pushed his five seniors toward center court for a curtain call after the University of Wisconsin volleyball team’s victory over Nebraska in the NCAA regional final Saturday, M.E. Dodge had a flashback to a similar scene during her freshman season.
Updated renderings and timeline released for Camp Randall Project
The project calls for loge boxes, club seats, access to indoor hospitality and outdoor terraces. There are plans for climate-controlled amenities, and there will be premium food and beverage offerings.
UW athletics expects to sell out rose bowl tickets
The Rose Bowl has allocated the University of Wisconsin Athletics Department with 22,000 tickets and employees say they’ve already sold 17,000.
Wisconsin Badgers center Tyler Biadasz wins Rimington Trophy
It didn’t seem plausible that there was an award for an offensive line position that a University of Wisconsin football player hadn’t won yet.
Wisconsin Badgers tailback Jonathan Taylor wins Doak Walker Award
Jonathan Taylor added another piece to his already stunning college football resume on Thursday.
Jason Joyce: UW volleyball is killing it
Coming off decisive victories over Illinois State and UCLA in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament last weekend, Wisconsin, the fourth seed, faces 13th seeded Texas A&M at 1 p.m. Friday. The winner of that match will face, on Saturday, the winner of the 3:30 p.m. Nebraska/Hawai’i tilt for a trip to the Final Four next week in Pittsburgh.
UW hero Becky Blank risks all with cheese wager
Though the Badger football team may not be headed to the acclaimed Cheez-It Bowl, there will still be a hint of cheese in their bowl plans.
UW-Madison’s Chancellor wagers cheese ahead of Rose Bowl, challenges Oregon’s pres.
MADISON (WLUK) — University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor Becky Blank announced she wagered cheese that the Badgers will beat the Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl.
UW’s Zack Baun, Tyler Biadasz, Jonathan Taylor earn AP All-Big Ten first-team honors
University of Wisconsin senior Zack Baun and juniors Jonathan Taylor and Tyler Biadasz were named first-team All-Big Ten selections by the Associated Press. Senior linebacker Chris Orr was a second-team selection.
Updated renderings show latest concepts for Camp Randall Stadium renovation
The University of Wisconsin is getting closer to a design for upcoming renovations to Camp Randall Stadium.
Badgers’ Jonathan Taylor again named an All-American by Football Writers Association of America
University of Wisconsin junior running back Jonathan Taylor was named a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America for the second year in a row on Tuesday.
NCAA volleyball: Open practices for Badgers, Texas A&M, Nebraska and Hawaii set for Thursday
All four teams participating in the NCAA Madison volleyball regional will have an open practice Thursday at the UW Field House.
Badgers assistants Alando Tucker, Joe Krabbenhoft take teaching to next level as members of scout team
It’s all worth it to Krabbenhoft and Tucker, who seem to thoroughly enjoy their time on the scout team that goes against UW’s rotation players in practice. Not only does it help fill a competitive void for two of the more cutthroat players in program history, Krabbenhoft and Tucker see it as a great, on-court teaching mechanism as they try to get the Badgers ready for the next game.
Rose Bowl excitement means high demand for tickets
The message from the university is: don’t wait. UW-Madison expects tickets and travel packages to sell out very fast, possibly within the week.
Badgers’ Sydney Hilley named first-team Academic All-American
Junior setter Sydney Hilley became the first player in the history of the University of Wisconsin volleyball program to be named to the first-team Academic All-America team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Black History: George Poage was a star on track and in life
Noted: He continued his education at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned a spot on the varsity track team and the respect of his coaches and fellow athletes. In fact, at one competition that the coach could not attend, Poage was left in charge of the entire team.
UW offering Rose Bowl fan packages
The offer boasts, “Do more than watch the bowl: live the experience.”
Rose Bowl berth rewards Badgers for 10-3 season
UW stayed at No. 8 in the final College Football Playoff rankings, good enough to earn the Big Ten’s bid to the Rose Bowl, where the team will take on No. 6 Oregon. The game is a rematch of the 2012 Rose Bowl, when the Russell Wilson-led Badgers fell to the Ducks 45-38.
NCAA volleyball: Schedule set for Badgers’ Sweet 16 match at UW Field House
The University of Wisconsin volleyball team will face Texas A&M on Friday at 1 p.m. in the NCAA tournament regional at the UW Field House.
Badgers volleyball team takes NCAA tournament 1 match at a time
As he prepared to address his University of Wisconsin volleyball team for the first time this week, Kelly Sheffield posted a tournament bracket on the wall in the team’s film room at the UW Field House.
‘Wear red. Wear it loud.’ Wisconsin Athletic Dept. asks fans to get in the spirit ahead of big game
Badgers to make sixth championship appearance Sat.
Cephus’ Faith, Family Guided Him to Breakout ’19 for Badgers
On the night of April 21 and early morning of April 22, 2018, the 21-year-old Cephus engaged in sexual acts in his Madison apartment with two 18-year-old women who were also University of Wisconsin students.
Badgers’ Jonathan Taylor named Big Ten’s top tailback; Tyler Biadasz, Cole Van Lanen earn honors
Taylor was also named the Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year for the second year in a row — only former Badger Montee Ball and former Penn State back Saquon Barkley have won the award twice.