Category: Athletics

“Potential Rose Bowl is, like, the only thing on my mind,” University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Sadie Hersh said.

The UW-Madison Police Department gave a police escort to the Wisconsin Badgers and the team’s special cargo.

One trophy down, one to go.

While the tweets are all in good spirit, there’s a lot on the line for both teams.

Members of the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team were honored at the White House on Friday.

J.J. Watt, the Pewaukee High School and University of Wisconsin star who’s currently sidelined for the rest of the Houston Texans season with injury, tried something pretty uncommon as a means of interacting with fans — he publicly released his cell phone number.

“I’d just like to say something,” Wojciechowski said. “I have incredible respect for Greg Gard and how he’s handled this program with the tragedy that the Wisconsin men’s basketball community and the Wisconsin community has had to go through.”

What started as an idea, flourished into a special moment that had a crowd of tens of thousands of people wiping away tears.

The Wisconsin Badgers basketball team had five players sign their national letter of intent on Wednesday to play in Madison next year.

The brothers Davis will sign letters of intent to play at UW starting next season.

According to a story from the official University of Wisconsin Athletics website, Greg Slattery is a senior airman in the U.S. Air Force and a graduate of DeForest High School.

he UW Marching Band paid tribute to the United States Armed Forces.The band formed an anchor, plane, ship and eagle, according to UW Madison’s Instagram page.

Alec Ingold scored his first NFL touchdown Thursday night for the Oakland Raiders.

Prior to Friday night’s home opener, the UW basketball team will recognize assistant coach Howard Moore, whose family was involved in a tragic auto accident that claimed the lives of Moore’s wife, Jen, and 9-year-old daughter, Jaidyn.

Moore’s family was involved in a tragic auto accident that claimed the lives of Moore’s wife, Jen, and 9-year-old daughter, Jaidyn. Moore is currently on medical leave.

Wisconsin’s battle against Iowa on Saturday comes nearly 20 years to the day of another match against the Hawkeyes that marked one of the most important games in Badgers history, even without much drama in a 41-3 outcome.

The NCAA’s Board of Governors last week directed its three divisions to draft new rules on student-athletes benefiting from their names, images and likenesses, and to have those rules enacted by January 2021.

More than a decade of hits took a toll on his body. The 6-foot-6-inch Mr. Thomas has had four knee surgeries since his days playing for the University of Wisconsin. Constant joint pain and inflammation made practice excruciating during his final pro years. “My last season I made it to three training camp workouts,” he said.

University of Wisconsin officials have taken the next step in their effort to convince the NCAA to declare transfer Micah Potter immediately eligible.

Senior Olli Hoare’s first-place finish helped the No. 14 Badgers win the men’s team title — their 50th conference championship — for the second straight year, while UW senior Alicia Monson defended her women’s championship.

“We’re just as excited to get into the facility as (students are),” Peirce said. “We share the disappointment that it’s not going to open in January, but we’re working really hard with our partners on the project.”

The seventh-ranked and Big Ten Conference regular-season champion Badgers remained unbeaten in their past 17 games at McClimon Field on Wednesday as senior Dani Rhodes broke a tie score in the first half en route to a 2-1 victory over Ohio State.

During the 2012 Olympics, an 11-year-old Reed had her eyes fixed on the television as she watched the U.S. volleyball team and her idol at the time, Destinee Hooker, who played at the University of Texas. From that moment, Reed wanted to play Division I volleyball. Her father, who played football for the University of Wisconsin, showed her what it would take to get there.

Matt Mitten, who leads the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University, said Marquette basketball players and University of Wisconsin-Madison football players could benefit the most from the new rules.

With his team’s season-opener barely more than a week away, Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard made it clear UW officials will not stop fighting on behalf of Micah Potter.

MADISON, Wis. — The website befits a candidate for Congress.

They will play the national anthem and perform on the field during halftime.

The Wisconsin football team’s 38-0 win over Michigan State secured a Badgers sweep over the state of Michigan on Saturday, following up a pair of lopsided wins over Central Michigan (61-0) and Michigan (35-14).

The makeover will allow for a more interactive and engaging fan experience through enhanced seating options, which include loge boxes and club seats, access to indoor and outdoor hospitality clubs, climate-controlled amenities and expanded premium food and beverage offerings.

Project will focus on south end zone.

Brian Posick has been serving as radio play-by play man for hockey games at the University of Wisconsin since 2002, so it might seem strange that an early goal in a 7-0 early-season blowout would be among his favorite calls.

But on Friday, Posick called his daughter’s first goal with the Badgers. Maddie Posick made it 2-0 against Penn State in what became a blowout as the defending national champions moved to 4-0.

While the preseason gets under way for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team, there is a notable absence.