Category: Athletics

Regardless of what happens over the final two games of the regular season and in the postseason that follows for the Badgers, Happ will go down as one of the most decorated players in program history.

University of Wisconsin senior Marsha Howard was voted to the All-Big Ten women’s basketball second team by the media, the conference announced Monday.

For only the third time, the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team has taken home four individual regular-season awards from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

The pool of candidates to start at quarterback for Wisconsin in 2019 has shrunk by one, but the intrigue about the eventual starter has increased significantly. UW officials announced Wednesday that Alex Hornibrook, who started 32 games over the last three seasons, has left the program.

Oleson recently completed her 20th season as the PA announcer for the UW volleyball team. Over the years she’s also taken on the same duties for the UW softball team and the women’s basketball team.

March Madness is right around the corner, and while the Wisconsin Badgers won’t be a trendy pick to reach the Final Four this year, they wouldn’t be the first defensively savvy UW squad to make an improbable run.

One such athlete who has remained consistent is Marsha Howard, a senior and forward on the University of Wisconsin at Madison women’s basketball team. During the anthem, when the rest of her teammates line up and stand with their hands over their hearts, Howard stays seated on the sidelines. She does not look up. She bows her head in silent prayer, protesting gun violence and racism.

The University of Wisconsin athletic board on Friday unanimously approved a budget of $159.4 million for the 2019-’20 fiscal year.

The University of Wisconsin student who opted to sit during the national anthem has defended her right to protest and says she is not worried by any of the negative backlash.

A star forward for the University of Wisconsin’s basketball team says she has no regrets amid fury over her sitting down during the national anthem.

The Athletic Board’s Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee on Wednesday unanimously voted to forward the request for a budget of $159.4 million to the full board on Friday.

D’Cota Dixon’s off-the-field accolades continue to pile up as the former University of Wisconsin safety prepares for April’s NFL Draft.

Late-arriving evidence led a judge on Monday morning to delay the start of the sexual assault trial for University of Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus.

After seeing his snaps limited over the past two seasons, Jon Dietzen is stepping away from football due to numerous injuries.

Saturday will be a great day for hockey at the University of Wisconsin, one that no doubt would make Bob Johnson proud.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took to social media to taunt each other over Paul Bunyan’s axe. The ax goes the winner of the annual border battle football game between the Gophers and the Badgers and went to Minnesota after they won it last fall.

After more than three months, the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team has lost its hold on the top spot in the national rankings.

Fifty years ago this February, a football superstar came home. Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch was hired away from the Los Angeles Rams to become the athletic director at the University of Wisconsin.

Families and kids will have the opportunity to cheer on the Badgers this season with Sunday Kids’ Days. Each regular season Sunday home event will have something specifically designed for kids, according to a release from UW Athletics.

“Captain Troy” was a walk-on on the football team at UW-Madison and eventually earned a full scholarship and was a member of the 1995 winning Rose Bowl team.

Their bond – built upon a foundation of faith, friendship and football – was born before they became University of Wisconsin teammates.

Researchers hope study will prompt review, reassessment of mental health programs at universities nationwide.

The UW roster is full of young men whose older brothers, parents – and even grandparents – once wore the Wisconsin jersey.

University of Wisconsin men’s hockey head coach Tony Granato will present the award on the eve of the WIAA State Hockey Tournament.

University of Wisconsin-Madison sports programs brought in $179,911 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the most sports revenue of any school in Wisconsin that year, according to a Watchdog.org analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Seniors Annie Pankowski and Jake Bunz were among the 17 nominees named Thursday. That list will be pared to finalists, with a recipient named during the men’s Frozen Four in Buffalo, New York, on April 12.

Could Wisconsin’s dominant victory over Miami in the Pinstripe Bowl lead to the departure of offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph? Miami coach Mark Richt announced his retirement Dec. 30, less than three days after UW’s 35-3 victory over the Hurricanes.

The booster club for University of Wisconsin football will disband at the end of the month.

Former University of Wisconsin offensive tackle Joe Thomas was selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, along with 12 other players and two coaches, it was announced Monday.

The Empire State Building will shine in the colors of the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the University of Miami on Wednesday, December 26 to celebrate the 2018 New Era Pinstripe Bowl. The world-famous tower lights will be split, with the North/South sides of the building lit up in the University of Miami green and orange and the East/West sides in the University of Wisconsin – Madison red and white.

On December 28, 1958, a national television audience of 45 million people watched former UW–Madison fullback Alan Ameche fulfill every football player’s dream, scoring the winning touchdown during the first ever sudden-death overtime in NFL history.

Under the old rule, where one snap burned a player’s eligibility, UW may not have found the value in turning to Wildgoose if he had yet to play a snap midway through the year.

The No. 1 goaltender on the top-ranked team in NCAA women’s hockey will admit the start to her season had some flaws — mental errors made in the heat of the moment.

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is having a bounce-back season after injuries limited him to just eight games total the past two seasons.

In 2009, the Mendota Gridiron Club feted 60 years of support for the University of Wisconsin football team with a sold-out banquet. It appears that any 70th birthday celebration will have to be of the posthumous variety.

The hit that put Walker Williams’ brain over the edge — leaving him with ongoing headaches, mood swings, ringing in his ears, depression, anxiety and short-term memory problems — was nothing out of the ordinary.

The Badgers’ belief had grown so strong over a nine-match winning streak that even when they fell behind 16-8 in that fourth set at Illinois, they still figured they would somehow prevail. They rallied to within one point at 24-23 before their season came to a sudden, stunning end.

In all, UW-Madison student-athletes were diagnosed with 137 concussions from 2014 to 2018, according to records from an ongoing NCAA and U.S. Department of Defense concussion study obtained by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism under the state Open Records Law.

In all, UW-Madison student-athletes were diagnosed with 137 concussions from 2014 to 2018, according to records from an ongoing NCAA and U.S. Department of Defense concussion study obtained by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism under the state Open Records Law.

Three members of the University of Wisconsin volleyball team earned All-American honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, the organization announced Wednesday.

University of Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor joined elite company Wednesday by earning first-team All-American honors from the American Football Coaches Association.

For about an hour, it appeared the Bucks would be acquiring former University of Wisconsin star Sam Dekker in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers. And then, it was reported that the Washington Wizards would be getting Dekker in a three-team trade.