College athletes in the NCAA aren’t allowed to be paid. The rule is based on something the NCAA calls “amateurism,” which they say ensures academics are king, and keeps competition fair and equal.
Ryan Sondrup swears he still has the notebook buried somewhere, the Magna Carta of Camp Randall cool. On it, the former Wisconsin tight end had scribbled down a list of popular songs that’d been brainstormed in the fall of 1998 with former Badgers football teammates during a free night at Wando’s, a local watering hole.
There’s nothing unusual about wanting to make a pivot in your professional life. But when an Olympic gold medalist feels compelled to make a career change while at the top of her game, it can come as a surprise.
The University of Wisconsin women’s soccer team learned Monday that it is making a return trip to the NCAA tournament.
Senior Claudia Kepler, junior Mikaela Gardner and sophomore Alexis Mauermann each notched goals to power the No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team to a 3-1 victory and a series sweep of No. 4 Ohio State Sunday afternoon at LaBahn Arena.
Former NFL running back Montee Ball said he’s been sober for over 450 days in his recovery from alcoholism and has returned to the University of Wisconsin to pursue a college degree.
I’m the first to admit that I’m biased. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1987 and bleed Badger red. I spent five years typing the play-by-play for the Badgers’ home football games while working for the Sports Information Department.
“There are people who are diagnosed with CTE who had never had a diagnosed concussion,” said Julie Stamm, a University of Wisconsin-Madison anatomist who has studied CTE and brain trauma in athletes.
Wisconsin will start from the No. 9 position in its quest to secure one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff.
Badgers continue overcoming turnovers to move to 8-0 on the season and 5-0 in conference play
If you could choose one person who understands the controversy surrounding the NFL protests for justice and equality, someone who played more than a decade-and-a-half in the NFL might have insight on the issue. If that person’s résumé included a stint as the head of the players union, a job working in player engagement, years of social activism and a post in the NFL’s front office, that person might have a unique perspective on the subject.
Wisconsin obliterated Maryland in a very one-sided game.
University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard said he wasn’t shocked when news broke last month that 10 people, including four assistant coaches from around the country, had been arrested by the FBI as part of a corruption scheme.
Wisconsin State Journal reporter Todd D. Milewski takes a look at a few of the stadium’s traditions:
The Big Ten announced Thursday morning it will play 20 conference games in men’s basketball and 18 games in women’s basketball starting with the 2018-19 season.
What makes the Camp Randall experience truly special are the I-was-there moments. We all have them, some shared, some deeply personal.
From his office above the seating bowl, Barry Alvarez can point to the areas where the second century of progress in Camp Randall Stadium are likely to be shaped.
Wisconsin Badgers basketball head coach Greg Gard and his wife, Michelle, issued the challenge and UW-Madison students answered. At the sixth-annual “Swish Upon A Cure,” UW students helped raise the Gard’s donation to $20,349 in the fight against cancer.
UW-Madison students joined in some fun and philanthropy at the Kohl Center on Monday
Wisconsin basketball head coach Greg Gard and his wife, Michelle, issued the challenge and UW-Madison students answered. At the sixth-annual “Swish Upon A Cure,” UW students helped raise the Gard’s donation to $20,349 in the fight against cancer.
With wet weather heading our way, UWPD has a plan to make sure football fans stay safe at Saturday’s Badger football game.
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State and coach Gary Andersen have mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately, with the Beavers off to a 1-5 start.
Where were the students who didn’t show up for the “sold out” UW football game against Northwestern at Camp Randall last Saturday?
APPLETON – Basketball has taken Brian Butch all around the world, and now the game he loves is bringing him home.
University of Wisconsin men’s hockey season-ticket sales for the general public — not including students, suites or clubs — climbed 2.3 percent this year, the second straight season of gains after a prolonged slump.
Pepsi beverages will be for sale at University of Wisconsin athletics events starting in the 2018-19 school year if the UW Board of Regents signs off on a five-year contract later this week.
One of the feel-good stories in college athletics last year was University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Tony Granato going back to school to finish his degree while simultaneously reinvigorating a powerhouse program that had gone dormant on and off the ice.
Photographic history of UW mascot.
Webster is part of a star-studded 11-member class that includes Darrell Bevell (football); Brooks Bollinger (football); the late Bob Suter (men’s hockey); Brian Elliott (men’s hockey); Sara Bauer (women’s hockey); Tamara Moore (women’s basketball); Chris Solinsky (men’s cross country and track and field); the late Arlie Schardt (men’s cross country and track and field). The late Guy Lowman will be honored in the coach/staff category and UW marching band director Mike Leckrone will be honored in the special service category.
The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team will have at least 17 of its 35 regular-season games on television in the 2017-18 season.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team finished with 12 more win last season than the year before and the high standard carried over to this year. The Badgers come in ranked No.12 in the USCHO.com preseason poll.
Badgers head coach Paul Chryst commented on some of the social issues that are sparking conversation within the NFL.
The Milwaukee Bucks were quick to sign players to two-way contracts this summer, inking rookies Bronson Koenig and Jalen Moore in early July.
Focusing on one sport rather than participating in multiple different sports could lead to more stress for young athletes, one study found.
According to University of Wisconsin Athletic Department, tickets went on sale at 7 a.m. and all 2,100 tickets were gone by 7:12 a.m.
PROVO — Wisconsin alumni Carrie and Tim Bussian couldn’t believe what they heard from BYU fans while visiting LaVell Edwards Stadium for Saturday’s football game.
The student section for Wisconsin men’s basketball sold out in 12 tickets on Thursday.
VIDEO: Aside from just a practice field. UW is also heloing out the team with food, any medical needs, and transportation. There’s no timeline yet for when the team will get to go home.
Noted: The article credits much of Madison’s reputation as a sports city to the University of Wisconsin-Madison sports teams, mentioning back-to-back Final Four runs in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament in 2014 and 2015.
If you’re one of thousands of Harvey-ravaged Houstonians who could use a handout from Houston Texan J.J. Watt’s hurricane relief fund, you’re going to have to wait a little longer. While the J.J. Watt Foundation raised a mindblowing $33 million in two weeks, a foundation spokesperson said there’s currently no long-term plan in place for how the money will be spent.
Florida Atlantic is targeting a Wednesday return to its campus in Boca Raton, and is still hoping to play its scheduled home game Saturday against Bethune-Cookman.
MADISON – The Florida Atlantic University Owls is thanking the Wisconsin Badgers for their generosity this past weekend.
MINNEAPOLIS – Ryan Ramczyk has conquered every level of his football journey. Only one step remains.
Badgers manage to pull out 31-14 win against Owls.
Waving the Texas state flag, NFL star JJ Watt made an emotional return to the field Sunday after raising millions of dollars for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
No. 9 Wisconsin is extending a helping hand to its next nonconference opponent.Florida Atlantic plans to arrive in Madison in time for the game Saturday against the Badgers, though the return trip is in question with Hurricane Irma potentially making landfall in South Florida this weekend.
When Tony Granato got the call saying he would coach the United States men’s hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, he felt like a kid again.
Nine minutes. That was all it took for Wisconsin women’s soccer to establish the tempo and energy in Sunday’s game.
After the first quarter, the Aggies (0-1) had a 10-0 lead over No. 9 Wisconsin (1-0), and the Badgers’ offense remained scoreless with only 1:21 remaining in the first half.
It’s a study in ironies. The scene of triumph and defeat, in some ways it’s smaller and larger than ever before, lower and taller.
(WLUK) — A simple tweet and a request from his followers helped Houston Texan defensive end J.J. Watt, surpass his initial goal to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
UW is ninth Big Ten school to pursue clear bag security policy at home football games.
The Wisconsin Badgers will play the Utah State Aggies at Camp Randall Stadium on Friday night, but the tougher battle might be on the streets and in parking lots.
A UW basketball player is from the Houston area and has been down there through this storm.
Friday night when the University of Wisconsin football team kicks of its 2017 season against Utah State (8 p.m. CDT), it will be just a small part of a yearlong celebration of 100 years at historic Camp Randall Stadium.
The catastrophic rain and flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey (now a tropical storm) has left the nation’s fourth-largest city in a state of emergency as the storm is expected to continue for the coming days.
Noted: One of them is gravely ill now. Tim Mickelson, 68, a native of Deerfield who rowed at the University of Wisconsin and later helped energize the Milwaukee Rowing Club, was diagnosed in January with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease).
Many a successful Wisconsin football season has ended in a trip to the Rose Bowl. In 2029, the Badgers are guaranteed to visit Pasadena, albeit in September as opposed to January.
Some Wisconsin veterans hoping to score special Badger Football tickets believe they lost out because of a change in the distribution process.
Compiling a list of 100 individuals who have combined to provide wonderful memories from Camp Randall Stadium’s first 100 years wasn’t easy.
