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In a closed session Friday afternoon, the University of Wisconsin’s Athletic Board approved contract extension and renewals for four UW coaches.

Proposed renderings for the University of Wisconsin’s reconstruction of the south end zone seating at Camp Randall. The redesign concepts would include club seats and an outdoor terrace that connected to a club lounge inside the Field House.  University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master PlanCamp Randall’s south end zone seating in the present.  University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master PlanTwo proposals of the reconstruction for the south end zone. University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master Plan University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master Plan University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master Plan University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master Plan University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master Plan University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master Plan University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master Plan University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master Plan University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master Plan University of Wisconsin Athletics Facilities Master PlanMore like this…

University of Wisconsin women’s hockey players Emily Clark and Ann-Renee Desbiens earned conference recognition Tuesday for their performances in victories over St. Cloud State last weekend.

Defensive coordinator for the University of Wisconsin football team has been chosen as the University of California at Berkeley’s new head football coach, UC Berkeley athletic officials have announced.

Former University of Wisconsin women’s soccer star Rose Lavelle was selected first in Thursday’s National Women’s Soccer League Draft in Los Angeles by the Boston Breakers.

Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst could lose his defensive coordinator for the second time in two years.

University of Wisconsin women’s soccer standout Rose Lavelle was picked as the No. 1 overall selection by the Boston Breakers in the 2017 National Women’s Soccer League Draft on Thursday.

University of Wisconsin defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox is in contract negotiations with Cal to become the Golden Bears’ new head coach, according to a report by FOX Sports’ Bruce Feldman.

Replays shown to fans will be clearer next season at the Kohl Center, and they’ll be available at the Field House for the first time.

Wisconsin’s players and coaches can soon turn their attention to the 2017 football season – if they haven’t already done so.UW finished No. 9 in both the Amway coaches poll and in the final Associated Press poll. Both polls were released Tuesday, after Clemson’s 35-31 victory over Alabama in the College Football Playoff title game in Tampa, Fla.

It’s an exciting week at Big Foot High School in Walworth. “We’ve got a lot of Packers fans here and a lot of Travis Frederick fans here, so a lot of people are talking about the game,” said Tim Collins, the school’s Athletic Director.

Wisconsin will have new starting left tackle in 2017.

Officials at a Lindenwood University near St. Louis are trying to pinpoint what caused a carbon monoxide leak that sickened 19 women’s hockey players after a game.

The top-ranked Wisconsin hockey team was scheduled to play Lindenwood on Saturday at 3pm, but the game was cancelled due to a carbon monoxide leak at Lindenwood Ice Arena.

UW-Madison royalties from licensed merchandise sales set a record in 2015-2016, exceeding the previous record by more than $500,000.

UW-Madison received more than $4.4 million from royalties made off the sale of licensed merchandise in the 2015-’16 fiscal year, exceeding the university’s previous high mark by $561,000.

Even though Badger alumni living in the Dallas area reside about 1,000 miles from Madison, they’ve been lucky the past few years with Badger teams traveling to the Lone Star state on multiple occasions. The football team played in Houston against LSU in 2014 and then in Dallas against Alabama the following year. The Badger basketball team played in the 2014 Final Four in the very same building the football team will play in tomorrow.

The 24-16 win over previously-undefeated Western Michigan in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium was UW’s first BCS or New Year’s Six Bowl victory since winning the Rose Bowl to end the 1999 season.

In just two seasons, he has gone from starter at a Division III school to a front-line anchor at a Big Ten program known for producing quality offensive linemen. What’s more, the junior became an AP All-American in his first year as a starter.

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team has never played before as many home fans as it did in 2016.

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team remained at No. 14 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll, which was released Monday morning.

Weighing a 10 percent increase in turnout for University of Wisconsin home football games in 2016 compared to the previous season has to take into account some key factors.

Maybe it’s paranoia, but Tony Granato feels like he knows what people think when they hear one of the classes he’s taking to finish his bachelor’s degree is on coaching.

University of Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst is a finalist for the 2016 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award, according to a release.

University of Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst was named a finalist for the Dodd Trophy on Wednesday, given annually to the FBS head coach whose program represents the highest ideals on and off the field.

Public address announcer Mike Mahnke was back at the Kohl Center for Wednesday’s game after a minor health scare last week forced him to leave in the middle of the University of Wisconsin’s last home game against Idaho State.

Lauren Carlini became the first three-time first-team All-American in University of Wisconsin volleyball history, as the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced its teams Wednesday.

Wisconsin teammates Ryan Ramczyk and T.J. Watt, both first-year starters, on Monday were named to The Associated Press All-American team.

University of Wisconsin offensive lineman Ryan Ramczyk has earned his place as one of the nation’s best tackles in his first year playing for the Badgers.

There will be no confetti celebration for the University of Wisconsin volleyball team this year.

Discussion of salaries for assistant football coaches is not new for the University of Wisconsin.

Four members of the University of Wisconsin volleyball team were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Northeast All-Region team on Tuesday.

Cornerback Sojourn Shelton retweeted a post from New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham on Sunday evening that eerily translated to the University of Wisconsin football team’s current situation following the loss in the Big Ten Championship Game the day before.

The class was held just last week in Professor Bud Selig’s classroom at the University of Wisconsin. The topic of the day, in the professor’s “Baseball in American Society” curriculum, was a whopper: steroids and baseball.

Paul Chryst’s players now face a challenge that hasn’t been a factor for more than a month: Regrouping after a loss.

It wasn’t what the University of Wisconsin football team or any of its fans were hoping for heading into the weekend, but the Badgers are on their way to a New Year’s Six bowl game to finish off a season much more impressive than the pundits anticipated.

Wisconsin men’s basketball team senior guard Bronson Koenig writes about his experience at the Standing Rock protest site.

MADISON — Even after two Final Four runs, Wisconsin basketball star Bronson Koenig said he didn’t think of himself as a role model when he took a September trip to the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota.

University of Wisconsin senior running back Corey Clement and junior left tackle Ryan Ramczyk were named first team All-Big Ten Conference selections, the league announced on Wednesday.

University of Wisconsin junior linebacker T.J. Watt was a consensus All-Big Ten First team selection by the coaches and media, the conference announced on Tuesday.