Category: Athletics

Former University of Wisconsin offensive assistant Bob Bostad will return to the Badgers, but this time as the program’s inside linebackers coach.

Bob Bostad is back at Wisconsin for the 2017 season, returning to a program he helped reach unprecedented offensive success during a six-year run that saw the Badgers claim a pair of Big Ten championships.

Hayes will end his UW career among the all-time leaders in points, rebounds and assists, and there’s a chance he’ll end up being on the floor for more wins than any other player in program history. He’s also left his mark in community service and is on track to graduate in May with a degree in business finance and investment banking. “I have no idea where I’d be right now without (my stepfather),” Hayes said. “I wouldn’t be here, I can say that with 100 percent certainty. I call my mother the queen of the universe — she does a lot for me — but he’s really the reason why I’m able to sit here now.”

The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team’s 4-3 upset win over the Soviet Union at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics — commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice” — is considered the greatest moment in sports history. The game, highlighted by Al Michaels’ famous “Do you believe in Miracles? Yes!” call was the epitome of David vs. Goliath, Cold War tensions hitting the sports arena and a true underdog story.

For years, Tony Granato had thought about coaching hockey with his brother, Don, and longtime friend Mark Osiecki.

Sean Frazier used to run the day-to-day operations of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s athletics department before leaving to become the athletic director for Northern Illinois University in 2013. Speaking at the Inn on the Park at a luncheon organized by the Madison nonprofit ProSquared, Frazier talked about topics like the marketing of college sports and the state of the NCAA.

The Badgers stayed a unanimous No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I women’s poll Monday after 1-1 and 0-0 ties at No. 4 Minnesota.

The University of Wisconsin Athletic Board on Friday unanimously approved athletics’ spending authority of more than $132.4 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year.

Ethan Hughes put his big brother Cameron on notice. Not only does the 17th-ranked University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team need to win tonight, it has to put on a show.

Six seniors took their turn in the spotlight before the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team’s regular-season home finale Sunday.

The Badger women’s hockey won their game this afternoon, and the win was especially exciting for one fan in the arena. 14-year-old Megan Pharo says she feels like she’s part of the team after the players surprised her with a meet and greet last month.

A change in how the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department accounts for money it sends to campus means that a proposed 8.7 percent increase in spending authority for 2017-18 isn’t as large as it appears.

Former University of Wisconsin basketball coach Bo Ryan has been retired for a little more than a year.

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The days begin and end the same. First thing in the morning, Mike Eaves pours himself a cup of coffee and looks out the picture window of his cabin overlooking Circle Lake and the large island it surrounds. At night, Eaves puts aside his cellphone and enjoys a glass of merlot with his wife, Beth, a tradition they call “wine at 9,” with the gas fireplace flickering and a starry lake view in the background.

The University of Wisconsin’s spring football game will be played under the lights at Camp Randall Stadium this year.

White, 25, a third-year pro and fourth-round draft pick, caught a Super Bowl-record 14 passes for 110 yards and scored three touchdowns — the final one on a 2-yard toss play in overtime that gave the Patriots their second title in three years.

New England Patriots running back James White said his quarterback, Tom Brady, did not have to say much Sunday night as he huddled the offense in overtime of Super Bowl 51.

On the night of Thursday, Jan. 26, I was in Flagstaff, Ariz., with my training group, sifting through my Twitter feed.

A UW-Madison club baseball coach pitched an idea to bring varsity baseball back to the university’s list of Division One sports for the first time since 1991.

Conney Safety donated carbon monoxide detectors to both the UW men’s and women’s ice hockey teams.

Lengthy rebuilds by the Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks have conditioned state sports fans to persevere, but no such patience is required for those who follow the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team.

Just a few weeks ago a carbon monoxide leak at an away game put the UW women’s hockey team in a dangerous situation. One local company wants to make sure that never happens again.

In 1926, one University of Wisconsin alumnus had an idea to bring Wisconsin’s legacy to the whole nation.

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

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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.