Category: Athletics

As she wobbled along on a flat tire four years ago in London, Gwen Jorgensen promised to turn that heartbreak at Hyde Park into a conquering of Copacabana Beach at the Rio Games.

Zach Ziemek collapsed to the track at the Olympic Stadium and for a few moments his mind was blank. He’d just labored to the finish in the 1,500 meters, the final event of the Olympic decathlon, expending every bit of energy he had left after two grueling days.

The upcoming Lambeau Field College Classic is going to mean big business for local tourism.

There was nothing special about Jordan Elsen’s start or finish at the 96th Wisconsin State Open, but the former University of Wisconsin golfer owned the middle rounds to hold off his college coach.

The big question is, will Lee Corso put Bucky Badger’s head or the Tiger head on top of his balding pate?

Letter to the editor: Would you believe the gold medal for Fiji came right though the University of Wisconsin?

When a Wisconsin State Journal photographer lined up the seven candidates for the University of Wisconsin’s starting quarterback job on the opening day of fall camp in 1962, he put them in the shape of a question mark with center Ken Bowman as the dot.

The defending Big Ten Conference co-champion Wisconsin women’s soccer team was picked to finish third in league play, as the conference released its preseason coaches poll on Monday.

A quartet of Wisconsin women’s hockey players will compete for their countries this week as the United States Women’s Under-22 Team travels to Calgary, Alberta, to take on the Canadian National Women’s Development Team in a three-game series.

It was a bittersweet night for Kelsey Card.

The Green Bay Packers will pay the University of Wisconsin $3 million to play Louisiana State University at Lambeau Field.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Carlinville High School and University of Wisconsin graduate Kelsey Card fell short of advancing to the finals during women’s discus qualifying at the Rio Olympics on Monday night.

For Kelsey Card, throwing the discus wasn’t exactly love at first flight.

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team, like the building it plays in, is a work in progress.

Carlinville High School and University of Wisconsin graduate Kelsey Card will compete in Group B of the women’s discus preliminaries at 7:50 p.m. Springfield time Monday at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Jessie Vetter — among the University of Wisconsin’s most successful women’s hockey players and an integral part of the 2010 and 2014 silver medal U.S. Olympic teams — hasn’t laced up a pair of goalie skates since April.

As June turned into July in Madison, the University of Wisconsin threw a big, late-night party at Camp Randall Stadium, complete with giveaways, exclusive access to high-profile coaches and a selfie station.

A few days after Pittsburgh’s 2014 season ended with a one-point loss to Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl, then-freshman tailback Chris James began mulling a change of scenery.

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team is ranked No. 4 in the country in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll released Wednesday.

Former University of Wisconsin guard George Marshall has signed a professional deal with Aris Leuuwarden in the Netherlands, he announced on Twitter Tuesday.

T.J. Watt’s rise to the top of the Wisconsin depth chart has been anything but seamless.

Sam Dekker has never lacked passion, energy and enthusiasm for the game he plays so well.

The University of Wisconsin athletics department announced in May several new business partnerships. The State Journal received the contracts per an open records request, and broke down the details from each deal.

University of Wisconsin kicker Rafael Gaglianone was wearing his new No. 27 on Sunday during the Badgers’ media day at Camp Randall Stadium in honor of Nebraska punter Sam Foltz, who died in a car accident July 24 along with former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler.

A plea agreement for former UW-Madison running back Montee Ball that called for a dismissal of one felony domestic abuse charge, a reduction of another to a misdemeanor and a probation sentence went true to form Friday, but a judge added an extra wrinkle when he added 60 days in jail as a condition of Ball’s probation.

The line sounds like a political candidate approving a campaign advertisement.

The Olympic Games in Rio are underway and already a few Badgers have competed on the world’s center stage. Three former Badgers women’s rowers are going for gold.

The combination of leaping into water, clearing hurdles and running long distances makes the steeplechase an arduous event. Former University of Wisconsin runner Evan Jager, who will compete in the event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, knows that from firsthand experience.

Alev Kelter had just finished a snowboarding run when her phone rang.The call came on a December day in 2013, and it resulted in Kelter preparing to represent Team USA women’s rugby at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

A former UW-Madison athlete is just days away from traveling down to Rio de Janeiro to compete in the Olympics. Zach Ziemek has already earned it on the track and field as he competes in the decathlon, but now he’s working to pay for his way to South America.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison swimmer with three school records under his belt last season will compete in the Rio Olympics. Matt Hutchins will swim the 400-meter freestyle and the 1500-meter freestyle.

Thielke, who wrestled at the University of Wisconsin for two seasons and redshirted for another, will participate in the Greco-Roman wrestling event in Rio. And a gold medal is the only thing on his mind.

The hometown talent of the University of Wisconsin swimming team’s 2016 recruiting class was on display Saturday during the All-City Swim Meet finals at Seminole Pool.

Rebecca Klongland, a Stoughton High School product and University of Wisconsin golfer, won the Wisconsin Women’s State Golf Association State Amateur Championship on Wednesday at Riverside Golf Club in Menominee, Mich.

Even with Packers training camp underway, the Green Bay area is also thinking about the Badgers.

With the Rio 2016 Olympic triathlon just a month away, TeamUSA.org caught up with Gwen Jorgensen’s mom, Nancy, to see if her daughter, a gold-medal favorite, showed signs of athletic dominance in her youth.

Whatever the sport, coaches are routinely asked about how they affect the lives of the athletes they recruit, teach and develop over the course of four or five years.

Wisconsin tailback Dare Ogunbowale was awarded a bully pulpit Tuesday, the opportunity to share his thoughts about the world he sees with several hundred college football fans.

During a summer of racial tension and violence across the country, Dare Ogunbowale felt, even more than mad or upset, disappointed in society’s inability to see through the differences in each other.

Video: UW running back Dare Ogunbowale says differences should bind society together like it does for athletes on the playing field.

University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said Tuesday at Big Ten Media Days he has visited with the Green Bay Packers and the organization would have interest in hosting another football game at Lambeau Field.

Corey Clement has been recognized as one of the Big Ten’s top players for the second straight preseason.

The deaths of Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler on Saturday affected the entire Big Ten Conference, and the University of Wisconsin was no different.

Former Wisconsin punter Drew Meyer and his passenger, Nebraska kicker Drew Brown, feared the worst.

The large majority of media members who cover the Big Ten don’t believe the University of Wisconsin will be able to navigate a tough schedule well enough to end the season in Indianapolis.

Haggerty, a 6-foot-1 outside hitter, joins the University of Wisconsin volleyball team after one of the most successful prep and club careers ever.

A limited number of tickets to the Lambeau Field College Classic presented by Carmex will go on public sale at 8:30 a.m. (CT) on Tuesday, July 26. The tickets represent unsold inventory from the UW-Madison student ticket allotment.