Category: Athletics

Since graduating from the University of Wisconsin a year ago, Ivy Martin’s full time work has been by the water.

ESPN has agreed to pay the Big Ten $190 million per year for half of conference’s media rights package beginning in 2017, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal. CBS will also renew its basketball-only package for $10 million annually.

The University of Wisconsin Athletic Board approved extensions for seven coaches on Friday.

Travis Frederick has gone from puzzling first-round pick to Pro Bowl center in a matter of years. Here are 10 things you might not know about the man in the middle of the Cowboys’ prolific offensive line.

Drew teDuits’ resume is already extensive: two-time All-America swimmer, All-Big Ten Conference selection, NCAA champion and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.This summer, though, he’s trying something new while looking to add one more bullet point to that resume: Olympian.

Kelsey Card, who throws shot put and discus, and Zack Ziemek, a decathlete, will head to the U.S. Olympic trials next month with the hopes of joining team U.S.A in Rio this summer.

The University of Wisconsin announced that 2016 student football season tickets for undergraduates sold out in approximately 90 minutes on Monday.

The Badgers will face Akron at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, and Georgia State at 11 a.m. on Sept. 17 … They complete UW’s non-conference schedule after the Badgers open their season against LSU at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 3 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

University of Wisconsin senior quarterback Joel Stave and senior thrower Kelsey Card were honored on Monday with the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor, considered the conference’s most prestigious award.

The “Night of the New Red Threads” will take place at 10 p.m. at Camp Randall on June 30. Fans will be able to purchase new Under Armour gear, see UW’s football facilities and interact with numerous UW head coaches.

Wisconsin women’s track and field senior standout Kelsey Card won a national championship in the discus with a lifetime-best throw of 208 feet, 5 inches at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships on Saturday.

Card unleashed her second throw in the discus 208 feet, 5 inches — a career best — to easily win the event during the outdoor track and field championships.

Zach Ziemek’s day on Wednesday started off pretty well. It ended even better — with a little drama in between.

The Ohio State University will start selling beer at its football games this fall.

The University of Wisconsin men’s and women’s basketball teams will be playing on a newly designed court starting in the 2016-17 season.

The Wisconsin men’s rowing team wrapped up its 2016 season with a 10th-place team finish on the strength of its depth.

While nothing official has been announced, the Sports Business Journal reported in April that Fox was close to a deal that would see the network pay the Big Ten as much as $250 million annually over the next six years for rights to half of the conference’s available football and men’s basketball games, while the other half of the package was still being negotiated.

While she posted the first regular-season goal for the orange and blue, Dayton Dutch Lions starter Rose Lavelle also suits up for the red, white and blue.

Former University of Wisconsin defensive back Troy Vincent was among 75 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision placed on the 2017 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.

The Badgers, who are scheduled to play 28 league games in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, will face Clarkson, Cornell and Lindenwood in the nonconference portion of the schedule.

Coming off of a record-breaking season that included an undefeated home slate, a sweep of the WCHA regular season and tournament titles and its ninth NCAA Frozen Four appearance, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team announced its schedule for the 2016-17 season on Tuesday.

The Wisconsin women’s rowing team saved its best for last in the final races of the season on Sunday at the 2016 NCAA Rowing Championships, and earned the team its first top-10 finish since 2011 in the process.

Former University of Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves was named coach at Division III St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota on Friday.

Five players have left the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey program, a UW spokesman confirmed Friday.

Mike Eaveswill be coaching hockey in 2016-’17.Eaves, removed in March as Wisconsin’s head coach after 14 seasons, is taking over the program at Division III St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.

New University of Wisconsin women’s basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis will get a chance to coach against his alma mater this season, as the Badgers will play host to North Carolina on Dec. 1 in the 10th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Badger head coach Greg Gard met with the media on Wednesday to discuss the return of forward Nigel Hayes. Gard remained mostly hands off in the process, but believes everyone has benefited.

Greg Gard appeared refreshed and relaxed.

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Until your hockey career is over, you won’t know the biggest game you ever played. Along the way, there are several.

Former Badgers Brianna Decker, Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight and Alex Rigsby along with current UW sophomore Annie Pankowski were invited to the camp, which is primarily focused on strength and conditioning, nutrition and mental skills.

Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes has decided to withdraw from the NBA Draft and will return for his senior season with the Badgers.

NBC15 Sports has confirmed that Badgers Forward Nigel Hayes will be returning for his senior season at the University of Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team learned Tuesday that it will host Syracuse at the Kohl Center as part of the 2016 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Badgers and the Orange are scheduled to square off in Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Wisconsin fans hoping to see a fresh face in the 2016 Big Ten/ACC Challenge won’t get their wish.UW is scheduled to face Syracuse for the second consecutive season, this time on Nov. 29 at the Kohl Center.

The University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team will host Syracuse at the Kohl Center in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge during the 2016-17 season.

Former Wisconsin Badgers defensive end J.J. Watt has a new look.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Redemption doesn’t always come in a big box with shiny paper and a bow. Sometimes, redemption is delivered piecemeal, in dribs and drabs.

Tony Granato originally arrived as a student at UW-Madison in the 1980’s. That academic journey is about to continue at age 51.

The Badgers have once again snagged a recruit from the state of Minnesota. Nathan Reuvers announced on Twitter Wednesday night he has committed to the University of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin coach Greg Gard and his staff continue to add key pieces to keep the program competing at a high level nationally.

Nathan Reuvers, a versatile 6-foot-10 forward from Lakeville (Minn.) North High School, gave UW an oral commitment for the Badgers’ 2017 freshman class during an unofficial visit on Wednesday.

The Big Ten and ESPN could be headed to Splitsville.It’s not that the romance is gone. This isn’t personal. It’s business.