Category: Athletics

The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team gained four first-place votes and maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I poll.

What the new University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coaches realized while studying game video one night this summer, however, was the last piece in truly putting together their links as a staff.

One of the best pieces of advice Greg Gard has received from others who have lost loved ones is to try to turn milestone dates into something positive.

When the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team opens the regular season on Friday, it’ll be in a familiar neutral-site venue.

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team is ranked No. 1 in the first NCAA RPI rankings and moved up one spot to No. 2 in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.

MADISON (AP) — Wisconsin will host Division III Wisconsin-Platteville in an exhibition game on Oct. 30 that will also serve to raise awareness about brain cancer, a year Badgers coach Greg Gard’s father died of the disease.

The first three years of a neutral-site Big Ten Conference men’s hockey tournament generated unflattering images of empty seating sections in big, NHL arenas.

Mike Eaves had some terrific moments as coach of the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team, including winning an NCAA championship in 2006.

The University of Wisconsin dropped three spots to No. 11 in the Associated Press poll following its 14-7 loss at Michigan on Saturday.

University of Wisconsin football assistant coaches could get a more equal share of postseason bonus pay under changes recommended for approval Wednesday by an Athletic Board committee.

Twenty-nine former University of Wisconsin men’s hockey players started the season in training camps with NHL teams last week.

Big Ten Conference coaches see improvement for the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team this season, but not much.

The University of Wisconsin jumped back into the top 10 of the Associated Press poll after the Badgers’ 30-6 win at eighth-ranked Michigan State on Saturday.

UW-Madison basketball star Nigel Hayes is using his standing as an athlete to continue the conversation about incidents like the police shootings in Tulsa and Charlotte.

Senior Russell Sandvold won the individual title to lead the University of Wisconsin men’s cross country team to victory in the Badger Classic on Friday at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course.

An attorney reported to the the University of Wisconsin’s Athletic Department’s Equity, Diversity and Student Welfare Committee that the university is, as far as he is aware, in alignment with the Big Ten standards Thursday.

Wisconsin basketball star Nigel Hayes took to Twitter Wednesday night to take a strong stand against racism in the wake of a week of police-involved deadly shootings.

University of Wisconsin athletics director Barry Alvarez will receive the American Heart Association’s Paul “Bear” Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award, the organization announced on Thursday.

For the second time in two days, the University Wisconsin women’s golf team saw its fate come down to the final hole of the final match in the East-West Match Play Challenge. And for the second straight day, the Badgers came up with a clutch shot when it was needed.

The honors keep rolling in for Molly Haggerty.

After showing extreme dedication and helping progress the Wisconsin wrestling program, Trevor Brandvold has been elevated to the associate head coach position and Camden Eppert has been named the volunteer assistant coach, head coach Barry Davis announced Monday.

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team starts the 2016-17 season ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll, as announced by the organization on Monday. The team is coming off a 35-4-1 campaign last year, winning the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and going to its ninth NCAA Frozen Four appearance in the last 11 years.

“I just wanted to say thanks to everybody for accepting me into the community,” he said. “Like I was talking about before, I didn’t really have any Native American role models growing up, other than maybe Jim Thorpe, but that was a long time ago. You guys can do whatever you want as long as you believe and put in the work. So anything is possible for you guys as young Native Americans, just like it was for me.”

Anyone close to Derrick Tindal — particularly those from his hometown of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — wanted to make sure the cornerback’s absence from the University of Wisconsin football team in 2014 didn’t extend any further than it had to.

Quarterback Alex Hornibrook said he didn’t feel pressure when making his collegiate debut for the University of Wisconsin in the second half against Akron last week — not a particularly strong statement when his job was protecting a 23-point lead.

The University of Wisconsin fell two spots to No. 11 in the Associated Press poll after an unimpressive 23-17 win over Georgia State on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

FORT YATES, N.D. — Darnell “DJ” Kills Small Jr. knows he’s going to play basketball someday.

Seeing his old players follow in his footsteps has been rewarding for former University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Jeff Sauer.

University of Wisconsin Badger men’s basketball standout Bronson Koenig says he had no doubts about traveling to North Dakota to protest a controversial pipeline project. “My brother asked me a week or two ago to travel with him to Standing Rock Reservation to fight to protect our sacred land and water,” Koennig told The Mike Heller Show on WTSO. “I’ve been wanting to go for so long, but I didn’t think I’d have any time or a way to get there.”

One of college basketball’s most well-known Native American players is heading to North Dakota to join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe this weekend.

University of Wisconsin basketball star Bronson Koenig and his brother Miles are packing an 18-foot trailer with food, water, supplies and clothes to drive Friday to North Dakota to provide relief for Sioux tribal members locked in a showdown with an oil pipeline builder.

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team dropped four spots to No. 6 in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association poll released Monday.

If you’re at Camp Randall Stadium this football season, take a close look at the south end zone near the UW Field House. Focus on the bold, white letters spelling “WISCONSIN” on a cardinal red background. Do you notice anything off about them?

On Saturday, Badger fans were out tailgating for the first football home game of the season.

There’s a new sign near Camp Randall Stadium that’s part of a new partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Ho-Chunk Nation.

Never one to crave the spotlight, Kelsey Card found herself front and center this weekend as the guest of honor at a two-day community event in Carlinville.

Wake Up Wisconsin anchor Brandon Taylor’s dog Bailey picked who will win the game between UW Madison and the University of Akron Saturday.

Barry Alvarez, the University of Wisconsin’s Director of Athletics since 2004, has signed a contract extension through January 31, 2021.

University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez has signed a contract extension through 2021, according to uwbadgers.com.

The first time Lee Evans learned about reinvention, it was in the context of his football career after a major injury. The second time, it was about the rest of his life.

Barry Alvarez, who has served as Wisconsin’s director of athletics since 2004, has signed a contract extension through Jan. 31, 2021.

The University of Wisconsin softball team announced four games for its 2016 fall season.

Generally ignored when votes were cast in the two major preseason top 25 football polls, Wisconsin now has the attention of the folks filling out those ballots.

After Wisconsin’s huge win in their season opener at Lambeau Field last Saturday, plans are already in the works for more college games on the Packers’ home turf.

A daunting schedule that includes five teams ranked in the top 15 of the coaches’ poll?The players were told it was a death march.