The Big Ten Conference standings hang on the wall during University of Wisconsin football meetings, a reminder that ? for now ? the team can still write whatever script it wants in the West Division.
Watt is a former University of Wisconsin athlete and his younger brother, Derek, currently plays for the Badgers.
Last weekend?s drone over Camp Randall Stadium wasn?t the only one spotted in Madison that day or even the only one to hover above an area football stadium that weekend.
Frank Kaminsky made his way through a crowded ballroom at the Hyatt Regency O?Hare Thursday morning and finally arrived at a table in the corner.
Though he?s one of the youngest players on an exceedingly youthful roster of 26, Dougherty is going to be asked to do a lot of heavy lifting as his freshman year unfolds.
The anticipation continues to build for Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan and his players.
Each time Josh Gasser hears Wisconsin fans talk about a second consecutive trip to the Final Four ? and that is a regular occurrence at home in Port Washington or on the UW campus ? the fifth-year senior guard offers a blunt and instructive response.
The event, hosted by the University of Wisconsin, will have six of the top 10 men?s teams and six of the top 10 women?s teams as determined by the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association rankings.
University of Wisconsin senior center Frank Kaminsky was named the Big Ten Conference?s preseason player of the year, the league announced Thursday morning.
On May 2, the University of Wisconsin men?s and women?s rowing teams will host a regatta at Devil?s Lake against crews from across the country.
With endless appearance opportunities and the compensation it provides, the mascot role of Bucky Badger is a highly coveted one at the University of Wisconsin. “There?s, like, 100 people trying out every year,” Eagles special-teamer Chris Maragos said the other day of his alma mater. “In Wisconsin, it?s a pretty cool thing.”
And the team expected to win the Big Ten mens basketball title this season is?Wisconsin, of course.
The University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team is the unanimous pick to win the Big Ten Conference in a poll of writers who cover the league.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been selected as one of 12 institutions to help the U.S. government use ?big data? to solve health care problems and create better treatments for patients.
There was a drone over Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, during Saturday?s Badgers football game with Illinois. Marc Lovicott is the spokesman for UW Police. ?There?s three mile radius around Camp Randall, 4,000 feet and lower every game day, and unless someone gets in touch with us or the FAA, that?s a no-no,? Lovicott said.
UW-Madison police are working with federal aviation officials to identify the pilot of the unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, seen at Saturday?s football game against Illinois.
It is the first time since March 5, 2012, UW is ranked No. 1. It?s the first time since then Minnesota is not ranked No. 1 in the in-season poll.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police and federal officials are investigating a report of a drone at Saturday?s football game between the Badgers and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini at Camp Randall Stadium, WKOW-TV (Channel 27) in Madison reported Monday.
Steve Stricker has seen his fair share of wild shots, but he may have just hit the craziest one of his career Saturday afternoon.
The lucky one, as it turns out, is that the injury is the reason she?s still around to enjoy one more season with the No. 6 Badgers as they try to build on last year?s success. And while her role on the court has been significantly reduced, she?s able to practice every day and has seen action in five matches.
Montee Ball was Mr. Durability at the University of Wisconsin, missing just one game while scoring an NCAA record 83 touchdowns.
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany has proposed for at least two years that leagues need to do more for athletes.
In 2012, Matt Scott, a University of Arizona quarterback, took a knee to the head as he slid across the turf in the final quarter of a game. Not long afterward, he began vomiting?a clear sign he had suffered a serious head injury?but he continued to play. Television announcers questioned why he had been allowed to stay in the game:
When the Badgers play, does your Facebook page light up with red?
Police issued 27 citations during Saturday?s Badger game against South Florida at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
There is an annual belief in the UW women?s hockey program that its trophy case looks a little light. Its followers have that sense as well.
Shawn Peters, who coordinates teaching and learning at UW-Madison?s Center for Education Opportunity … said he?s neither a saint nor a prude and normally lets bawdy chants and rowdy fan behavior slide. But a UW-Madison men?s soccer game two Fridays ago, when new Big Ten member Rutgers traveled to Madison for its first-ever game in the conference, stands out to him.
Gordon had a career-best 253 yards rushing on 13 carries ? the most productive outing by a Football Bowl Subdivision back this season ? and set a single-game program mark with a staggering average of 19.5 yards per attempt.
The upper level has been closed for a number of years because of code problems regarding the height of railings and the need for kickboards to fill the gaps between the seats and floorboards, according to Jason King, UW-Madison associate athletic director for capital projects and operations.
UW-Madison Police made 36 arrests, issued 36 citations and ejected 61 people during the Badgers? 68-17 romp over Bowling Green on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
An underrated and overlooked recruit out of high school, LaMar ?Soup? Campbell made the most of every opportunity on the football field. Years after his college and professional playing days, Soup is still using his connections, and his path to success has brought him back right to where it all started.
The Big Ten Conference released a full schedule of ESPN/CBS games for the 2014-15 season on Thursday, and the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball team will be featured prominently.
A chance to play for the 2014 NCAA Championship was riding on a single bucket. It was a basketball shot that goes in nearly seventy percent of the time?one that senior point guard Traevon Jackson successfully made against both Florida and Michigan State to win those games. But that night during the Final Four semi-championship game in Arlington, Texas, it wasn?t meant to be.
The typical general public season ticket-holder for University of Wisconsin football games is male, age 55 to 64, married and an empty-nester. He has a college degree, an annual household income between $100,000 and $149,999 and travels less than 25 miles to Camp Randall Stadium for games.
The University of Wisconsin volleyball team remained No. 4 in this week?s American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
Former University of Wisconsin-Madison football player and 1999 Heisman winner Ron Dayne announced Monday the launch of his new Community Champions program, which aims to collect nominations for and acknowledge volunteers who have made a positive community impact.
John Horn, Director of the Division of Recreational Sports, updated Student Services Finance Committee on the progression of the Rec Sports Master Plan at a meeting Monday.
It may smack as a bit elitist and unfair that the only people who can drink at University of Wisconsin-Madison football games are those sitting in the premium seats, aka luxury boxes. Anyone caught imbibing in the bleachers risks arrest.
Kyle Costigan?s mother slowly and gingerly made her way through a corridor of family members and hundreds of friends waiting to give her a much-needed group hug Saturday afternoon.
Late summer is here, and millions of fans are welcoming the 2014 college football season. Major college sports programs are enjoying a wave of popularity measured by fan interest along with the huge sums of money that result. Last season, the 121 schools that comprise the college Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) reported revenues in excess of $7.1 billion, or an average of about $59 million per school.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. ? Adam Clement, Under Armour?s creative director for team sports, traveled to Notre Dame?s Gothic-inspired campus last November after his upstart sports clothing company heard that one of the most valuable college programs might soon be in need of new sponsorship.
Madison is known for a lot of things and recently was honored with another title that will make Bucky proud.
The news spread quickly through the Wisconsin hockey community and left friends of former UW defenseman Bob Suter stunned, struggling to find the right words to share.
Kinley McNicoll has been a driving force behind the ninth-ranked University of Wisconsin women?s soccer team?s strong start, and the accolades have begun coming her way.
Bob Suter, a celebrated member of one of the best-known families in American hockey history, died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. He was 57.
Officials with University of Wisconsin Hockey have confirmed Bob Suter died of a heart attack at Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton Tuesday.
OTTAWA – Injuries have forced Canadian distance runner Simon Bairu to retire.
Senior right-side hitter Courtney Thomas was named conference Player of the Week; junior libero Taylor Morey earned her second Defensive Player of the Week honor in as many weeks and sophomore Lauren Carlini was named Setter of the Week.
Last season, our Chris Murphy did a tour of the neighborhoods on game day and found prices generally between $10 and $40. Things haven?t changed greatly since then.
Tom Mulhern UW football beat writer for the State Journal, has been diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. A scholarship has been set up at the UW?Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication in his honor.
Of the 32 citations, 29 of them were issued to UW-Madison students, mostly for underage alcohol violations.
In a meeting with the Wisconsin State Journal editorial board, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank talks about the success of UW?s “student-athlete” program in putting the emphasis on student while still winning games.
A jump inside Camp Randall today will reveal: there are 750 white boxes spread all over that serve as antennas for free WiFi and better cell phone service.
Who has the best college football team on and off the field?
The moments that forever change your life don?t always happen where you?d expect.
After a four-day span that ranged from frustrating to bizarre for members of the Wisconsin football program and fans, who wants to get back onto the field more, the head coach or the players?
This guide will give you a place to start if you?re heading to your first Badgers game Saturday, or ? if you?re an experienced veteran who?s been here longer than Barry Alvarez ? remind you what makes football Saturdays in Madison so great.
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez acknowledged Wednesday that his football coach made some mistakes in his handling of the Joel Stave saga, but Alvarez ultimately defended Gary Andersen.
The practice of playing FCS opponents is being phased out at UW and the rest of the Big Ten Conference, all in the name of scheduling equity.
On Tuesday morning, Wisconsin officials announced quarterback Joel Stave would be sidelined indefinitely because of persistent issues with his right shoulder.
