The University of Wisconsin-Madison athletic department spent the second-highest amount of money on its athletic program among public universities in 2013, trailing only the University of Texas, according to new figures compiled by USA Today.
For the second time in 12 months, the storied cross country and track programs at the University of Wisconsin have been jolted by a coaching change.Turns out the two moments are related.
A major complaint by fans attending recent University of Wisconsin football games at Camp Randall Stadium is being addressed in a big way. UW Athletics announced Tuesday that it is collaborating with AT&T on a new high density Wi-Fi network and IPTV system ?that will bring greatly enhanced connectivity and content?? to those watching Badgers games in person.
The other day, a friend sent Bad Doug a recent newspaper story from the National Post in Canada that caused Bad Doug to slap his hand to his forehead and exclaim: ?Maybe it was all a mistake!?Bad Doug is given to brooding, and in recent years few things have caused him to brood more than the sculpture outside Camp Randall Stadium known as ?Nails? Tales.?
University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez announced on Monday the restructuring of the coaching staffs for men?s and women?s track and field and cross country.
If the NCAA votes this summer to give its five biggest conferences autonomy on addressing student-athlete welfare issues, then University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez might have to act quickly.
The University of Wisconsin sophomore finished second in her heat in the women?s 1,500 meters at the NCAA West regional preliminary round track and field meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas, taking fifth overall to advance to the NCAA championships later this month.
Otto Puls didn?t wear his Yankees gear to Miller Park. How could he? The Brewers were his host, the night of May 9. Puls, 81, is assistant equipment manager for University of Wisconsin men?s basketball. He is also the official scorer at home games, a post he has held for 50 years. Puls is as much a Kohl Center fixture as Bucky Badger or Mike Leckrone. But make no mistake, he?s also a Yankees fan.
Tenzin Khangkar and the University of Wisconsin?s women?s lightweight four rowing team enjoyed what has become an annual rite of spring.
Noted: Possible investors cited by sources include former Bucks star Junior Bridgeman, a successful businessman in the fast-food franchise business; Ted Kellner, a prominent benefactor to University of Wisconsin-Madison sports and a Milwaukee businessman; and Jon Hammes of the Hammes Co. Craig Leipold, a Racine resident who owns the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League, said last year he might be willing to be a minority investor in the team.
Brian Borland’s father, Glenn Borland Jr., played for the Wisconsin Badgers; his mother, Carolyn Nicholson, changed the face of girls basketball in Iowa. Borland says Wisconsin Men’s Basketball Head Coach Bo Ryan read the book in one sitting, saying he couldn’t put it down.
University of Wisconsin men?s basketball coach Bo Ryan didn?t need to search too far to fill the director of basketball operations position on his staff. Ryan on Friday announced the hire of Katherine Vosters, who has been part of the program in various roles for five years, to replace Luke Wainwright in a crucial behind-the-scenes role.
A Dane County judge denied a motion to suppress evidence from sexual assault exam in a sexual assault case against a University of Wisconsin football recruit.
A Dane County judge denied a motion to suppress evidence from sexual assault exam in a sexual assault case against a University of Wisconsin football recruit.
After a devastating ACL injury in high school, Jared Abbrederis beat the odds, became the greatest player in Wautoma history, a standout at the University of Wisconsin and a fifth-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers.
Four years after Geoffrion became the first Hobey Baker Award recipient for the Badgers, it was announced his name will grace a charity game that will raise money for the UW Health Burn Center.
Everyone is looking for that cutting edge in customer service and UW Athletic Department officials are no different.
When Beau Allen, a 325-pound nose tackle from Wisconsin, toured the country before the draft to visit with teams, he got a question or two about academics. Most teams didn?t ask much more than just what kind of student he was. Then he sat down with Chip Kelly, the Eagles? radical coach.
Nationally, the rallying cry for both of these teams is that they are boring and old-fashioned. Neither team has a flashy, flamboyant star that grabs the attention of highlight shows. But all they seem to do is win.
The Badgers advanced to the championship round of the NCAA tournament?s Eugene Regional for the second straight season and met a familiar fate, falling 6-0 to Oregon.
Just as they had done in the Big Ten?s indoor meet, Ahmed, Connor and Schrobilgen swept the top three spots in the 5,000 to clinch the program?s 44th conference title.
For the fifth consecutive season, the University Wisconsin women?s rowing team earned a top-three finish at the Big Ten Conference rowing championships at Eagle Creek Park on Sunday.
Thursday the Wisconsin men’s and women’s track and field teams headed to Purdue University for the Big Ten Championships. The Badgers will be led by first year program director Mick Byrne. Byrne inherited the men’s program from legendary Wisconsin coach Ed Nuttycombe who announced his retirement in June 2013.
Wisconsin men?s cross country and track and field runner Michael Brice and women?s hockey goaltender Ilana Friedman will receive Big Ten Conference Postgraduate Scholarships of $7,500 each. Both will attend law school this fall.
Zach Ziemek readily admits he has a problem and the junior multi-event standout for the University of Wisconsin men?s track and field team is trying to address it.
It was a bit of a shock at first when the NCAA tournament-bound University of Wisconsin softball team learned it was headed back to a regional in Eugene, Oregon, for a second straight year.
University of Wisconsin freshman Vitto Brown has become just as well known around campus for his singing talents as his basketball skills.
MADISON – In recent years school leaders across the country have started discussing the possibility of selling alcohol in their venues. University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez is not one of them.
Noted: Eight Division I men?s basketball teams, including the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, will not be allowed to compete in the NCAA tournament.
Listening to Chris Clark address the local media earlier this week, one couldn?t help but wonder if the University of Wisconsin men?s rowing coach was seeing a therapist. Turns out, he is … It?s good that Clark gives voice to his inner angst. It?s also good he has an in-house therapist in Bebe Bryans, the UW women?s rowing coach whose Porter Boathouse office is within earshot of Clark?s.
The University of Wisconsin will play two homecoming games during the 2014 college football season.
Police officers from around Wisconsin want to open a museum in Madison dedicated to efforts by men and women in law enforcement, and they have the support of University of Wisconsin men?s basketball coach Bo Ryan.
Of all the traits tailback James White displayed during his four years at Wisconsin, patience might have been No. 1 on the list.
The University of Wisconsin softball team will be in familiar surroundings when it plays in the Eugene regional of the NCAA tournament, but the selection committee didn?t do the squad any favors.
With the 176th overall pick in the fifth round of the NFL draft, the Packers have selected Wisconsin WR Jared Abbrederis. He is 6-foot-2, 190 pounds. He is from Wautoma, Wis.
Of all the traits tailback James White displayed during his four years at Wisconsin, patience might have been No. 1 on the list.
The first Wisconsin player taken in the 2014 National Football League draft was a stunning selection.
Noted: The UW-Madison marching band is on hand. So is Wisconsin?s men?s basketball team. And there is a contingent of soldiers with the Army National Guard.
After a tough 10-1 loss to Michigan in six innings on Saturday, University of Wisconsin softball coach Yvette Healy gathered her players around her and urged them to “act like you?ve been here before.” The only problem, as some of the players were quick to point out, a good portion of them hadn?t.
Noted: Milwaukee native Mary Shane was next, hired by another flamboyant team owner, Bill Veeck, in 1977. She spent one season in the booth with Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall for Chicago White Sox games. Shane, who died in 1987, was a University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna and taught at Nicolet High School before joining WRIT-AM as a sportscaster.
The University of Wisconsin has joined “You Can Play”, a project dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Tuesday students will receive a new competition swimming pool as part of the Recreational Sports Master Plan.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Tuesday students will receive a new competition swimming pool as part of the Recreational Sports Master Plan.
No one knows for sure how long Bo Ryan will continue as the University of Wisconsin men?s basketball coach. By the same token, no one has a handle on how long Barry Alvarez will remain as UW athletic director. But if Ryan were to step down, Alvarez suggested that he would not be far behind.
A new on-campus competition pool that will benefit the University of Wisconsin men?s and women?s swimming and diving programs is moving forward.
UW-Madison announced Tuesday it plans to build a $26 million competition swimming pool as part of the renovation of the Southeast Recreational Facility SERF on campus.
I sent out a tweet with a link to a video made by University of Wisconsin offcials who are joining the fight to stamp out homophobia in athletics.
A person familiar with the plans says the Big Ten Conference will announce Tuesday that its basketball tournament is going to be held at Washington?s Verizon Center in 2017.
The University of Wisconsin has joined “You Can Play”, a project dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation.
The University of Wisconsin Department of Athletics is joining hundreds of college athletic departments, professional sports teams, high schools and other sports organizations around the country in supporting the ?You Can Play? project.
Wainwright informed Badgers coach Bo Ryan following the team?s Final Four run last month that he?d be stepping down. Friday was Wainwright?s final day in a position he held for four seasons.
UW ranked No. 2 nationally among public schools in both revenue generated in 2012-13 ($149 million) and expenses ($146.7 million). The Badgers trailed only Texas in both categories.
I can?t tell you how many student-athletes I?ve spoken with during my time covering the University of Wisconsin sports ? hundreds for sure over 30 years ? but I know I didn?t come across Bram Dorresteijn. I so regret that now.
Sporting his classic cardinal and white sweater while working the crowd, Bucky Badger is the most loved, and recognizable mascot in Wisconsin.
One of Wisconsin?s more memorable home games under Bo Ryan occurred during the 2009-?10 ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
By choosing not to be another face right now at the NBA level, Wisconsin?s Frank Kaminsky just might become a national face of college basketball next year.
A sea of smiling students sporting red clothes and painted faces washed over Flynn Elementary in Eau Claire. The reason: a Skype session with some special southern Wisconsin students.
The University of Wisconsin women?s golf team received one of 72 berths in the NCAA tournament for the second straight year on Monday.
Zach Nyborg likes to say he wasn?t given a choice when it came to the decision of whether or not he would follow Gary Andersen from Utah State to the University of Wisconsin.
Melvin Gordon caught his head coach off-guard with a provocative statement.
