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J.J. Watt

UW hopes to avoid slip-up at Ryan Field

The football team tries to break its losing streak at Northwestern

The sense of urgency among Wisconsin football players heading into last week’s game against Michigan has not worn off quite yet, as the Badgers prepare to travel to Evanston, Ill., Saturday to take on Northwestern. The Wildcats (4-3 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) are hungry to improve their bowl prospects coming off two straight wins, one of those being a 17-10 upset of then-undefeated Iowa two weeks ago in Iowa City.

Craig Smith

High-octane Badger offense takes act to the road to face St. Cloud

The men's hockey team prepares for another WCHA series

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team hits the road this weekend for a WCHA series against St. Cloud State. The Badgers are coming off a six-game home stand in which they won five of six games, sandwiching a series split with Minnesota between sweeps of New Hampshire and Alaska-Anchorage.

Whitney Owusu

NCAA run resumes with BC

The women's soccer team springs back into action with a Sweet 16 game against the Eagles

“Cool.” That was Wisconsin’s junior goalkeeper Michele Dalton’s response when told Boston College freshman phenom Victoria DiMartino has racked up 14 goals this season—tied for 15th in the nation. Dalton’s nonchalant attitude toward a No.

Tara Steinbauer

Wisconsin 2-0 after downing UW-Milwaukee, 64-55

The women's basketball team was victorious in its first away game

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team began its defense as the best team in the state with a 64-55 victory over the UW-Milwaukee Panthers at the Klotsche Center Thursday evening. Controlling both ends of the court for the majority of the game and at one point leading by 14, the Badgers cruised to their second win of the young season.

Sports Columns

Jennings' stint in Europe shaping his hot start in the NBA

Columnist Ben Breiner explains how Brandon Jennings' spell in Europe helped the rookie

His quotes coming out of Rome last year were pretty startling. “They treat me like I’m a little kid. They don’t see me as a man. If you get on a good team, you might not play a lot. Some nights you’ll play a lot; some nights you won’t play at all.

What we’ve learned from the NFL’s first half

Columnist Scott Kellogg gives his observations from the first half of the NFL season

We’ve just crossed the hump of the NFL season. After figuring out where teams were in the first half of the season, most have now found their identity and are either positioning themselves for the playoffs, a wild card race or a draft pick. Each and every NFL season presents its unique aspects, so here is what I’ve thought of the first half or so of the year.

Badgers face tough slate this season

Columnist Matt Fox previews the Badgers upcoming season

After months of training and a two-game exhibition stint, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team will kick off its season this Sunday night when they  host Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. With an extremely competitive Big Ten Conference this year and a challenging stretch in late November and early December, it’s crucial the Badgers start off strong to set the tone for a successful season.