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Column: Loss to Minnesota a reminder that Wisconsin still has a long way to go

By Jacob Szczap | Dec. 4

After a November where the Wisconsin Badgers changed the narrative of their 2025 season, they had an opportunity to once-and-for-all flip a disastrous season on its head and ride into a crucial offseason with positive momentum. With exhilarating home victories over then-CFP Top 25 foes Washington and Illinois, Wisconsin proved they were capable of winning and salvaged what was left of their remaining season.

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Column: Is winning the only answer to revive Camp Randall's dying student section?

By Grace Cannizzo | Nov. 7

Column: Soccer fans lose as FIFA’s World Cup pricing scheme prioritizes profit over accessibility

By Brady Kamler | Oct. 9

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Column: Badgers football is stuck in mediocrity. Where do they go from here?

By Dylan Goldman | Oct. 3, 2024

The Wisconsin Badgers football program is a ship without a clear direction right now.

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Column: Shoes for success: a story of women’s empowerment in sports

By Lucinda Lindland | Mar. 5, 2024

How I worked to even the playing field, both physically and mentally.

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The Bird’s Chirp: Is Hastings the secret sauce? It’s complicated

By Ian Wilder | Jan. 30, 2024

Great results this season have left many Badgers fans wondering how much of the success is thanks to head coach Mike Hastings at the helm.

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Column: An international student’s take on the wild world of American college sports

By Ava Griffiths | Nov. 16, 2023

How does the college athletics experience compare across countries, and why could this be the case?

All contests in the fall, including the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis, are cancelled.

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Column: 3 B1G predictions for the 2023 football season

By Donnie Slusher | Sep. 1, 2023

Cardinal Sports Editor Emeritus Donnie Slusher gives his predictions for the Big Ten’s upcoming football season.

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Who's actually being helped by conference realignment?

By Annika Bereny | Aug. 31, 2023

In memory of my dear Pac-12 and the fans left behind.

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Welcome to the Wild West era of college sports

By Seamus Rohrer | Jun. 9, 2022

College sports are rapidly changing, and it’s a rollercoaster we need to enjoy while it lasts.

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Column: UW-Madison must require vaccines for Badger sporting events

By Joe Rickles | Aug. 4, 2021

The new Delta variant could put attending Badger sporting events at risk. A vaccination policy could fix that.

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Column: MLB should avoid Milwaukee for Midsummer Classic

By Joe Rickles | Apr. 5, 2021

The Wisconsin state legislature's insistence on curbing voting rights should keep the MLB from considering the state as an option for the 2021 All-Star Game, writes Sports Editor Joe Rickles.

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Column: The hypocrisy of the NCAA

By Seamus Rohrer | Apr. 3, 2021

The NCAA's argument for "amateurism" has countless holes in it. Some of them are detailed here by Cardinal sports writer Seamus Rohrer.

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Column: Spring Break in Indy? UW offers mixed messages regarding off-campus travel

By Jared Schwartz | Mar. 16, 2021

UW-Madison cancelled spring break but is advertising tickets for college basketball tournaments in Indianapolis. Columnist Jared Schwartz explains why that's a problem.

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Stop lying to yourselves, Packers' fans: The new ‘Green and Yellow’ is bad

By Joe Rickles | Jan. 18, 2021

Packer fans should absolutely relish their playoff performance, but that doesn't mean the rest of us should be subjected to bad rap music.

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Are You Entertained? — A weekly entertainment column

By Dominic LeRose and John Bildings | Dec. 10, 2020

Staff writers John Bildings and Dominic LeRose offer entertainment recommendations in their last installment of their weekly column, "Are You Entertained?"

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Are You Entertained? — A weekly entertainment column

By Dominic LeRose and John Bildings | Nov. 24, 2020

Staff writers John Bildings and Dominic LeRose offer entertainment recommendations in their first installment of their new weekly column, "Are You Entertained?"

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Column: Jim Leonhard has Wisconsin defense once again among nation's best

By Jared Schwartz | Nov. 20, 2020

Through two games, the Badgers' defense is picking up right where they left off last winter thanks to the scheme of Defensive Coordinator Jim Leonhard.

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Are You Entertained? — A weekly entertainment column.

By Dominic LeRose and John Bildings | Nov. 12, 2020

Staff writers John Bildings and Dominic LeRose offer entertainment recommendations in their first installment of their new weekly column, "Are You Entertained?"

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Are You Entertained? — A weekly entertainment column

By Dominic LeRose and John Bildings | Oct. 29, 2020

Staff writers John Bildings and Dominic LeRose offer entertainment recommendations in their first installment of their new weekly column, "Are You Entertained?"