Balancing player development, recruitment and signing transfers in this new age of NIL and the explosion of the transfer portal is, to say the least, not an easy task. Wisconsin men’s basketball head coach Greg Gard has nearly perfected it.
More often than not, it’s the referees, the people on the field dressed like zebras, who make game-altering calls in sports. Their in-game decisions can have shockwave effects on the outcome of a game, but they don’t have to talk to the media about them, like players and coaches do.
If you don’t know by now, the University of Wisconsin-Madison football team is hosting a darn good team on Saturday. The Alabama Crimson Tide will be rolling into Camp Randall with one of the best offensive players in college football: Jalen Milroe.
Wisconsin’s athletic director announced the men’s basketball head coach would return for another season. Was it the right choice?
Cardinal Sports Editor Emeritus Donnie Slusher gives his predictions for the Big Ten’s upcoming football season.
In memory of my dear Pac-12 and the fans left behind.
Wisconsin’s men’s basketball and football teams are experiencing dips in success, but hope is far from lost.
As men’s basketball and football continue to disappoint, the success of women’s teams creates an opportunity to reframe Wisconsin’s sports reputation.
A golden reputation wasn’t enough to delay the end of Tony Granato’s tumultuous coaching tenure in Madison.
To the surprise of few, Badgers men’s hockey coach Tony Granato was shown the door following multiple seasons of disappointment. How did they get here?
As the year concludes and everybody makes resolution lists, I decided to make a list of resolutions for Wisconsin athletics.
The use of substances and supplements is ever present in sports — from casual gym-goers to professional bodybuilders and athletes. However, the impacts of such substances remain uncertain.
Jim Leonhard has only served three games as the interim head coach for the Wisconsin Badgers. I’ve seen enough.
In the wake of Paul Chryst’s firing, fans and experts didn’t hesitate to share their opinions on the decision. What these reactions have missed, however, is reverence and empathy towards the man who brought the Badgers so much success.
We have barely begun the eighth year of the Paul Chryst era in Madison, and the Badgers have already suffered a head-scratching loss. How many frustrating losses will it take before Chryst is truly held accountable?
Every Big Ten team has now played at least one game. It is the perfect time to spew overreactions and unrealistic expectations that will turn out to be wrong.
College sports are in a state of realignment chaos. Now that USC and UCLA are joining the Big Ten, anything is possible. The Big Ten should strike while the iron is hot and expand its empire even wider.
Last month, the Cleveland Indians voted to remove their Chief Wahoo imagery from their uniforms effective next year. Cleveland’s Chief Wahoo and other Native American mascots have been the source of years of controversy due to their inaccurate depiction of indigenous peoples.
With the fallout of the Larry Nassar scandal affecting Michigan State, schools in the Big Ten Conference and NCAA in general, schools all over the country are now being held under increased scrutiny in terms of how they choose to respond to misconduct scandals involving their coaches. Nassar’s conviction resulted in MSU’s president and director of athletics both stepping down amidst pressure from the school community, mainly because they allowed Nassar’s abuse to go on for so long, allowing him to harm many more victims.
Why care about sports? It’s a question I get asked a lot, as somebody who habitually cares far too much.
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