Wisconsin Football under head coach Luke Fickell stands on a growing pile of assignments with less than three months until the 2025 season. After a disappointing first two seasons for the Badgers under Fickell, year three will test whether the Badgers’ name can reemerge at the national level.
This year’s Wisconsin women’s sports season was exhilarating as always. I am handing out some awards to the exceptional athletes who represented the Badgers in NCAA tournaments, national championships and even the Olympics.
Oregon and Washington announced their intention to join the Big Ten in August 2023, alongside USC and UCLA, who had started the “next wave” of conference realignment by entering the conference the year prior. This brought the number of schools in the conference to 18, where it currently stands today.
Wisconsin fans are especially happy with their women’s sports teams after a year of victories graced the Badgers. Wisconsin boasts some of the best athletes in the Big Ten conference and around the nation, and the records they’ve put up this year prove that.
In sports, the score is supposed to tell the story. Sometimes, it just doesn’t. The Wisconsin Badgers men’s tennis team fell 4-0 to No. 21 UCLA on Friday and 4-1 to No. 26 USC on Sunday, two matches that could’ve ended in quiet exits.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team last made an appearance in the Final Four in 2015 with a roster featuring Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker, who both went on to play in the NBA. DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win” played throughout the arena as Wisconsin beat undefeated Kentucky to earn a spot in the finals against Duke.
Coming out of a historic season for Wisconsin women’s hockey, you can’t talk about the legendary Badgers program without highlighting the man at the helm: Mark Johnson.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s sports season is coming to a close, and I am ready to hand out some awards to some standout athletes that represented the Badgers very well this season.
The Wisconsin Badgers football team faces significant challenges at the tight end position ahead of the 2025 season following several unexpected changes, including Tanner Koziol’s departure and a medical retirement.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ohio State University are no strangers in women’s hockey, playing together in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) since 1999.
The Wisconsin Badgers softball team (28-16) defeated out-of-conference North Dakota State on Wednesday in two mercy-ruling games to bring the win percentage to .619, outscoring their opponents 18-2.
The Wisconsin men’s tennis team lost to Nebraska 4-0 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Saturday, where they were outmatched and outmaneuvered the entire match. At this point, competing isn’t enough.
Following a disappointing loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals to conclude their season, the Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team will be without six players next year due to graduation and two in the transfer portal.
The Wisconsin Badgers softball team won two out of three against Indiana at the Goodman Diamond in Madison last weekend. The series puts the Badgers at 26-16 for a .619 win percentage and 8-8 in Big Ten conference play.
Since college athletes began profiting off their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) on July 1, 2021, Division I athletics — especially for Power 5 Big Ten schools like the University of Wisconsin-Madison — have been a “Wild West” of spending and competition.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s tennis team (9-9) fell to the Washington Huskies (13-6) at the Nordstrom Tennis Center on Sunday, ending their last road game of the regular season with a disappointing loss.
Wisconsin softball (24-15) faced St. Thomas in a doubleheader at Goodman Diamond on Tuesday, racking up runs against the Tommies, mercy ruling them and coming back from a five-run deficit in game two.
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s tennis team headed to the West for their last road trip of the regular season to face the Oregon Ducks Friday at the Student Tennis Center, falling short 4-2.
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