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Quintez Cephus has been a spark plug for the Badger offense, and gives them some much needed balance on that side of the ball.

FOOTBALL

Wisconsin handles Indiana 45-17 to remain undefeated

By Jake Nisse | Nov. 4, 2017

No.4 Wisconsin (6-0 Big Ten, 9-0 overall) overcame an early 10-point deficit Saturday at Indiana (0-6, 3-6) en route to a decisive 45-17 victory. After a first-quarter interception, redshirt sophomore quarterback Alex Hornibrook rebounded with an 18-yard touchdown pass to junior fullback Alec Ingold with 10:28 remaining in the half. Just over four minutes later, Hornibrook doubled down on his efforts, giving Wisconsin a 14-10 lead with an eight-yard pass to sophomore wideout Quintez Cephus. The Badgers never gave their lead up after that, as true freshman running back Jonathan Taylor scored in the third quarter to put Wisconsin up by 14.

Kelli Bates and the Badgers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen after two postseason road sweeps.

VOLLEYBALL

Wisconsin falls in five-set heartbreaker to Ohio State

By David Gwidt | Nov. 4, 2017

In what has come to encapsulate a troubling yet all too familiar theme of the 2017 volleyball season, a match that No. 8 Wisconsin looked firmly in control of completely unraveled after intermission, as a possible home sweep for the Badgers ended in a disastrous 25-14, 25-16, 21-25, 23-25,13-15 loss to conference rival Ohio State Friday night at the Field House. Like many contests that have yielded similar outcomes this year, UW (6-7 Big Ten, 13-7 overall) coasted through the first two sets of play, strolling into the lockeroom holding a 2-0 lead heading into the break. But once the players returned to the court for the third and potentially final frame, their previous good fortune went entirely awry, as the Badgers fell into a funk they could never find a way out of.

Freshman Tarek Baker did not score tonight, but played a big role on UW's best line in its 3-2 loss to North Dakota.

MEN'S HOCKEY

Despite a near perfect third line performance, Wisconsin falls in first game against North Dakota

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Nov. 3, 2017

The third line on a hockey team is sometimes the most critical, and is often the most overlooked.

FOOTBALL

Heisman Watch: Barkley continues to lead award race

By Noah Bennett | Nov. 3, 2017

Saquon Barkley, Junior RB- Penn State It happened — Saquon Barkley had a “bad” day.

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Wisconsin looks to have improved performance in Big Ten Quad Duals

By Kelly Ward | Nov. 3, 2017

After two straight losses in its home pool to top-10 teams, the RV/No. 18 Wisconsin swim and dive team (0-4 men, 0-4 women) is headed on the road to Minneapolis to take on three formidable Big Ten opponents during the Big Ten Quad Duals.

Wisconsin looks to extend its hot start to the season against Ohio State this weekend.

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Wisconsin prepares for home weekend against Ohio State

By Christopher Wozniak | Nov. 3, 2017

The still undefeated No. 1 Badgers (12-0-0) are returning home this weekend for a series with No. 4 Ohio State (7-0-1) after sweeping No. 7 Minnesota last weekend.

FOOTBALL

Arizona jumps into national college football conversation

By Bremen Keasey | Nov. 3, 2017

With close games, some Ames magic and the first big coach firing, week nine in college football was spooky enough to live up to the Halloween weekend hype.

Ohio State came up with a huge win over Penn State last week after a major fourth quarter comeback.

FOOTBALL

Northwestern, Ohio State look to continue winning ways in Week 10

By Morgan Spohn | Nov. 3, 2017

In a wild and hectic week nine on the national college football scene, the Big Ten certainly didn’t disappoint.

VOLLEYBALL

Badgers look to respond from early conference woes as OSU, Maryland come to Madison this weekend

By David Gwidt | Nov. 2, 2017

Over halfway through the season, it is safe to say that the Big Ten schedule has not done the 2017 Wisconsin Badgers any favors. After amassing an immaculate 9-0 record in the non-conference slate, No. 8 Wisconsin (6-6 Big Ten, 15-6 overall) has come back down to earth since the Big Ten season began, splitting its first 12 conference contests evenly.

FOOTBALL

Running back depth key for UW when Badgers travel to Indiana

By Lorin Cox | Nov. 2, 2017

The Wisconsin “football factory” has been working overtime this season to produce quality running backs in a seemingly neverending army of talented ball carriers in the backfield. At the start of the season, everyone was expecting a two-headed monster of redshirt sophomore Bradrick Shaw and redshirt junior transfer Chris James to carry the load, but they were quickly overshadowed by freshman Jonathan Taylor, who at one point looked like a darkhorse Heisman candidate. Now, entering Week 10 against the Indiana Hoosiers (0-5 Big Ten, 3-5 overall), the Badgers (5-0, 8-0) will be relying on redshirt freshman Garrett Groshek and redshirt senior graduate transfer Rachid Ibrahim to power the all-important rushing attack. Taylor and James are questionable for Saturday’s game with left leg injuries, while Shaw is still active in the rotation but running at less than 100-percent health. Groshek has seen his playing time steadily increase in each of the previous three weeks, from two carries against Purdue up to 12 last week in Illinois.

This is Wisconsin's most anticipated series this season. Wisconsin's last matchup against a top-20 opponent at home was against Ohio State, which saw the Badgers win the first game and lose the second.

MEN'S HOCKEY

Big game for the "big boys:" Wisconsin hosts North Dakota in top-10 matchup

By Ethan Levy | Nov. 2, 2017

For the first time since 2010, the Kohl Center will be hosting a top-ten men’s hockey matchup. The No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers, for the first time in three years, have cracked the top-10 of the USCHO poll after a couple of seasons rebuilding a largely storied program.

FOOTBALL

Wisconsin looks to overpower struggling Indiana

By Michael Parsky | Nov. 2, 2017

Heading into the final third of the season, the Indiana Hoosiers looked to play the role of The Little Engine That Could — both so close to climbing over the mountain, yet so far.

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SPORTS

In latest installment of the historic rivalry, Dirty Birds look to knock noses off Gentle Clowns once again

By Foot Bahl | Nov. 2, 2017

Some have called the rivalry between The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald the last great newspaper battle in the country. And like every good rivalry, such as the Harlem Globetrotters and the Washington Generals, there needs to be one dominant force and one force that lives to be dominated.

Offensive lineman Michael Deiter scored a touchdown last weekend, but David Edwards could have easily had that glory instead.

FOOTBALL

Big men, big play: How Edwards almost had Deiter's glory

By Lorin Cox | Nov. 2, 2017

Michael Dieter finally got to live the glory he was always forced to watch as a bystander. Late in the fourth quarter against Illinois, the Wisconsin Badgers dialed up a trick play.

MEN'S TENNIS

Carranza, Dodridge make UW history, win ITA Regionals, qualify for Nationals

By Kelly Ward | Nov. 2, 2017

When Chema Carranza and Joe Dodridge made history last week, the senior tennis players were both so overcome with emotion that they didn’t know what to say to each other. After missing their chance at qualifying for the ITA Nationals at a tournament in Tulsa last month, Carranza and Dodridge both knew that winning out at the ITA Regionals was their last shot.

Freshman Kobe King has averaged 29 minutes of action in Wisconsin's last two games, and his presence has provided more space for Ethan Happ and the rest of the offense.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

After slow start, freshmen help carry UW to exhibition victory over Northern Iowa

By Ben Pickman | Nov. 1, 2017

It took almost seven minutes for the Wisconsin Badgers to score its second field goal of the game.

Senior linebacker T.J. Edwards will be looking to stop Nebraska's dual threat quarterback Adrian Martinez

COLUMNS

On eve of first playoff ranking, Badger fans need to prepare for rude awakening

By Sebastian van Bastelaer | Oct. 30, 2017

The Chinese philosopher Confucius once said that “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” William Shakespeare echoed him, saying “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” If these erudite thinkers were indeed correct, then I must be the wisest man of all time when it comes to the College Football Playoff rankings.

Even with a regular season title in hand, Baylee Wellhausen and the Badgers are looking to sweep Minnesota this weekend

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Badgers sweep Golden Gophers in road Border Battle

By Suzie Kazar | Oct. 29, 2017

The No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers (6-0-0-0 WCHA, 12-0-0 overall) continued their undefeated season this weekend against archrival Minnesota Golden Gophers ( 4-3-1-0 ,5-4-1) in the Twin Cities, extending their record on the year to 12-0-0.

VOLLEYBALL

Seniors find redemption as Wisconsin routs Northwestern in straight sets

By David Gwidt | Oct. 29, 2017

Following the loss to top-ranked Penn State on the road this past Wednesday, Wisconsin head coach Kelly Sheffield spoke very candidly about his disappointment with the play of the Badgers’ starting outside hitters, publicly criticizing the lack of production he saw from seniors Kelli Bates and Lauryn Gillis. But the two veteran attackers took the scrutiny in stride and responded to their coach’s call to action with a much-improved performance Saturday night against Northwestern.

MEN'S HOCKEY

Defensive miscues for UW lead to unexpected lackluster loss

By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Oct. 28, 2017

Call it a letdown, call it a hangover. Whatever its name, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-1-0 Big Ten, 6-3-0 overall) experienced it Saturday night against St. Lawrence.