HOCKEY
Badgers record 500th win in blowout of Bemidji State
By Ben Leadholm | Feb. 3, 2017Back in 1999 when the Wisconsin women’s team played its first game, few knew what to expect from the program.
Sports
PODCAST
Cardinal Zone Podcast: Swim and dive update, women's hockey stays hot, men's hockey turnaround, men's basketball surviving the Big Ten
Feb. 3, 2017In this week's episode of the Cardinal Zone Podcast, Kelly Ward talks about the swim team and their prospects in the Big Ten.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Badgers drop ninth straight to Northwestern
By Isaiah De los Santos | Feb. 3, 2017The Badgers came into Wednesday night’s game against Northwestern as polar opposites, with the Cardinal and White looking at a dismal 5-16 record, while the Wildcats stood strong at 16-5.
HOCKEY
Top-ranked Wisconsin has seen improvement on power play over win streak
By Ben Leadholm | Feb. 2, 2017Every great team, regardless of the sport, has had that one shortcoming that makes people think “yeah, but...” that they needed to overcome to hit on all cylinders and compete for a title.
HOCKEY
Former Badgers' coach Jeff Sauer dies at 73
By Bobby Ehrlich | Feb. 2, 2017Legendary coach Jeff Sauer, who guided the Badgers to two national championships in 1983 and 1990, passed away at the age of 73.
SPORTS
Brotherton signs contract with Sunderland AFC, could become first Badger to play in English Premier League
By Jake Nisse | Feb. 2, 2017Feb. 1, 2017 will go down as a bittersweet day in the history of Wisconsin men’s soccer, as sophomore defender and team captain Sam Brotherton signed a contract with Sunderland AFC of the English Premier League (EPL) until 2019. After a stellar college career that included 33 starts, three goals and an All-Big Ten second team selection in 2016, Brotherton will jet off to England this Saturday to join Sunderland’s under-23 squad. “I'm really excited about the opportunity at Sunderland, and think it is going to be great for my development as a football player,” Brotherton said.
FOOTBALL
Coan, Davis headline 2017 recruiting class
By Colleen Muraca | Feb. 2, 2017In an interview with Chris Hall, Senior Director of Operations and Recruiting Andrew Marlatt stressed that the 2017 recruiting class had to be smart, tough and dependable.
HOCKEY
Decorated Desbiens battles injuries in quest for elusive NCAA title
By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 1, 2017In his 25 years as a goaltending coach, Mark Greenhalgh has worked with numerous award-winning goaltenders, including All-Americans Jessie Vetter and Alex Rigsby.
BASKETBALL
Bradenton brothers: Trice, Ford developed close bond in Florida
By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 1, 2017Wisconsin’s recruiting has long been predicated on snagging local players from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.
HOCKEY
Zimmer coming alive after difficult transition
By Ethan Levy | Feb. 1, 2017When freshmen hockey players step onto the Madison campus and the Kohl Center ice, quite a bit gets thrown at them all at once.
COLUMNS
Jake's take: Rondo, Hayes and social media
By Jake Nisse | Feb. 1, 2017A day after the Chicago Bulls’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, Rajon Rondo felt compelled to respond to the criticisms levied onto the team by Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade in the wake of the defeat. As detailed in his latest Instagram post, Rondo was apparently incensed that Wade and Butler vented to “the media” after the game, as they criticized the team’s effort and execution vs.
SPORTS
Badgers need McMorris to step up in big moments
By Isaiah De los Santos | Feb. 1, 2017The Badgers (0-8 Big Ten, 5-16 overall) have sputtered out to an eight-game losing streak as the young Wisconsin team has been thrashed in Big Ten play.
SPORTS
Wisconsin fends off feisty Fighting Illini for 11th-straight time
By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 1, 2017Though he didn’t light up the scoreboard Tuesday night to the same extent he did at Madison Square Garden, Ethan Happ backed up his masterful 32-point performance with a strong all-around contribution in Champaign, Ill. The sophomore forward found himself involved on every inch of the court as the No. 10 Badgers (8-1 Big Ten, 19-3 overall) downed a feisty Illinois (3-7, 13-10) team, 57-43 for the 11th-straight time. UW rushed out to a quick 14-point lead that would eventually grow as large as 16, as the Badgers hit 10 of their first 14 field goals.
SPORTS
Badgers have strong showing at Shamrock Invitational
By Will Stern | Jan. 31, 2017On Saturday, the Badgers swimming and diving team took a trip to South Bend, Ind., for the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational hoping to find their lucky charms. Overall, the Badgers had an excellent showing.
BASKETBALL
Wisconsin looks to correct shooting woes against Illinois
By Ben Pickman | Jan. 31, 2017In the midst of No. 10 Wisconsin’s (7-1 Big Ten, 18-3 overall) putrid shooting performance Saturday afternoon against Rutgers, head coach Greg Gard resorted to jokes to loosen up his players. “Why did the cookie go to the hospital?” Gard asked his players during one huddle.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Badgers stumble in fourth quarter, drop eighth-straight game
By Cal Larsen | Jan. 30, 2017Despite piecing together a momentum-shifting third quarter and taking a lead, the Badgers (0-8 Big Ten, 5-16 overall) fell to Indiana (5-3, 15-6) Sunday afternoon by a score of 78-54. A strong first quarter from Indiana made it look as though the Hoosiers would run away with the game from the very start.
SPORTS
Postponing professional career, Goicoechea makes waves at UW
By Kelly Ward | Jan. 30, 2017At the age of 18, redshirt junior swimmer Victor Goicoechea made a life-changing decision that was unconventional in Spain: foregoing the immediate prospect of a professional career and leaving for the U.S. to swim in college. That decision did not, however, lead the Barcelona native directly to the University of Wisconsin.
SPORTS
Medbery's milestone highlights tough loss for Badgers at hands of Penn State
By Bremen Keasey | Jan. 30, 2017The crowd was on their feet at the UW Field House after senior wrestler Isaac Jordan tied up the score at 4-4 in the final seconds of the third period of his match.
BASKETBALL
New York dream: Hughes and Happ shine under bright lights of Madison Square Garden
By Bobby Ehrlich | Jan. 29, 2017NEW YORK—In a span of just over seven hours, two Badger athletes turned dreams into memories in the city that never sleeps.
HOCKEY
Resilient Badgers overcome late Buckeye comeback, secure overtime victory in Madison Square Garden
By Ethan Levy | Jan. 29, 2017NEW YORK—After beating Ohio State Thursday, the Badgers’ not only had an opportunity to play a game in Madison Square Garden, but also had a chance to sweep the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes in the “World’s Most Famous Arena.” The game lived up to its hype: A furious late-game effort by the Buckeyes sent the contest to overtime, where Cameron Hughes scored the golden goal to send the Badgers’ home happy.
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