In this week's episode, host Bobby Ehrlich is joined by football columnist Zach Rastall and basketball beat writer Ben Pickman to discuss the football game vs.
The No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers (8-2 Big Ten, 16-3 overall) return home for another tough weekend of Big Ten play featuring yet another powerhouse, taking on No. 10 Penn State (9-1, 17-4) and Rutgers (0-10, 4-19). The first match of the weekend will be against the Nittany Lions on Friday, the Badgers fifth top 10 matchup of the season.
No, Nigel Hayes does not need to just “shut up and play basketball.” And, no, he doesn’t need to “stick to sports,” either.
Nearing the end of a six-game road stretch, top-ranked Wisconsin (5-0-1 WCHA, 7-0-1 overall) heads to Mankato, Minn., to take on Minnesota State (0-5-1, 2-5-1) this weekend. The Badgers are coming off of a sweep at then-No. 9 North Dakota.
After back-to-back Final Four appearances, the Badgers struggled mightily to start the 2015-’16 season thanks to the departures of Frank Kaminsky, Sam Dekker and Josh Gasser.
After beating the U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 team in an exhibition game last Friday, the Badgers head out east to face Clarkson (3-2-1) and St.
Resilience paid dividends for the Wisconsin women’s soccer team (5-2-4 Big Ten, 8-4-7 overall) . On a cold fan appreciation night, the Badgers beat Rutgers (4-2-5, 9-3-6) 2-1 and secured the No. 5 seed heading into the Big 10 Tournament. The Badgers extended their unbeaten streak to seven matches with this victory at the McClimon Complex, remaining unbeaten against Rutgers and snapping the Scarlet Knights’ six-game winning streak. Corner kicks were frequent in the game; the Badgers took 12 corners, but failed to capitalize early in the game when they advanced into Rutgers’ attacking third.
Sharing was caring for the newly ranked No. 24 Badgers (3-2-2 Big Ten, 9-3-3 overall) as the offense’s heady passing blitzed the Western Illinois Leathernecks (2-2-0 Summit League, 6-8-1 overall) for three goals, giving Wisconsin a 3-1 win Tuesday night at a rain-drenched McClimon.
It’s been a long season for the Wisconsin Badgers’ women’s soccer team (4-2-4 Big Ten, 7-4-7 overall) filled with ups and downs, wins, losses, ties and overtime matches—eight, to be exact.
There is nothing quite like a Wisconsin-Iowa game to make you second-guess your love for football. I must admit that I didn’t get to watch almost any of the game live, as I was taking in The Daily Cardinal’s 56-35 pummeling of the Badger Herald in our at annual flag football game at Vilas Park.
For a typical student-athlete, the transition to the collegiate level can be a long and tiresome process.
The Wisconsin Badgers (3-2-5 Big Ten, 6-2-10 overall) traveled to Champaign, Ill., Saturday to take on Illinois (4-4-2, 7-7-5) in a hard-fought road match that ended in a double-overtime, scoreless tie. The draw extended the Badgers' unbeaten streak to six games. This defensive battle with twenty extra minutes was the eighth overtime game the Badgers have played this season, and it did not disappoint head coach Paula Wilkins.
Senior forward Sarah Nurse scored four goals to help top-ranked Wisconsin (5-0-1 WCHA, 7-0-1 overall) defeat No. 9 North Dakota (3-3, 4-3-1) by a score of 5-2 Sunday afternoon. "You don't see somebody score four goals very often in a game," head coach Mark Johnson told uwbadgers.com.
As with most exhibition games, it’s hard to really take anything concrete away from the score alone.
New and improved Koenig shines After spending most of the offseason in Los Angeles working out with various high-profile basketball trainers, Bronson Koenig returned to Madison this fall in what he called the best shape of his life. It didn’t take long for Koenig and his new and improved body to make an impact on the court.
The Wisconsin Badgers (8-2 Big Ten, 16-3 overall) continued to struggle against the top competition in the country this weekend, falling to No. 1 Nebraska (8-1, 17-1) in straight sets.
The Wisconsin Badgers’ defense knew it had to get back on track after allowing a season-high 30 points last week, and Saturday was mission accomplished as UW (2-2 Big Ten, 5-2 overall) held the Iowa Hawkeyes (3-2, 5-3) out of the endzone in a 17-9 victory in Iowa City to reclaim the Heartland Trophy. Justin Wilcox’s defense is a group that won’t be satisfied with allowing nine points, but the way they shut down senior quarterback C.J. Beathard and the Iowa offense left little to complain about.
Behind two third-period goals, No. 1 Wisconsin (4-0-1 WCHA, 6-0-1 overall) beat No. 9 North Dakota (3-2, 4-2-1) 2-0 Saturday afternoon. After a scoreless first period, UW ramped up its pressure, outshooting UND 19-2 in the second period.
The Badgers (3-2-2 Big Ten, 8-3-3 overall) spent their Friday evening battling the No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers (2-0-5 Big Ten, 8-1-6 overall) to a 0-0 tie with both teams in a tug-of-war all night for an offensive advantage.
The Iowa Hawkeyes had extremely high hopes going into their 2016 football campaign. In 2015, Iowa went 12-2 overall and 8-0 in the Big Ten, earning a spot in the Big Ten championship game, where they eventually lost a tight, hard-fought contest to Michigan State 16-13.
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