Collegiate athletes have a naturally profound effect on their communities. However, this emotional relationship that the athletes share with their fans is often hidden beneath the game-focused routines that each athlete holds during their respective seasons.
The Badgers (8-5-1 Big Ten, 23-17-1 overall) had a weekend of ups and downs when they faced Iowa (2-12, 12-28) in Iowa City Friday through Sunday.
Wisconsin women’s basketball head coach Jonathan Tsipis publically announced the first member of his staff Friday afternoon, tweeting that Sasha Palmer has been retained as an assistant coach for next season. Palmer, a Watertown, Wis., native, returned to her home state this past season after two years at Syracuse.
Aside from Yeezy’s The Life of Pablo and Donald Trump’s tumultuous demise, nothing has been more widely anticipated these past few months than this Saturday’s annual softball face-off between The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald.
Father Time is undefeated. But in golf, he often has to work overtime. More than just about any other sport, golf is truly unique when it comes to the legends of the game.
Jonathan Tsipis was introduced as the first male head coach of the Wisconsin women’s basketball team March 31.
No. 21 Minnesota (8-3 Big Ten, 27-12 overall) entered play in its doubleheader with Wisconsin as the Big Ten leader.
After adding a new assistant last week, Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard officially finalized his coaching staff for the 2016-’17 season Tuesday afternoon. Gard will retain assistants Lamont Paris and Howard Moore, who will be joined by recent hire Joe Krabbenhoft, and director of basketball operations Kat Vosters, according to a university press release. “I’m very excited to be able to keep Lamont, Howard and Kat on staff,” Gard said in a statement.
On select seats sat a plastic bag containing a pair of cardinal red crew socks with white toes and heels, the word “Badgers” emblazoned on the foot, a depiction of the Madison skyline wrapped around the ankles and a white motion “W” stitched near the elastic band encircling the cuff.
Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Purdue in the series finale, Wisconsin (4-4-1 Big Ten, 19-16-1 overall) heads on the road to No. 22 Minnesota (8-1, 27-10) for a doubleheader Tuesday. Weather was again a factor in the Purdue series, causing the postponement of Friday’s game and forcing a Saturday doubleheader.
A day or so before the NCAA Tournament began, I used The Daily Cardinal's brand-new flashy win probability calculator to look at teams that would provide the best long-run return on a bet to win the championship.
Five days. That’s how long the agonizing wait is for Nick Schafer to find out if he makes the Australian Olympic swim team.
Wisconsin’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns found himself in legal trouble once again this weekend, as Montee Ball was arrested on a felony bail jumping violation, according to WKOW. This comes two months after he was arrested on a felony battery charge in early February. According to the report, Ball had a court order to not consume alcohol or enter a bar, and police encountered the former running back at a tavern in Whitewater, Wis.
Last season was somewhat of a tumultuous one in the Wisconsin backfield following the departure of Heisman finalist Melvin Gordon, as Corey Clement was poised to take the reigns of the perennial powerhouse that is the Wisconsin running game.
The Badgers were just one out away from a no-hitter and a series win over Purdue. However, they were unable to finish the job, letting a historic moment and a victory slip away. Wisconsin was edged 3-2 by the Boilermakers Sunday afternoon at the Goodman Diamond. Both teams struggled on offense, with the game’s first hit not coming until the bottom of the fourth inning.
Wisconsin (4-3-1 Big Ten, 19-15-1 overall) split its doubleheader against Purdue, winning game one 9-5 and dropping game two 5-4 Saturday afternoon at Goodman Diamond. Purdue (4-6, 22-17) jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but a nice double play started by sophomore third baseman Kelsey Jenkins ended the inning.
Alex Erickson, Tyler Marz, Joel Stave and Derek Watt were named to the Hampshire Honor Society Thursday, according to a UW press release. The Hampshire Honor Society, a ten-year-old recognition for college football players with a cumulative 3.2 grade-point average, is commissioned by the National Football Foundation. According to NFF President and CEO Steve Hatchell, “The Hampshire Society plays an important role in highlighting that college football players clearly play a leadership role in the classroom as well as on the playing field.
Matt Hutchins came 8,500 miles to UW to chase a dream, and on Thursday evening that dream came true.
After a competitive home series against No. 24 Ohio State, Wisconsin (3-2-1 Big Ten, 18-14-1 overall) looks to continue its solid start to conference play. UW won the opening game in comeback fashion 6-5 on a Melanie Cross walk-off homerun.
On Monday night, Kris Jenkins got to live out the dream of every kid who plays basketball growing up. Just seconds after seeing North Carolina’s Marcus Paige bury an off-balanced, double-clutch three to tie the game with 4.7 seconds remaining, Ryan Arcidiacono brought the ball up the court for Villanova.
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