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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Young stars shine on defense for Badgers

By Andrew Tucker | Nov. 6, 2014

The Badgers had just scored, going up 27-0, and a desperate Rutgers looked to drive down the field and stay in a game that was getting out of hand. On the first play, quarterback Gary Nova dropped back and was dropped by redshirt sophomore Vince Biegel, who jumped up, celebrating yet another sack, with his mullet flowing in the wind. Biegel is one of many freshmen and sophomores making plays for the Wisconsin defense.

FOOTBALL

Gameday: Big 12 clashes headline massive Week 11 slate

By Rushad Machhi | Nov. 6, 2014

No. 4 Alabama at No. 14 LSU

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Women's Soccer: UW wins first round match

By Bobby Ehrlich | Nov. 6, 2014

No. 2 seed Wisconsin defeated Illinois 2-0 Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten tournament in West Lafayette, Indiana.

HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Badgers return to action against North Dakota

By Devin Lowe | Nov. 6, 2014

When the Badgers first looked over their schedule for the year, one series caught their attention right away: their rematch against rival North Dakota.

BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: UW dominates Parkside in exhibition

By Zach Rastall | Nov. 6, 2014

After last season’s run to the Final Four, senior forward Frank Kaminsky and the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers enter this year with lofty expectations.

SPORTS

Fraternity seniors bike to Purdue to help raise money

By Andrew Bahl | Nov. 6, 2014

While the notion of biking hundreds of miles, even for a good cause, may faze even the most dedicated athlete, the seniors in Sigma Phi Epsilon do this every year. The motive? To raise money for the American Family Children’s Hospital.

FOOTBALL

Football: Badgers go for fourth straight win

By Andrew Haffner and Jake Powers | Nov. 6, 2014

Following a thorough 37-0 bashing of Rutgers last week, Wisconsin will take on Big Ten West opponent Purdue Saturday in West Lafayette, Indiana.

SPORTS

Men's Soccer: Badgers fall in regular season finale

By Jason Braverman | Nov. 5, 2014

The regular season came to a close for the Badgers in what became an all too familiar trend this year—with a loss. Wisconsin (0-7-1 Big Ten, 3-11-3 overall) dropped its final game 2-0 at No. 16 Northwestern (4-1-3, 9-3-5).

COLUMNS

Column: Night games rewarding for fans and the university

By Grey Satterfield | Nov. 5, 2014

As you’re reading this, the chance of the Wisconsin Nebraska football game being played at 7:00 p.m. is about 1 percent. For argument’s sake, I’d say a 2:30 start is 50% and 11:00 is 49%.

SPORTS

Women's Soccer: Badgers open Big Ten tourney against Illinois

By Molly Reppen and Bobby Ehrlich | Nov. 5, 2014

Wisconsin will open up Big Ten Tournament play Wednesday with a rematch against Illinois, whom the Badgers played to a scoreless tie last Friday.

BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: UW-Parkside comes to town for exhibition

By Jack Baer and UW-Madison | Nov. 4, 2014

Ranked No. 3 in the AP Poll. Unanimous preseason Big Ten favorite. Two players picked for All-American teams. It’s not crazy to say this is the most anticipated basketball team in Wisconsin history.

SPORTS

Press Conference: Fall sports near end of regular season

By Jacob Hams | Nov. 3, 2014

Football

COLUMNS

Column: Koenig capable of replacing Brust as UW's star guard

By Rushad Machhi | Nov. 3, 2014

As the weather outside gets frightful, the jumpers of Dekker and Kaminsky will be oh so delightful. That’s right folks, the college basketball season is a little over a week away from starting, and Wisconsin is near the top of the preseason rankings.

SPORTS

Women's Hockey: Wisconsin takes series against North Dakota

By Zach Rastall | Nov. 2, 2014

Despite missing several of their top players this weekend, the No. 2/3 Badgers earned a win and a tie on the road against a Top 10 opponent.

SPORTS

Volleyball: Wisconsin extends win streak against Hoosiers

By Colleen Degnan | Nov. 2, 2014

The No. 4 Badgers’ winning streak continued as they swept Indiana (14-10, 5-7) in Bloomington.

SPORTS

Men's Soccer: Badgers tie No. 2 Indiana for Senior Night

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Nov. 2, 2014

Wisconsin has played best at home all season, and on an emotional Senior Night at the McClimon Complex, they didn’t disappoint, registering a tie against an elite opponent.

SPORTS

Women's Soccer: Wisconsin ends regular season with scoreless tie

By Bobby Ehrlich | Nov. 2, 2014

In their final regular season game, the Badgers (9-2-2 Big Ten, 15-2-2 overall) battled to a scoreless, double-overtime tie with Illinois (5-6-2, 10-7-2), despite managing to put up a season high 26 shots, with ten of those on goal.

COLUMNS

Column: Tracking the Bucks' sad recent history

By Jim Dayton | Nov. 2, 2014

The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off the worst record in franchise history, have had exactly one winning season in the past 11 years and are projected to top out at around 30 wins in 2014-’15.

FOOTBALL

Football: Badgers shut down Rutgers in blowout

By Brian Weidy | Nov. 1, 2014

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – On a cold, windy day in unfamiliar territory, the Wisconsin Badgers played a very familiar game en route to a 37-0 shutout of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Hayes joins lawsuit against NCAA

By Zach Rastall | Oct. 31, 2014

Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes is one of two current college athletes that have been added as plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit seeking to allow student athletes to be paid beyond their athletic scholarships, according to Jon Solomon of CBSSports.com.