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Women's Hockey: Badgers fall flat in No. 1 vs. 2 showdown
By Lorin Cox | Oct. 20, 2014Big games are when teams discover a lot about themselves. Unfortunately for the Badgers, they were on the losing end of two of them this weekend. No. 1 Wisconsin (4-2-0 WCHA, 6-2-0 overall) fell to No. 2 Minnesota (3-0-1, 5-0-1) both Friday night and Saturday afternoon, UW’s first two losses of the season.
Volleyball: Wisconsin sweeps Minnesota at home and away
By Sam Karp and Emma Lierley | Oct. 20, 2014While Badger players and coaches came into a home and away tilt with Minnesota (3-5 Big Ten, 13-6 overall) unsure how they would feel about the process, the matches could not have worked better for them.
Ass Waxing: Herald keg puts up more of a fight than Herald
By Bonah Jeleckis | Oct. 20, 2014His team was up three scores, his opponent was desperate and his shirt was ripped to pieces.
Men's Hockey: Badgers still winless after losses to NMU
By Andrew Tucker | Oct. 20, 2014Wisconsin (0-4-0) continued its rough start this weekend, getting swept by Northern Michigan (2-0-0) in a showdown in Green Bay. The Wildcats took the first game 2-0 and the second 4-1.
Men's Soccer: Wisconsin shut out by Ohio State
By Shea Gallup | Oct. 20, 2014Saturday night, the Badgers (2-9-2, 0-5-0 Big Ten) were defeated by Ohio State (5-5-3, 3-2-0 Big Ten) by a score of 2-0 to continue Wisconsin’s rough season. Wisconsin was only able to put the ball in the back of the net on one of their 12 shots.
Women's Soccer: Badgers move up in Big Ten race with win over Minnesota
By Bobby Ehrlich | Oct. 20, 2014The Badgers (7-1-1 Big Ten, 13-2-1 overall) picked up a huge road win Saturday night in Minneapolis, defeating Minnesota (5-4-1, 8-7-1) by a score of 4-1 to remain in the Big Ten title hunt.
Heisman Watch: Week 8
By Jim Dayton | Oct. 17, 2014This is the fifth edition of the Heisman Watch, a weekly feature tracking the candidates for college football’s most prestigious award. To read last week’s piece, click here.
National Outlook: Week 8
By Jim Dayton | Oct. 16, 2014No. 14 Kansas State at No. 11 Oklahoma
Men's Hockey: Wisconsin looks for first win of season in weekend series with Northern Michigan
By Brian Weidy | Oct. 16, 2014Coming off a pair of losses in Alaska, the No. 18 Badgers (0-2-0 overall) look to bounce back with a pair of games this weekend against Northern Michigan (0-0-0 overall) in a neutral site series at the Resch Center in Green Bay.
Women's Hockey: No. 1 UW, No. 2 Minnesota face off in showdown
By Zach Rastall and Alex Pacheco | Oct. 16, 2014Ranked No. 1 for the first time since the 2011-’12 season, Wisconsin has turned its focus to this weekend’s monumental series against the very team it supplanted at the top of the polls: Minnesota.
Women's Soccer: Crucial Big Ten game ahead
By Bobby Ehrlich | Oct. 16, 2014After a brief slump where the Badgers fell to Penn State and tied Iowa, Wisconsin (6-2-1 Big Ten, 12-2-1 overall) heads to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota (5-3-1, 8-6-1) this Saturday.
Column: Stave remains Badgers’ best option under center
By Jack Baer | Oct. 16, 2014Let’s clear something up: Joel Stave is a better passer than Tanner McEvoy by a chasmic margin. There seems to be a false equivalency in the minds of some Wisconsin fans that McEvoy and Stave are both bad passers, but at least McEvoy can run. Stop it.
Cardinal football anxious to beat Herald to shit... again
By Liz Puibello and Bonah Jeleckis | Oct. 16, 2014We’re back.
Volleyball: UW sweeps Gophers, rematch Saturday
By Colleen Degnan | Oct. 16, 2014The No. 5 Badgers (6-1 Big Ten, 15-2 overall) defeated the No. 23 Golden Gophers (3-4, 13-5) Wednesday in three competitive sets of 25-16, 25-19 and 30-28, in the first of two matches this week between the border rivals.
Men's Soccer: Badgers tie Loyola
By Jason Braverman and Tom Walsh | Oct. 16, 2014A game after scoring a goal in the opening two minutes, it was the Badgers (2-8-2) who found themselves down an early goal Wednesday against Loyola (4-4-3). Wisconsin rebounded to force overtime, their fourth of the season, and walk away with a 1-1 tie.
Volleyball: There and back again for Badgers in Border Battle
By Sam Karp | Oct. 14, 2014Unlike in usual seasons, all 40 volleyball points for the 2014-’15 Border Battle, an all-sport contest between the athletic departments of Wisconsin and Minnesota, are on the line this week when the No. 5 Badgers (14-1, 5-2) take on No. 23 Minnesota (13-4, 3-3) in a home and away tilt.
Men's Soccer: Badgers hope for bounce-back win against Loyola
By Jason Braverman | Oct. 14, 2014The Badgers (0-4-0 Big Ten, 2-8-1 overall) return home for their next three games, starting with their first one Wednesday night. They’ll take on Loyola-Chicago (1-1-0 Missouri Valley, 4-4-2) for the sixth time in school history, with the Badgers having won all five previous matches in the all-time series.
Column: Westbrook finally gets chance to prove his worth without Durant
By Rushad Machhi | Oct. 13, 2014When Oklahoma City Thunder “point guard” Russell Westbrook woke up to the news that his superstar teammate and reigning MVP Kevin Durant had a Jones fracture in his foot that could sideline him for approximately two months, the tune of LMFAO’s “Shots!” rang through Westbrook’s head, except the shots he was dreaming of were a little different than what is being referenced in the song.
Feature: ‘Mama Kayla’ leads outreach effort
By Andrew Haffner and Jonah Beleckis | Oct. 13, 2014Upon hearing the name Darien Moran, Kayla Gross smiles and says, “my kiddo.”