Sports

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COLUMNS

Column: No, Kentucky would not beat the Sixers

By Jack Baer | Nov. 20, 2014

Like many college basketball fans, I tuned into the Champions Classic, watched Kentucky destroy Kansas 74-40 and came away with one very strong conclusion: Kentucky is college basketball’s Death Star this year. They are literally and figuratively the biggest team in the country and it’s going to take perfect execution from something very specific to take them down (I’m thinking outside shooting from stretch forwards).

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Wisconsin controls its own fate as Big Ten championship draws near

By Jim Dayton | Nov. 20, 2014

Last week’s 59-24 drubbing of Nebraska was Wisconsin’s most impressive victory since, well, the previous meeting between those two teams, a 70-31 Badger beatdown in the 2012 Big Ten title game.

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Five things to watch

By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Nov. 20, 2014

1. Is Joel Stave the final answer at quarterback?

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Iowa’s balance keeps Hawkeyes in West race

By Brian Weidy | Nov. 20, 2014

Usually as a season progresses, teams become more predictable, falling into patterns of play where, on a week-to-week basis, fans and opponents know what to expect. In the case of the Iowa Hawkeyes, that is far from the truth.

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COLUMNS

Heisman Watch: Week 13

By Jim Dayton | Nov. 20, 2014

This is the 10th edition (hooray, double digits!) of the Heisman Watch, a weekly feature tracking the candidates for college football’s most prestigious award. For last week’s rankings, click here.

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Buckeyes, Badgers on collision course for Big Ten title game

By Jack Baer | Nov. 20, 2014

Thanks to Wisconsin’s, to put it politely, bulldozing of Nebraska, we now have a clear pitcure of what the Big Ten championship will look like. Ohio State has the East effectively sewn up and the Badgers continue to control their destiny, but now with some brand new safety cushions.

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FOOTBALL

Gameday: Conference races continue to take shape in Week 13

By Zach Rastall | Nov. 20, 2014

No. 12 Kansas State at West Virginia

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FOOTBALL

Football: UW heads to Iowa for crucial Big Ten game

By Jake Powers | Nov. 20, 2014

As the Badgers catch their breath after Melvin Gordon’s record-breaking afternoon against Nebraska, they now turn their attention to Iowa and what will be a heated Big Ten West race to the conference championship.

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BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Frontcourt hammers through Green Bay

By Peter Cameron and Jack Baer | Nov. 20, 2014

It could have been Wisconsin’s stacked frontcourt that burned the Phoenix. Could have been the early foul trouble. Could have been Keifer Sykes’ inability to clone himself.

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VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball: Badgers’ winning streak reaches 16 games

By Colleen Degnan | Nov. 20, 2014

No. 2 Wisconsin (16-1 Big Ten, 25-2 overall) continued its winning streak after defeating No. 10 Illinois (13-4, 21-7) in four sets Wednesday night at the UW Field House.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER

Women's Soccer: Badgers prepare for next round of NCAA tournament

By Bobby Ehrlich | Nov. 20, 2014

The Badgers may be red hot, but there is no doubt the team is looking forward to leaving the brutal cold as they head to Florida for their second game in the NCAA tournament.

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HOCKEY

Women's Hockey: Wisconsin opens four-game trip against St. Cloud State

By Zach Rastall | Nov. 20, 2014

Following an impressive home sweep of the Minnesota State Mavericks last week, No. 3 Wisconsin will embark on a four-game road trip, starting with a series against St. Cloud State this weekend.

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COLUMNS

Column: No good reason for Kentucky platoon system

By Jim Dayton | Nov. 20, 2014

Kentucky head coach John Calipari has (unofficially) been to five Final Fours and won a national title, so I understand that he clearly knows a few things about basketball.

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HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Wisconsin takes weekend trip to Colorado

By Devin Lowe | Nov. 20, 2014

Though their record may not reflect it, the Badgers (0-6 overall) are a completely different team than they were when they set off on their first road trip over a month ago.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Women's Basketball: Badgers prepare for tough matchup against Vanderbilt

By Molly Reppen and Matt Davis | Nov. 20, 2014

After a victory in their season opener on Sunday, the Badgers (1-0) look to win their second straight game as they face a tough SEC opponent in Vanderbilt (2-0) Thursday at the Kohl Center at 7 p.m.

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COLUMNS

Column: Newfound appreciation for LeBron

By Bobby Ehrlich | Nov. 20, 2014

Arrogant. Immature. Selfish.

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SPORTS

Volleyball: Top 10 clash comes to Field House

By Sam Karp | Nov. 19, 2014

The No. 2 Badgers (24-2, 14-1) will put their 15-game win streak on the line Wednesday when No. 10 Illinois (21-6, 13-3) comes to the UW Field House.

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SPORTS

Column: Pondering the USNMT's promising disappointments

By Grey Satterfield | Nov. 19, 2014

The U.S. Men’s National team ended its year with a tremendous thud. The team that stole the heart of the nation with it’s resilient performance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup walked away from their final game of 2014 taking it on the chin, 4-1 to Ireland.

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HOCKEY

Winning a fight tougher than hockey

By Haley Henschel | Nov. 19, 2014

Every player on the UW-Madison men’s hockey team comes with a particular set of battle wounds: constellations of bumps, bruises, black eyes, scrapes, sores and scars; concussions, sprains, cuts, broken bones and missing teeth that helmets and padding couldn’t prevent. If they’re not collected while the clock is running during a game, they can accumulate quickly when fistfights break out with rival teams.

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BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Dukan returns against Green Bay

By Zach Rastall and Dimitri Syrkin-Nikolau | Nov. 19, 2014

Following a pair of convincing victories last weekend, No. 3 Wisconsin will get its toughest test of the young season when it welcomes in intrastate rival Green Bay and its star player, senior point guard Keifer Sykes.