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WOMEN'S SOCCER

Early successes face weekend tests

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Bobby Ehrlich | Sep. 15, 2014

Women’s Soccer

COLUMNS

Column: The SEC is too good for its own good

By Rushad Machhi and JoEllen Amato | Sep. 15, 2014

The Big Ten is all but guaranteed to not have a team in the new College Football Playoff (cue the muffled sobbing sound from the Midwest). More surprisingly, the SEC might not have a representative in the Playoff either this January.

COLUMNS

Column: Athlete crimes can expose chilling fan priorities

By Jim Dayton | Sep. 15, 2014

Your local child abuser and woman beater just got arrested the other day.

SPORTS

Women's Soccer: Badgers experience up and down weekend in Michigan

By Lorin Cox | Sep. 15, 2014

It was certainly an emotional three-day stretch for the Badgers.

SPORTS

Men's Soccer: Badgers fall to Rutgers in overtime thriller

By Jarek Petras | Sep. 15, 2014

The national spotlight provided a thriller at the McClimon Complex on Friday night.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball: Badgers dominate HotelRED Invitational

By Sam Karp and Suzanne O’Connell | Sep. 15, 2014

The No. 4 Wisconsin volleyball team (8-0) continued the impressive start to their season by staying undefeated and winning the HotelRed Invitational at the UW Field House.

COLUMNS

Column: No winners in Stanton situation

By Zach Rastall and Jack Baer and Brian Weidy | Sep. 13, 2014

Considering how poorly the Milwaukee Brewers have played over the past several weeks, you would think the team would be ready to pop open a bottle of champagne after any win at this point.

COLUMNS

Column: A procrastinator's guide to the Barclays Premier League

By Alex Beck and Lars Lindqvist | Sep. 12, 2014

Welcome back to campus, Badgers! After an exciting summer for soccer, highlighted by Brazil’s World Cup, some of you might be suffering from footie withdrawal, and might be interested in following the world’s game more seriously this season. Well, fear not, because this coming semester Lars and I are here to guide you through the ups and downs of the Premier League (or “the Prem” for short), and we’ll start this week with a guide to a league which is only three games into its 38-game season.

FOOTBALL

National Outlook: Week Three

By Jim Dayton | Sep. 12, 2014

Week three of the 2014 college football season is a barren wasteland. Locally, Wisconsin is on a bye, and nationally, there’s just one game that features two Top 25 teams.

SPORTS

Men's soccer: Badgers to host Rutgers in first conference match-up

By Molly Reppen and Jarek Petras | Sep. 11, 2014

Playing on national television is not something a soccer team experiences very often. Especially a team as young as the Wisconsin Badgers, considering five freshmen started in each game this past weekend for Wisconsin.

SPORTS

Volleyball: Badgers prepare for home opener

By Colleen Degnan | Sep. 11, 2014

The No. 4 ranked Badgers (5-0) gear up for their first home match of season as the host of the HotelRED Invitational Friday and Saturday in the UW Field House.

SPORTS

Women's soccer: Badgers to open Big Ten play in Michigan

By Lorin Cox | Sep. 11, 2014

Coach Paula Wilkins and the Badgers are on a roll. Their 6-0 start is one of the best starts in Wisconsin history, and they’ve been winning in impressive fashion. Wisconsin’s last four wins have been shutouts in which they’ve scored three or more goals.

HOCKEY

UW, U.S. hockey standout Suter dies at 57

By Jack Baer | Sep. 10, 2014

Badger athletics lost a close member of its family Tuesday afternoon, as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team issued a release announcing the death of former Badger hockey player Bob Suter. He was 57.

COLUMNS

Column: Big Ten is no longer a national football power

By Grey Satterfield | Sep. 9, 2014

Your conference is bad, and you should feel bad.

FOOTBALL

Assessing McEvoy’s early inconsistency

By Jim Dayton | Sep. 9, 2014

Two games into his career as Wisconsin’s starting quarterback, Tanner McEvoy has managed to do his best Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde impersonation.

VOLLEYBALL

Press conferences: Ups and downs of UW sports

By Bobby Ehrlich | Sep. 9, 2014

Men’s soccer

COLUMNS

Column: End of the Big Four tennis reign

By Negassi Tesfamichael and Rushad Machhi | Sep. 8, 2014

This past Saturday afternoon, when Marin Cilic rocketed a forehand winner down the line past a defeated Roger Federer to secure a spot in the U.S. Open men’s tennis final against Kei Nishikori, a stat popped onto the TV screen that made my jaw hit the floor.

COLUMNS

Column: Reflecting on the highs and lows of being a sports fan

By Jim Dayton | Sep. 7, 2014

After the Packers were walloped by Seattle last Thursday night, it seemed like an appropriate time for Wisconsin sports fans to take a step back and let out a prolonged sigh.

SPORTS

Men's Soccer: Badgers struggle in D.C. road trip

By Jarek Petras | Sep. 7, 2014

A tough pair of Georges sent the Badgers home from the east coast this weekend without a win.

SPORTS

Women's Soccer: Wisconsin takes down two strong squads in Washington

By Lorin Cox | Sep. 7, 2014

The No. 15 Badgers (6-0) had momentum behind them as they headed to Washington this weekend for a pair of road games against quality opponents - the Washington Huskies (4-1) and the Portland Pilots (3-2).