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COLUMNS

Column: Westbrook finally gets chance to prove his worth without Durant

By Rushad Machhi | Oct. 13, 2014

When 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.

SPORTS

Feature: ‘Mama Kayla’ leads outreach effort

By Andrew Haffner and Jonah Beleckis | Oct. 13, 2014

Upon hearing the name Darien Moran, Kayla Gross smiles and says, “my kiddo.”

COLUMNS

Column: Love/hate matchup is guaranteed in World Series

By Jim Dayton | Oct. 13, 2014

It’s time to start mentally preparing for next week’s World Series, because my God, that is going to be one physically frustrating and stressful final week of baseball.

SPORTS

Women's Hockey: Badgers sweep Ohio State to set up Top 2 matchup

By Lorin Cox | Oct. 13, 2014

The Badgers (4-0-0 WCHA, 6-0-0 overall) returned home to face Ohio State after two straight weekends on the road where they crushed their opponents Lindenwood and Minnesota-Duluth. Against the Buckeyes, it was more of the same as they registered dominant 6-0 and 3-0 wins.

HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Wisconsin goes winless in season-opening weekend

By Andrew Tucker | Oct. 13, 2014

No. 10 Wisconsin came up short in their first series of the season, losing 1-0 to Alaska and 4-2 against Alaska-Anchorage in the Kendall Hockey Classic at Anchorage, Alaska. The loss Friday was the first ever by the Badgers (0-2-0) against Alaska (2-0-0), bringing the all-time series to 7-1.

SPORTS

Volleyball: Wisconsin sweeps new Big Ten foes

By Andrew Bahl | Oct. 13, 2014

The Badgers (4-1 Big Ten, 13-2 overall) overwhelmed two new conference opponents in a weekend sweep at home, not losing a set in either match. They cruised by Rutgers (0-5 Big Ten, 7-11 overall) by a score of 25-8, 25-17, 25-15 Friday night and Maryland (0-6 Big Ten, 7-9 overall) 25-14, 25-17, 25-17 Sunday at the UW Field House. It was Wisconsin’s first ever conference game against the two Big Ten newcomers.

SPORTS

Men's Soccer: Badgers cough up early lead to Michigan State

By Jarek Petras | Oct. 12, 2014

Similarly to their last win, the Badgers scored early in the game and tried to keep the lead. However, the No. 19 Michigan State Spartans had other plans.

SPORTS

Women's Soccer: McNicoll and Walls score as UW shuts out Northwetern

By Andrew Haffner and Shea Gallup | Oct. 12, 2014

The No. 12 Badgers (6-2-1 Big Ten, 12-2-1 overall) took down Northwestern 2-0 on a road trip in Evanston, Ill. This was the fourth game in ten days for the Badgers and came against a Wildcats team coming off their first conference win. The Badgers benefited from a career day by goalkeeper Genevieve Richard and goals from senior forward Cara Walls and junior midfielder Kinley McNicoll.

FOOTBALL

Badgers beat Illini behind Gordon's big game

By Jim Dayton | Oct. 11, 2014

After a dreadful loss to Northwestern last week, Wisconsin (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) rebounded thanks to another big day from Heisman candidate Melvin Gordon to win 38-28 over Illinois (0-3, 3-4) at Camp Randall Saturday.

COLUMNS

Heisman Watch: Week 7

By Jim Dayton | Oct. 9, 2014

This is the fourth 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.

FOOTBALL

Gameday: Top games in the aftermath of a historic weekend

By Lorin Cox | Oct. 9, 2014

As the college football season nears the halfway mark, the contenders are beginning to separate themselves from the pretenders. The top teams are done with the easy portion of their schedules and the big-time matchups will come week-in and week-out. Heisman candidates will go head to head, and inevitably, some Top 10 teams will face defeat. Here are this week’s biggest games across the nation.

FOOTBALL

Gameday: Buckeyes threaten Spartans for top spot in the conference

By Jack Baer | Oct. 9, 2014

1. No. 8 Michigan State (nine first-place votes), 139 points

FOOTBALL

Gameday: Illinois’ season tanks following positive start

By Jake Powers | Oct. 9, 2014

After beginning its season 2-0, Illinois has lost three of its last four games and will visit Madison Oct. 11 amidst an absolute free fall.

Religions do not need National Day of Prayer

FOOTBALL

Gameday: Five things to watch

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Matt Tragesser | Oct. 9, 2014

1) Rushing attack against vulnerable defense

FOOTBALL

Gameday: Landisch, Erickson cycle in as UW stars

By Jim Dayton | Oct. 9, 2014

After losing wide receiver Jared Abbrederis and linebacker Chris Borland to the NFL last spring, Wisconsin not only lost two star players but also its biggest leaders on both sides of the ball.

SPORTS

Women's Hockey: UW opens home schedule with Ohio State

By Zach Rastall | Oct. 9, 2014

Following a convincing sweep on the road against Minnesota-Duluth this past weekend, No. 2 Wisconsin (2-0-0 WCHA, 4-0-0 overall) will return to Madison for its home opener against Ohio State (0-0-0, 2-0-0).

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Women's Soccer: Wisconsin ties in double overtime, faces Northwestern this Sunday

By Shea Gallup | Oct. 9, 2014

Looking to rebound from its Sunday loss to No. 6 Penn State, No. 12 Wisconsin (5-2-1 Big Ten, 11-2-1 overall) played to a scoreless tie in double overtime against Iowa Wednesday.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball: Badgers take on new foes Maryland and Rutgers

By Andrew Bahl and Kelly Kallien | Oct. 9, 2014

The No. 6 Badgers (3-1 Big Ten, 12-2 overall) will look to extend their three-game winning streak this weekend as they take on Big Ten newcomers Rutgers, Friday, and Maryland, Sunday.

SPORTS

Men's Soccer: Going for two in a row

By Jarek Petras | Oct. 8, 2014

The Badgers found new life Tuesday as they captured their first win since August 31. The game was one of resiliency and determination, as Wisconsin held its lead for nearly 70 minutes.

FOOTBALL

Football: Looking to rebound after bad loss

By Jake Powers | Oct. 8, 2014

Wisconsin’s return to Camp Randall Stadium to take on Illinois Saturday represents an opportunity for the team to pull itself back together after being upset at Northwestern last weekend.