While the Badgers (8-6 Big Ten, 19-7 overall) have had quite a few big weekend matchups, this weekend’s homestand may be one of their biggest.
In their first game at the Big Ten Tournament, Northwestern (2-4-1 Big Ten, 10-6-3 overall) defeated Wisconsin (4-3-0, 13-4-2) 2-1.
The sport of basketball, some say, is a lot like music—it’s all about finding a rhythm.
The writing is on the wall. The Bowl Championship Subdivision’s days are all but over.
Wisconsin triumphed over BYU in a 27-17 victory last Saturday, winning the battle for time of possession 36:02 to 23:58.
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team took home field advantage to the next level this season, finishing with a perfect 9-0-0 record at the McClimon Soccer Complex that included wins against defending national champion Indiana and No. 11 Michigan State.
Monday, the Atlanta Braves shocked the baseball world by announcing they were leaving their 17-year-old stadium, Turner Field, for a new $672 million stadium in Atlanta’s northern suburb of Cobb County.
Football
Last year, a hobbled Badger team walked into Florida’s O’Connell Center and were promptly run out of the gym. This year, the tables could be turned.
Wisconsin women’s basketball (1-0 overall) opened its regular season Sunday afternoon at home against the Drake Bulldogs.
The Wisconsin volleyball team returned home this weekend to take on Nebraska Friday night and Iowa on Sunday. The No. 16 Badgers lost to Nebraska 3-1, but came back to defeat Iowa in a three game sweep.
As the old adage goes, when you cut off the head of a snake, its body will stop moving.
The nation's longest home unbeaten streak going back to last season was extended Friday night when the No. 16 Wisconsin men's soccer team (4-2-0 Big Ten, 13-3-2 overall) ended its regular season by beating Ohio State (1-3-2, 5-7-5) 2-0 at the McClimon Soccer Complex.
First Quarter
Even before redshirt senior linebacker Chris Borland returned to the sideline in street clothes two weeks ago against Illinois, head coach Gary Andersen already had a game plan for what to do without his star player.
The sixth-seeded Wisconsin women’s soccer team’s (5-5-1 Big Ten, 10-6-2 overall) season came to an end Wednesday in a 2-0 loss to third seeded Penn State (7-4-0, 14-5-1) during the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament in Champaign, Ill.
Badgers carry 6-3 record at the UW Fieldhouse into last home stretch of the season Friday
Following a big shutout win on the road at No. 25 Northwestern (1-3-1 Big Ten, 9-5-3 overall), the Wisconsin men’s soccer team (3-2-0, 12-3-2) is now looking forward to its last game of the regular season, another conference matchup against Ohio State (1-2-2, 5-6-5) at McClimon Soccer Complex Friday.
After a defensive battle in Iowa that led the Badgers to capture the Heartland trophy, Wisconsin (4-1 Big 10, 6-2 overall) will need to mimic its performance this week as it welcomes BYU to Camp Randall Saturday. This is the first match-up between the two teams since 1980.
$270 million is a lot of money.
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