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WOMEN'S SOCCER

Women's Soccer: Wisconsin drops regular season finale

By Andy Van Sistine and Christian Blatner | Oct. 29, 2012

The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (5-5-1 Big Ten, 12-6-1 overall) arrived in Iowa City Saturday to face off against the Hawkeyes (3-5-3 Big Ten, 12-5-3 overall), looking to continue its five-game winning streak and end the regular season on a positive note. As expected, the match would be an important one for the Badgers, who looked to enter postseason play with momentum and confidence.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball: Badgers split home series

By Cameron Kalmon | Oct. 29, 2012

The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team (4-8 Big Ten, 16-9 overall) played against Illinois (4-8, 10-12) Friday in what was a tough-fought match that went four sets. The Badgers came out and lost the first set 22-25, but there were definite signs of improvement in their play from last week.

SPORTS

Men's Cross Country: Wisconsin claims 14th-straight Big Ten title

By Vince Huth | Oct. 29, 2012

The men’s cross country team dominated the field in East Lansing, Mich., Sunday to win its 14th-consecutive conference championship, the 46th in program history.

FOOTBALL

Football: Stave expected to miss eight weeks

By Will Hoverman and Matt Masterson and Adee Feiner | Oct. 28, 2012

Wisconsin (3-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) lost more than just a game Saturday against Michigan State (2-3, 5-4), as redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave is expected to miss eight weeks with a broken clavicle.

FOOTBALL

Football: Negative plays killer for Wisconsin against Spartans

By Parker Gabriel | Oct. 27, 2012

Low-scoring football games are often referred to either as defensive slugfests or just plain ugly. Most of the time, the beauty—or lack thereof—is in the eye of the beholder.

FOOTBALL

Football: Strong defensive effort spoiled in Badgers loss

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Ryan Hill | Oct. 27, 2012

Wisconsin’s (3-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) defense was playing at its best level all season until the last drive of regulation for Michigan State (1-3, 5-4), which ultimately snapped the Badgers’ 21-game home winning streak.

FOOTBALL

Cardinal to kick Herald’s tooshie

By Adieu L. Tillox | Oct. 26, 2012

Once every year, two newspapers battle on a field of mud, sweat and more than occasionally blood and (Herald) tears. Such will be the case when The Daily Cardinal faces off Friday against its long-time rival, The Badger Herald, in their annual flag football game.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball: Badgers host crucial home series to start second half

By Cameron Kalmon and Abram Shanedling | Oct. 26, 2012

The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team (3-7 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) will host Illinois (4-6, 10-10) Friday at the UW Field House, and Northwestern (14-7, 3-7) will travel to Wisconsin for a Sunday afternoon match.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Women's Soccer: Final regular-season game holds implications for Badgers

By Blake Duffin | Oct. 26, 2012

The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (5-4-1 Big Ten, 12-5-1 overall) will play its last regular-season game Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Iowa City, Iowa. The Badgers will square off against the Hawkeyes (2-5-3, 11-5-3), who are looking to maintain their spot in the Big Ten tournament.

VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball: UW women prepare for B1G weekend

By Cameron Kalmon | Oct. 25, 2012

This Friday the UW women’s volleyball team (3-7 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) will be hosting Illinois (4-6, 10-10) at Wisconsin’s Field House. Northwestern (3-7, 14-7) will then travel to Wisconsin for a Sunday afternoon match.

SPORTS

Men's Soccer: Badgers take down Kansas City at home

By Jonah Beleckis and Taylor Valentine | Oct. 25, 2012

The Wisconsin men's soccer team (1-3-0 Big Ten, 6-7-3 overall) blanked the University of Missouri-Kansas City (4-1-0 Summit League, 6-8-2), 2-0, Wednesday night.

FOOTBALL

Football: Defense facing new challenges as teams move to spread

By Parker Gabriel | Oct. 24, 2012

As different variations of the spread offense stretch to all corners of the college football landscape, the Wisconsin offense has the luxury of tuning out all the change.

FOOTBALL

'Team Abby' setting tone for receivers

By Ted Porath | Oct. 24, 2012

No matter what sport they play, it is important for players on a team to have trust in one another. It is especially the case in football, in which all 11 players must be on the same page at the same time to be successful.

SPORTS

Ryans to host cancer-research fundraiser

By Vince Huth and JoEllen Amato | Oct. 24, 2012

Wisconsin men’s basketball head coach Bo Ryan and his wife, Kelly, will host the Charity Stripe Challenge, a fundraiser for Coaches vs. Cancer and The American Cancer Society, Thursday at the Kohl Center.

HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Wisconsin moving on with Kerdiles

By Adee Feiner and Matt Masterson | Oct. 22, 2012

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team received a big vote of confidence today, when freshman forward Nic Kerdiles announced he would be staying with the program despite facing a 10-game suspension.

VOLLEYBALL

Badger athletics prepare for upcoming week

By Adee Feiner | Oct. 22, 2012

Football

COLUMNS

Column: Armstrong should be remembered for changing outlook on cancer, not cycling

By Matt Masterson | Oct. 22, 2012

If you’ve watched even five minutes of just about any sports or news network in the last few weeks, then you have seen that Lance Armstrong is in some hot water.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Women's Soccer: Badgers find victory against Purdue

By Blake Duffin | Oct. 22, 2012

Friday night, the Wisconsin woman’s soccer team (5-4-1 Big Ten, 12-5-1 overall) started the road trip off with a bang. Lead by an offensive force, the Badgers defeated Purdue (2-6-1 Big Ten, 7-8-2 overall), 4-2.

SPORTS

Men's Soccer: Wisconsin comes up short at Michigan State

By Jonah Beleckis | Oct. 21, 2012

The Wisconsin men's soccer team (1-2-0 Big Ten, 5-7-3 overall) was unable to extend their winning streak to three games Sunday. The Badgers fell short on the road at Michigan State (2-2-0, 7-7-1), losing 2-0 in front of over 800 fans in East Lansing, Mich. Goals from the Spartans came in the 26 minute from redshirt senior forward Domenic Barone and in the 59 minute from sophomore forward Adam Montague.

SPORTS

Women's hockey: Struggles continue in LaBahn debut series

By Rex Sheild | Oct. 21, 2012

In the inaugural series at the LaBahn Arena, the Wisconsin women's hockey team (1-3-2 WCHA, 3-3-2 overall) shook off a sluggish offensive performance in Friday's loss, 1-0, and responded with a 3-3 tie on Sunday, but won the shootout 2-0 to gain an extra point against Bemidji State (1-2-1, 2-3-1).