Sports
Final Four: Future looking bright for Wisconsin basketball
By Molly Reppen and Blake Duffin | Apr. 9, 2014After such an up-and-down season for Wisconsin, a loss in the Final Four can be tough to swallow. All the hard work and emotion poured into the season is suddenly put to a halt, and the players, coaches and community have to cope with the reality that the team came up just short of the ultimate goal.
Final Four: UW community reacts to Badgers' Final Four run
By Adelina Yankova | Apr. 9, 2014University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Alex Meyer had the Wisconsin men’s basketball team winning his whole NCAA bracket, a feat that would have been the perfect end to his last year as a Badger.
Final Four: The stylistic differences between Kentucky and Wisonsin
By Zach Rastall and Emily Gerber and Tamar Myers | Apr. 9, 2014When the Wisconsin Badgers and Kentucky Wildcats squared off at the Final Four in Arlington, Texas, fans were treated to a matchup between two programs with very different philosophies when it comes to recruiting and player development.
Final Four: The individual impacts that shaped Badger basketball
By Jonah Beleckis | Apr. 9, 2014Traevon Jackson
Final Four: The emergence of Frank Kaminsky
By Jim Dayton | Apr. 9, 2014For most Wisconsin basketball fans, Frank Kaminsky first became a household name last Nov. 19, when the junior center scored a school-record 43 points in a 103-85 victory over North Dakota.
Final Four: The legacy of Ben Brust
By Andrew Tucker | Apr. 9, 2014Two hundred and thirty-one. That’s the number of 3-pointers senior guard Ben Brust had in his career, four more than the 227 that was Tim Locum’s team record for 23 years. Record breaking No. 238 came with 3:52 left in overtime in the Elite Eight win against Arizona. This shot put the Badgers up 57-54, forcing the Wildcats’ backs against a wall. Two hundred and twenty-eight couldn’t have come at a better time.
Football: Badger offense ready for spring game
By Cameron Kalmon | Apr. 8, 2014Wisconsin will meet with an audience for the first time since the Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl. The Badgers replenished offense and defense will meet in Camp Randall 3 p.m. Saturday.
Column: Going through the five stages of grief after Wisconsin’s loss
By Grey Satterfield | Apr. 8, 2014Saturday night was sickening. When Traevon Jackson’s pull up jumper clanged off the rim and fell to the floor, the city of Madison fell with it. It’s nights like Saturday that make it hard to be a sports fan.
Softball: Badgers take on reeling North Dakota
By Colleen Degnan | Apr. 7, 2014While the weather in Minnesota may have been frightful, the Badgers (3-5 Big Ten, 17-15 overall) look to rebound from last weekend’s shortened series against North Dakota (2-3 Big Sky, 3-20) Wednesday at home.
Column: A way-too-early look at next years' NCAA basketball preseason top five
By Jack Baer | Apr. 7, 2014Now that Connecticut has won the title, it’s time to do what we always do when the season ends: Think about next season. Here’s a preseason top five for next year in no particular order.
Softball: UW splits its series against Minnesota
By Mario Puig and Jake Powers | Apr. 6, 2014The Badgers had to wait longer than expected to revive the Border Battle against Minnesota that last featured a Wisconsin victory in the 2013 Big Ten Championship game.
Column: NHL playoff picture slowly becoming clearer
By Adee Feiner | Apr. 6, 2014Well, ladies and gentlemen, it’s almost that time of year. When fans start whipping out their rally towels, bragging rights against the team you hate the most are at an all-time high and men grow beards that could put a bear to shame.
Men's Basketball: Harrison's game-winner ends Wisconsin's Final Four run
By Jack Baer and Suzanne O’Connell | Apr. 6, 2014ARLINGTON, Texas—Sixty-seven teams walk away from the tournament in heartbreak.
Column: Welcoming Atlético Madrid as threats to Spanish title
By Jonah Beleckis | Apr. 2, 2014Spanish soccer has been widely criticized for essentially being a two-horse race for years.
Men's Hockey: Three Badgers sign professional contracts
By Adee Feiner and Kaitlyn Veto | Apr. 2, 2014Though the season is over, it was still a busy week for the Wisconsin hockey team. Three players have signed deals this week to continue their careers in professional hockey.
Column: Scouts play too much importance on NFL Pro Days
By Whitney Newman and Grey Satterfield | Apr. 1, 2014The NFL Draft is fast approaching, and players’ stocks are rising and falling at a rate faster than Mel Kiper Jr.’s hair in the moments before he goes on set.
Softball: UW drops two games against Iowa in first home series
By Andrew Tucker | Mar. 31, 2014There was still ice on Lake Mendota when the Badgers (16-14 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) took the field in their first home series of the season against Iowa (9-15, 4-2) this weekend.
Men's Basketball: Badgers' season timeline
By Brett Bachman | Mar. 31, 20141) Big nonconference wins
Men's Basketball: 'This one's for Butch:' The story behind Ryan's historic run
By Zach Rastall | Mar. 31, 2014Over a 38-year span from 1976 to 2013, Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan and his dad, Butch, attended every single Final Four.














