The 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.
There 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.
1) Big nonconference wins
Over a 38-year span from 1976 to 2013, Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan and his dad, Butch, attended every single Final Four.
All year, there has been a perceived disconnect between Wisconsin’s “eye test” and its resume. Some may look at a Wisconsin team that has maybe two real National Basketball Association prospects and think it can’t compete with the new normal of obscene talent on elite teams, though they’ve been doing it all season.
While Badger fans celebrated the men’s basketball NCAA overtime win Saturday across Madison, fans of the University of Arizona took to the streets for a different reason.
When future Badgers and roommates-to-be Abigail Miller and Megan Baker first made plans to meet on University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus Sunday, they did not anticipate joining a crowd of thousands in welcoming home the Wisconsin men’s basketball team.
With mere seconds left in the Badgers’ Elite Eight basketball game, anxious fans watched as the team beat No. 1 seed Arizona, opening the floodgates for a city-wide stampede of celebration.
There’s a good chance that the “Frank Kaminsky” game just happened. But for now, head coach Bo Ryan, the Badgers and their massive crowd formed on State Street will only be focused one thing in the coming week: the Final Four.
Despite the prestige and winning reputation of Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan, he is yet to make it to the Final Four in his 12 seasons with the Badgers.
CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Wisconsin Badgers had a mantra this season. With their eyes set on winning a national championship, they likened their quest to an ascent up a mountain.
The Wichita State Shockers had a season for the record books, going an incredible 32-0 in the regular season. This great run was topped with a Missouri Valley Conference win and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
The Wisconsin men’s basketball team (29-7 overall, 12-6 Big Ten) is heading to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005.
In a unique way, the University of North Dakota owes Wisconsin a thank you. If the Badgers hadn’t won the Big Ten Championship game last weekend and secured a top-seed in the NCAA tournament, UND wouldn’t have made it in.
The first half of the English Premier League season was riddled with constant questions from fans and media alike regarding Arsenal’s status as an elite title contender.
Men’s swimming and diving head coach Whitney Hite has high expectations for his team coming into the NCAA Men’s Swimming Championship in Austin, Texas, beginning Thursday. UW is coming off a strong showing at the Big Ten Championships in February, when the team broke four school records.
While the No. 2 seed Badgers (12-6 Big Ten, 28-7 overall) won’t be facing the opponent they might have expected in the Sweet 16, they will assuredly be preparing for a team unique both in its personnel and defense.
Wisconsin (1-2 Big Ten, 15-12 overall) is preparing for their first Big Ten series at home when they will take on Iowa (2-1, 7-14) Friday.
As the conference season begins to heat up, the Badgers got their first Big Ten win of the season Sunday.
The Badgers (2-1 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) finished their Big Ten weekend with wins over Nebraska (0-3, 7-6), who has dropped four straight matches, and Iowa (1-2, 8-6), who is on a three-match losing streak.
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