Like he is quite accustomed to, David Beckham entered with fans chanting his name to the stage that was overlooking the calm water, still trees and an 80-degree Miami morning.
Monday Aug. 5, 2013, seemingly out of nowhere, the United States Hockey League (USHL) announced a new team in Madison, Wis.
If I told you a free falling team lost a much needed game because of a complete inability to generate late stops on defense, you probably would have guessed it was the previously top-five Badgers (5-5 Big Ten, 18-5 overall).
Step aside Big Ten, the Big 12 is the best conference in college basketball
Fresh off an 82-71 victory Sunday over Ohio State that broke a four-game losing streak for the Wisconsin women’s basketball team (3-6 Big Ten, 10-11 overall), the Badgers are looking to repeat this success at the Kohl Center Wednesday against No. 22 Nebraska (5-3, 15-5).
A week ago, shocking news broke that football players from Northwestern University were attempting to unionize with the National College Players Association (NCPA).
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A coach in my Under-10 soccer days once gave me some valuable advice: “The goalie is an obstacle, not a target.”
Sharing the wealth proved to be an effective strategy for the Badgers (3-6 Big Ten, 10-11 overall) this afternoon at the Kohl Center, as four Wisconsin players finished in double figures in an 82-71 win over Ohio State (4-5, 14-11).
The influence of former Wisconsin football players was undeniable in this year’s Super Bowl.
A highlight-reel goal and Wisconsin’s first completed penalty shot since 1996 weren’t enough to propel the Badgers past the Wolverines in Ann Arbor this weekend.
The struggles for Wisconsin (4-5 Big Ten, 17-5 overall) continued Saturday afternoon, when Ohio State handed the Badgers their third consecutive home loss.
The Wisconsin women’s basketball team (2-6 Big Ten, 9-11 overall) hit a rough patch in the shooting department Thursday night, leading to the team’s fourth consecutive conference loss, 71-67, in a matchup against Michigan State (6-2, 14-7) on the road in East Lansing.
Following a 12-game homestand that ended with a 10-2-0 record, the Badgers men’s hockey team (5-3-0 Big Ten, 14-7-1 overall) will travel to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan (4-2-0, 12-6-2) for their third consecutive conference matchup.
In what is normally a battle for the top of the Big Ten conference, the No. 14 Wisconsin (4-4 Big Ten, 17-4 overall) and No. 24 Ohio State (3-5, 16-5) men’s basketball teams will meet under different circumstances Saturday.
Drew Crawford has career night to propel Northwestern past UW
Transcending the bounds of one individual sport, a universal tug-of-war exists in the sporting world: Do we want the best team to win the championship, or do we want the thrilling storyline of an underdog taking down the season's top teams?
There’s really no way to cut it, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s (4-3 Big Ten, 17-3 overall) last meeting with Northwestern (3-5, 10-11) was a total beatdown.
Stanislas Wawrinka’s run through this year’s Australian Open was impressive and included a dramatic, five-set win over defending champion Novak Djokovic. Wawrinka fought through heat, and a stacked slate of opponents in order to win the tournament. His final win even came against world No. 1, Rafael Nadal.
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