FOOTBALL
Update: Bret Bielema to leave Badgers for Arkansas
By Matt Masterson | Dec. 4, 2012UPDATE: UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez has issued a press release stating:
Sports
FOOTBALL
Big plays, creativity spur blowout win
By Parker Gabriel | Dec. 3, 2012INDIANAPOLIS—Moments after Montee Ball hoisted the Grange-Griffin trophy, presented to the Big Ten Football Championship Game’s most valuable player, he tried to hand it off the stage to Melvin Gordon.
FOOTBALL
Badgers earn third-consecutive Rose Bowl trip
By Ryan Hill | Dec. 3, 2012INDIANAPOLIS—It isn’t hard to imagine Wisconsin (4-4 Big Ten, 8-5 overall) offensive coordinator Matt Canada licking his chops leading up to the rematch with Nebraska (7-1, 10-3) in the Big Ten Championship game.
FOOTBALL
Wisconsin vs. Nebraska: Keys to the game
By Kelly Kallien and Parker Gabriel | Dec. 1, 2012INDIANAPOLIS—When No. 14 Nebraska (10-2 overall, 7-1 Big Ten) and Wisconsin (7-5, 4-4) square off here tonight, an appearance in the Rose Bowl will be on the line. The Badgers have made the trip to Pasadena, Calif. and lost each of the last two years, while the Cornhuskers—previously of the Big 12 Conference—have made just two appearances in school history, losing to Stanford in 1941 and Miami in 2002.
FOOTBALL
Wisconsin vs. Nebraska: Phillips' comeback provides motivation for Badgers
By Ryan Hill | Dec. 1, 2012If sitting in his Kingsport, Tenn., home watching the Badgers pull off a stunning 42-39 victory over Michigan State in the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game last year didn’t add even more motivation to Curt Phillips’ comeback attempt, it’s likely nothing would have.
FOOTBALL
Wisconsin vs. Nebraska: Welcome to Indianapolis
By Parker Gabriel | Dec. 1, 2012INDIANAPOLIS—As kickoff between No. 14 Nebraska (10-2 overall, 7-1 Big Ten) and Wisconsin (7-5, 4-4) approaches, The Daily Cardinal will have full coverage of the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Check back this afternoon for more pregame coverage. Here are some quick hits about the matchup.
FOOTBALL
FAKE NEWS FRIDAY: Turkey Bowl results in injury, draw, drunkness
By Liz Puibello and By Brett Bachman | Nov. 29, 2012Thanksgiving: A time to get together with family and friends to appreciate all the things we have and find one last moment of respite before the hectic holiday season.
BASKETBALL
Men's Basketball: Badgers fall in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
By Ted Porath | Nov. 28, 2012Normally the Wisconsin men’s basketball team (4-3 overall) thrives in tight, slug-it-out type games, but Wednesday, the Badgers were given a taste of their own medicine, falling to Virginia 60-54 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
FOOTBALL
Football: Defense looks to shut down Huskers
By Ryan Hill | Nov. 28, 2012Hidden behind overtime thrillers, records being broken on offense and costly missed field goals lies a Wisconsin defense that may be quietly peaking just in time for Saturday’s rematch against Nebraska (7-1 Big Ten, 10-2 overall) in the Big Ten Championship game.
CAMPUS NEWS
MLB commissioner Bud Selig visits UW, discusses sports ethics
By Sam Cusick | Nov. 28, 2012Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. “Bud” Selig visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Tuesday to discuss ethical practices within the MLB organization as part of Ethics Week, an event put on by the Wisconsin School of Business.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball: Waite stepping away from volleyball team
By Matt Masterson | Nov. 26, 2012After spending 14 years with the Wisconsin volleyball team, head coach Pete Waite announced he has decided to step down Monday effective immediately, according to the UW athletic department.
FOOTBALL
Football: Ball, Pedersen among Badger Big Ten honorees
By Negassi Tesfamichael and Rex Sheild | Nov. 26, 2012The Wisconsin football team was once again well represented on the Big Ten all-conference teams on both sides of the ball and claimed the top player in the conference at two offensive positions.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball: UW ends season on a down note
By Zach Clark | Nov. 26, 2012The Wisconsin Volleyball team (5-15 Big Ten, 17-16 overall) fell hard in their final game of the season to Purdue last Friday in a 3-1 loss to the No. 22 ranked Boilermakers (12-8, 21-10).
HOCKEY
Women's Hockey: Wisconsin women continue hot streak at LaBahn Arena
By Rex Sheild | Nov. 25, 2012With the showdown versus No. 1 Minnesota looming next weekend, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (6-4-2-2 WCHA, 10-4-2 overall) took care of business against St. Cloud State (4-11-0, 2-10-0-0), scoring a combined 12 goals in a sweep of the Huskies with scores of 6-0 and 6-3, respectively.
HOCKEY
Men's Hockey: Badgers’ struggles continue in home sweep
By Matt Masterson | Nov. 25, 2012It’s had already been a rough couple of weeks for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-5-2 WCHA, 1-7-2 overall) and things only got worse this weekend as the Badgers were swept at home by Minnesota State (3-5-0, 5-5-2) in consecutive 4-2 losses.
BASKETBALL
Men's Basketball: Wisconsin bounces back against Arkansas
By Max Sternberg | Nov. 25, 2012After a poor defensive effort Friday night that ended with an 84-74 loss to No. 14 Creighton, Wisconsin needed a bounce back effort Saturday against Arkansas to avoid heading into the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in a tailspin. Although the Badgers continued to struggle en route to a 40-29 halftime deficit, they recovered with their best half of basketball thus far this season and left Sin City with a 77-70 victory in the third-place game of the Las Vegas Invitational.
CAMPUS NEWS
Column: UW making mistake in cutting PE Activity classes
By Matthew Kleist | Nov. 25, 2012I want to take some time today and move away from the routine talk-about-something-that-happened-over-the-weekend column and discuss an issue on campus I believe is very important.This issue has the potential to affect everyone on campus, but for the most part has largely stayed out of discussing among students and faculty.
FOOTBALL
Ball breaks record in OT loss
By Parker Gabriel | Nov. 24, 2012STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—The conflict of emotions that Montee Ball must have felt Saturday could almost be felt as he spoke with the media at Beaver Stadium after Wisconsin’s 24-21 overtime loss to Penn State.
FOOTBALL
Badgers suffer yet another overtime heartbreaker
By Molly Reppen and Ryan Hill | Nov. 24, 2012STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—For the third time in just four games, the Wisconsin Badgers (4-4 Big Ten, 7-5 overall) suffered a heartbreaker in overtime, this time at the hands of the Penn State Nittany Lions on senior day (6-2, 8-4) by a score of 24-21.
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