Sports

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BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Badgers faced with a difficult start in 2012-’13

By Max Sternberg and Alana Katz | Nov. 7, 2012

ROSEMONT, Ill.—Despite an NCAA title in 1941, Wisconsin men’s basketball has a history largely defined by consistent futility. After that 1941 title, UW appeared in the Big Dance just three times over the next 57 years, never reaching the Sweet 16. But since 1999, the Badgers have gone dancing 14 consecutive years, reaching the Sweet 16 six times.

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FOOTBALL

Football: Defense prepares for fast-paced Hoosiers

By Parker Gabriel | Nov. 7, 2012

The Indiana offense leads the Big Ten in passing attempts (381) and passing yards per game (299.9). It is tied for second in the league with 19 passing touchdowns and third in scoring (33.1 points per game). Yet the Hoosiers (2-3 Big Ten, 4-5 overall) rank dead last in the conference in time of possession, averaging just 27:13 per game.

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HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Butters announces departure from coaching staff

By Matt Masterson and Jon Spike | Nov. 7, 2012

Wisconsin men’s hockey assistant coach Bill Butters announced he is leaving his position with the Badgers effective immediately according to the UW athletic department and head coach Mike Eaves.

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SPORTS

Men's Soccer: Wisconsin draws No. 3 Michigan in opener

By Jonah Beleckis | Nov. 7, 2012

The Wisconsin men’s soccer team (1-3-2 Big Ten, 6-7-5 overall) will play its first postseason game as the No. 6 seed against No. 3 Michigan (3-2-1, 8-8-1) in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament Wednesday. The Badgers already bested the Wolverines 2-1 at home earlier this season.  

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COLUMNS

Column: Student section at Camp Randall not living up to hype this season

By Matt Masterson | Nov. 5, 2012

Tradition is at the heart and soul of college football and it is embodied across the country in the student sections of different schools. Watching raucous crowds at Notre Dame and LSU try to will their teams to victory last weekend (to varying degrees of success) is what Saturday football is all about. But sadly, here in Madison, this has taken a turn for the worse.

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FOOTBALL

Football: Stave not forcing comeback

By Ryan Hill | Nov. 5, 2012

Injured Wisconsin redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave made it clear Monday that he is not pushing a comeback in any way, despite his status for the team’s bowl game still being up in the air.

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SPORTS

Badgers prepare for big week ahead

By Adee Feiner | Nov. 5, 2012

Football

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BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Red squad victorious over White in inter-team scrimmage

By Vince Huth | Nov. 4, 2012

Redshirt senior forward Ryan Evans led the Red squad with 18 points in a 78-61 win over the White squad during Wisconsin’s inter-team scrimmage Sunday at the Kohl Center.

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FOOTBALL

Women's Hockey: Defense hitting stride for Badgers

By Rex Sheild | Nov. 4, 2012

While the Wisconsin offense lit up the scoreboard this weekend against Minnesota State, the defense seems to be hitting their stride after getting off to a slow start to the season. Dating back to the final game against New Hampshire, they have been lights out, allowing minimal shots on goal and have held a shutout for the past 130 minutes.

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COLUMNS

Column: Runners show true colors after New York City Marathon cancelled

By Matt Kleist and Kevin J. Mack | Nov. 4, 2012

When I heard thousands of runners turned out Sunday morning in Central Park despite the cancellation of the New York City Marathon, I could not have been more proud of the sporting community.

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HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Badgers lose Zengerle, series

By Matt Masterson and Ben Pierson & Victoria Statz | Nov. 4, 2012

A tough weekend went from bad to worse for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-2-1 WCHA, 1-4-1 overall) Saturday night as the team was swept by Colorado College and then lost their leading scorer, junior forward Mark Zengerle, to a broken finger.

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HOCKEY

Women's Hockey: Badger women keep Minnesota State off scoreboard in sweep

By Matthew Kleist | Nov. 4, 2012

It was a great weekend for hockey as the Badger women improved to 3-3-2 in the WCHA and 7-3-2 overall after capturing their first conference sweep of the season by the scores of 2-0 and 5-0 over Minnesota State.

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HOCKEY

Women's Hockey: Badgers play host to Minnesota State

By Rex Sheild | Nov. 1, 2012

Whether the coaching staff and players wanted to admit it or not, frustration within the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-3-2 WCHA, 5-3-2 overall) was—statistically speaking— at a program-high after being shutout in three straight games, spanning from the Minnesota-Duluth series through the opening game of the Bemidji State series.

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HOCKEY

Men's Hockey: Wisconsin makes home debut in series with Colorado College

By Brett Bachman | Nov. 1, 2012

With the season still young, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-0-1 WCHA, 1-2-1 overall) has already seen its share of ups and downs.

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SPORTS

Men's Soccer: UW heads to Ohio State for season finale

By Sam Karp and Jonah Beleckis | Nov. 1, 2012

Jonah Beleckis

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WOMEN'S SOCCER

Women's Soccer: Badgers fall in conference tournament

By Blake Duffin | Nov. 1, 2012

Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ind., the Wisconsin women’s soccer team (5-6-1 Big Ten, 12-7-1 overall) lost to Michigan (8-2-2 Big Ten, 14-4-4 overall) 2-0 in a Big Ten tournament first-round matchup.

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BASKETBALL

Men's Basketball: Badgers moving on after Gasser injury

By Ted Porath and Jameson Arasi | Oct. 30, 2012

The Wisconsin men’s basketball got through the 2011-’12 season almost entirely healthy, but this year the Badgers have already suffered two serious injuries before the regular season has even started. The most recent and most severe of these injuries happened at practice Saturday morning, when junior guard Josh Gasser tore his ACL.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER

Women's Soccer: Badger women ready to kick off Big Ten tournament

By Christian Blatner | Oct. 30, 2012

After winning five of their last six regular season games to capture the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten Tournament the Wisconsin women’s soccer team travels to Bloomington, Ind. to face off against No. 3 seeded Michigan Wednesday.

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CITY NEWS

Police eject 77 students at Michigan State game

Oct. 29, 2012

At Saturday’s game against Michigan State football game, university police ejected more than four times the number of students than last week’s game against Minnesota.

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SPORTS

Men's Soccer: Badgers tie Northwestern

By Jonah Beleckis | Oct. 29, 2012

The Wisconsin men's soccer team (1-3-1 Big Ten, 6-7-4 overall) played its last home game of the season Sunday, tying Northwestern (3-1-1 Big Ten, 10-4-3 overall) 0-0 (2OT). While the Badgers only sit ahead of Ohio State in Big Ten conference standings, they are 3-1-1 in their last five games. Wisconsin will travel to play the Buckeyes in the regular season finale Sunday, Nov. 4.