Wisconsin men’s basketball head coach Bo Ryan and his wife, Kelly, will host the Charity Stripe Challenge, a fundraiser for Coaches vs. Cancer and The American Cancer Society, Thursday at the Kohl Center.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team received a big vote of confidence today, when freshman forward Nic Kerdiles announced he would be staying with the program despite facing a 10-game suspension.
If you’ve watched even five minutes of just about any sports or news network in the last few weeks, then you have seen that Lance Armstrong is in some hot water.
Friday night, the Wisconsin woman’s soccer team (5-4-1 Big Ten, 12-5-1 overall) started the road trip off with a bang. Lead by an offensive force, the Badgers defeated Purdue (2-6-1 Big Ten, 7-8-2 overall), 4-2.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team (1-2-0 Big Ten, 5-7-3 overall) was unable to extend their winning streak to three games Sunday. The Badgers fell short on the road at Michigan State (2-2-0, 7-7-1), losing 2-0 in front of over 800 fans in East Lansing, Mich. Goals from the Spartans came in the 26 minute from redshirt senior forward Domenic Barone and in the 59 minute from sophomore forward Adam Montague.
In the inaugural series at the LaBahn Arena, the Wisconsin women's hockey team (1-3-2 WCHA, 3-3-2 overall) shook off a sluggish offensive performance in Friday's loss, 1-0, and responded with a 3-3 tie on Sunday, but won the shootout 2-0 to gain an extra point against Bemidji State (1-2-1, 2-3-1).
Saturday turned out to be a perfect day in Madison. The weather was beautiful—a welcome change from the week where it rained nearly every day—and Badger football fans flocked to Camp Randall Stadium with a universal feeling of excitement.
The Wisconsin women’s volleyball (3-7 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) team lost a tough-fought match to Indiana (2-8, 10-12) Friday night.
The Wisconsin Badgers (3-1 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) run game catapulted the team to victory yet again, but this time the team has Paul Bunyan’s Axe to show for it for the ninth straight season.
When Bill Snyder ran the “Wildcat” offense at Kansas State in the late 1990s, the name made sense. After all, they are the Wildcats.
UPDATE: The UW Athletic Department issued a statement clarifying the suspension, saying: "The reduction means that Kerdiles will miss Wisconsin’s first 10 regular-season games, which includes the two games already played against Northern Michigan last weekend. He will be eligible to compete on Friday, Nov. 30 in Wisconsin’s game at Denver."
Marcus Lee, a highly regarded basketball recruit out of California, verbally committed Wednesday to play for Kentucky beginning in the fall of 2013.
Following a successful home stand last week, the Wisconsin women’s soccer team (3-4-1 Big Ten, 10-5-1 overall) prepares for a tough road trip. The Badgers are set to face the Purdue Boilermakers (2-5-1 Big Ten, 7-7-2 overall) Friday and the Indiana Hoosiers Sunday at noon.
Conventional wisdom would say that 121 meetings between two opponents would be enough to settle a score.
After being swept last weekend against Minnesota-Duluth and being shutout in a series for the first time since 2001, the No. 9 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-2-1 WCHA, 3-2-1 overall) look to get back to their winning ways in their first home series of the 2012 season against Bemidji State (0-2-0,1-3-0) Friday.
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team (1-2-0 Big Ten, 5-6-3 overall) has won consecutive games for the first time this season.
It was a disheartening night in Minnesota for the Badger volleyball team, who faced a strong No. 10 Gophers squad.
Rivalries define the Big Ten. Flashback to Oct. 29th last year. Under the lights in Columbus, Ohio, quarterback Braxton Miller heaves a forty-yard bomb with 20 seconds left in the game.
In what was the Wisconsin football team’s (2-1 Big Ten, 5-2 overall) best performance of the season Saturday, the Badgers seemed to find what was missing offensively in the team’s shakey start to the season.
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