In a matchup of two struggling offenses, the University of Illinois-Chicago used two penalty kicks to defeat the Wisconsin men's soccer team, 3-0, in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday night.
For years we heard the excuse.
I hate to jump the gun and turn into one of those overexcited fans, but if you're looking at what Wisconsin has done so far, and looking ahead at its schedule, there's a strong possibility the Badgers could be headed for a major postseason date in January.
Junior wide receiver Isaac Anderson didn't have to wait long for his time to shine in 2009.
When a team spent its last year dominating all of its competition, losing just two games all year on the way to a third national championship in four years, it's reasonable to expect an equally dominant season from them the next year.
In a couple of days, after a long summer spent waiting, the puck will drop on the 2009-'10 NHL season.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team continues its stretch of strong opponents tonight as they travel to Chicago for a non-conference matchup with the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Wisconsin head football coach Bret Bielema made it clear in his weekly press conference Monday morning that his team's win over Michigan State last week is old news.
With the exception of a wobbly last four minutes of a game that had long been over, John Clay and Wisconsin made a statement to the rest of the Big Ten Saturday as they stampeded to a 38-30 win over Michigan State.
The Wisconsin volleyball team headed north to take on Minnesota Friday, hoping to get a challenging three game road stretch off on the right foot. The Badgers struggled, however, and were swept in straight sets by their rivals 25-15, 25-26, 26-24.
Coming into Saturday's game, most of the talk was about Wisconsin's chances of slowing down the Spartans' prolific passing offense. At day's end, however, it was the Badgers' signal caller who made the big impression.
After a rough weekend in California, the Wisconsin women's soccer team regrouped and continued its unbeaten streak at home with a tie against No. 15 Purdue (5-2-2) and a thrilling 3-2 victory over No. 19 Indiana (8-3-0).
Last Sunday's improbable New York Jets victory over the New England Patriots gave me, and fellow Jets fans, plenty of reasons to be optimistic.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team finally returns home and opens Big Ten play Friday with a highly anticipated matchup against the No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers at the McClimon Soccer Complex as part of the ""Pac the Mac"" doubleheader.The Wisconsin women's team faces Purdue at 5 p.m., while the men play at 7 p.m.
Coming off a tough loss at home against Iowa in the team's Big Ten opener, the Wisconsin volleyball team looks to get back on track in Minnesota Friday night.
As Wisconsin speeds into its Big Ten opener against Michigan State Saturday undefeated, players on both sides of the ball are conveying the same message: nonconference means nothing, now it's business time.
After Wisconsin finished up its blowout of Wofford, head coach Bret Bielema faced a difficult question about his schedule. Was the first non-sellout in 41 games a referendum on the opponent?
The Wisconsin volleyball team went into Wednesday night's Big Ten opener against Iowa with confidence, riding a two-game winning streak. However it was the Hawkeyes who left with their heads held high, winning the match in four sets.
Wisconsin has always been associated with power football, and an integral part of that had been the thankless yet important job of fullback. From recent stalwarts like Bill Rentmeester, Chris Pressley and Matt ""the Hebrew Hammer"" Bernstein to former NFL standout Cecil Martin who blocked for Ron Dayne (recruited mostly as a fullback), all the way back to Heisman winner Alan Ameche, the position has been essential to Badger offenses.
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