The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (3-4-1 Big Ten, 10-5-1 overall) faced off against Northwestern (0-8-0, 4-10-2) Friday night. It was a special night for the Badgers, who celebrated senior night for seven seniors.
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team (1-2-0 Big Ten, 4-6-3 overall) picked up its first Big Ten win of the season as it bested Michigan (1-2-1, 4-6-1) under the lights at the McClimon Soccer Complex Saturday night.
The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (1-4-1 Big Ten, 8-5-1 overall) will play the first of its last two home games this season on Friday against Northwestern (0-6-0 Big Ten, 4-8-2 overall) at the McClimon Soccer Complex at 7 p.m.
The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team (2-4 Big Ten, 14-5 Overall) will head to Nebraska to take on the No. 3 Huskers Friday night and then to Iowa Saturday for a match against the Hawkeyes.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team (0-2 Big Ten, 3-6-3 overall) suffered another shutout loss Wednesday night at the hands of the Milwaukee Panthers 1-0. It was a free kick in the 50th minute that lead to a scrum in front of the Badger goal and the ball was hit in by Panthers' senior midfielder Jamie Bladen. Wisconsin falls to 15-16-6 in the instate rivalry against Milwaukee.
For as long as football has existed, the game has been predicated on one team or one person imposing their will on their opponents. It is a show of power, of force, that is unlike almost any other organized team sport. The toughness and physicality of the game is what draws so many fans to football. But when a player is knocked out of a game, and his own hometown crowd starts to cheer, it’s hard not to think that we’ve gone too far.
The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (1-4-1 Big Ten, 8-5-1 overall) finished up their non-conference schedule and snapped a four-match winless streak with a 2-0 victory over the Green Bay Phoenix (4-9-1) Monday night.
After letting a 17-point lead evaporate last weekend against Nebraska, the Wisconsin Badgers football team (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) had put itself in a must-win situation as it came into its Big Ten home opener Saturday against Illinois (0-2 Big Ten, 2-4 overall).
There are sports that have just become a sort of filler for when there is nothing else to watch. Baseball is one such sport that fits this description.
The Wisconsin football team (1-1 Big Ten, 4-2 overall) finally realized how easy it is to pile up points on the board with a healthy rushing attack Saturday in its 31-14 win.
With a goal frenzy and a pair of hat tricks, the No. 3 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (3-0-1) completed a weekend sweep of Lindenwood (0-4), winning 7-2 Friday and 9-1 Saturday, for another successful road series.
Two goals by Indiana sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta put the Wisconsin men’s soccer team away 2-0 in Bloomington Saturday night. The No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers (2-0-0 Big Ten, 9-2-1 overall) bested the Badgers (0-2-0, 3-5-3) at Bill Armstrong Stadium in front of nearly 2,500 fans.
People who wanted to see Wisconsin (0-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) junior running back James White and redshirt freshman running back Melvin Gordon in the backfield more often last weekend against Nebraska may have their wish come true Saturday against Illinois (0-1, 2-3).
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-0-1) looks to extend their early undefeated record this weekend as they travel to St. Louis to take on Lindenwood (0-2).
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team (0-1 Big Ten, 3-4-3 overall) clashes with No. 14 Indiana (2-0, 8-2-1) on Saturday in Bloomington in their first road game of the Big Ten season.
If you’re in the playoffs, then you’ve got a shot. This is the motto for a lot of teams and their fans heading into the MLB postseason. Just ask the St. Louis Cardinals from last year, who made a miraculous run just to sneak into the NL Wild Card spot and rode that hot streak all the way to the franchise’s 11th World Series Championship. Just get in, and anything is possible.
Lost in the thick of the regular NFL refs returning and a slew of wild college football games this weekend was a significant development in college basketball: Kansas head coach Bill Self extended his contract with the school through the 2021-’22 season.
The Wisconsin Badgers football team (0-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) suddenly has another mantra besides the “1-0” approach to add to its arsenal.
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