On Friday, the Wisconsin volleyball team (4-4 Big Ten, 9-8 overall) traveled to West Lafayette, Ind., where they lost to the Purdue Boilermakers (3-5, 11-8) three sets to one. They then packed their bags for Bloomington on Sunday, where they sneaked by the Indiana Hoosiers (3-5, 14-8) three sets to two.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team has been looking for a lucky break. There have been plenty of scoring chances, but Wisconsin never seemed able to make the most of them.
After having the task of facing two tough Big Ten foes in No. 19 Ohio State and Penn State, the Wisconsin women's soccer team ended its final weekend at home with ties against the Buckeyes (3-1-1 Big Ten 10-2-2 overall) and the Nittany Lions.
Players on the Madison Ice Muskies might not be a step away from the NHL, but the team hopes that won't stop local hockey fans from coming out to support them.
At halftime Saturday, 30 minutes were all that stood between the Badgers and a spot atop the Big Ten standings. And then everything went awry.
For the first four games of the 2009 season, Wisconsin quarterback Scott Tolzien looked like a bona-fide Big Ten star quarterback. For the last three, however, Tolzien has looked the part of a first-year starting quarterback facing elite competition for the first time in his college career.
The Wisconsin men's hockey team took one point out of its opening weekend, losing 3-2 to Colorado College Friday night and working to a 1-1 draw in the series finale Saturday. The Badgers played most of the weekend without their top center, senior Blake Geoffrion, who left Friday's game in the first period with a concussion and did not play Saturday.
In the last two seasons, the Badgers have not been quite able to shake off their first loss. In 2008, the team fell three more times after its first defeat, and in 2007 it followed its first setback with a 31-0 trouncing at the hands of a middling Penn State team.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team needs an offensive boost. During their game Wednesday night against UW-Green Bay, the Badgers had plenty of opportunities but were unable to find the back of the net. They will be looking for more opportunities to arise when they travel to Evanston, Ill., for a Big Ten matchup against Northwestern at 7 p.m Saturday.
Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have infiltrated practically every part of our society, sports coverage included. To date, Facebook holds more than 300 million active users worldwide, while Twitter receives roughly 55 million users per month. It comes as no surprise, then, that not just fans and organizations, but also athletes and coaches have begun participating in this trend.
Athletic departments of power-conference universities, including Wisconsin, are often criticized for scheduling overmatched opponents early in the year. That certainly will not be the case for the Badger men's hockey team this season. Wisconsin jumps right into conference play, hosting Colorado College this weekend to open its rigorous 2009 campaign.
This weekend Wisconsin renews its young rivalry with Iowa as the Badgers and Hawkeyes clash in the sixth edition of the battle for the Heartland Trophy, a game fans should be excited for.
Homecoming 2009 will provide opportunities for just about everybody. Numerous alumni will use the weekend to come back and stake out the old stomping grounds, student organizations will build up their floats and march them through the annual Homecoming Parade, and the student section will gets a few extra chances to bow down in gratitude to athletes and teams from the past. The team itself will use the week to lean heavily on their ""one game at a time"" mantra, reminding everybody that this is just another week and just another opponent, albeit a good one.
For years we accepted that Bill Belichick was a football genius. The guy just never made a wrong move.
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With college football entering its seventh week of play, Alabama, Florida and Texas continue to rank in the top three of the weekly polls. Inevitably, either Florida or Alabama will end the year with at least one loss, as they will likely meet in the SEC championship game. With that in mind, the question now being asked is which one-loss team boasts the most impressive résumé.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team kept the high-powered offense of UW-Green Bay in check for most of the night, but failed to find the back of the net and lost 1-0 Wednesday night in Green Bay after allowing a goal late in the game.
For the second straight year, Wisconsin student-athletes will participate in the ""Red and White Hunger Fight,"" hoping to raise food and monetary donations for needy families.
After a huge overtime win against Michigan State Sunday, the Wisconsin men's soccer team hits the road to face UW-Green Bay at Aldo Santaga Stadium Wednesday. Coming off their big win, the Badgers (3-5-2) have picked up momentum as they continue into the second half of the season.
The NFL is the country's most popular sport for several reasons, and somehow the perceived parity of the league is one of them. Loads of NFL fans will tell you that their league's the best because they think there's more balance in it than there is in baseball.
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