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.
The Wisconsin football team has yet to sniff any of college football's top 25 polls this season. That's fine with me.
The start of the Big Ten season wasn't so kind to Wisconsin in 2008. They surrendered a 19-point lead to the hated Wolverines, fell victim to Terrelle Pryor and the Buckeyes, were blown out by Penn State and got crushed by Iowa. Now in 2009, Michigan State stands in the Badgers' way to kick off the conference schedule the right way.
With USC, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State making early exits from the top five, teams like Miami, Penn State and Mississippi are now receiving national attention. Will these teams keep their place atop the rankings or will they topple under the pressure?
Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema seemed comfortable and confident during his weekly news conference Monday about Wisconsin's victory against Wofford and its upcoming contest against Michigan State.
Each year, Wisconsin football fans are forced to hear and read about how weak Big Ten football is. Unfortunately, as the Big Ten schedule begins this weekend, we'll be hearing more of the same.
The Wisconsin volleyball team looks to start off the Big Ten season strong when they host Iowa tonight at the UW Field House.
The first two weeks of the Badger football season, fans saw a passing game coming together with consistent receiving targets like junior receiver Isaac Anderson, sophomore receiver Nick Toon and senior tight end Garrett Graham.
It may seem unorthodox, but at halftime on Saturday, Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema was thinking about delaying the band's fifth quarter performance to practice ball security. It was even stranger since, at that point of the game, his team was leading 31-0.
It was a dismal weekend for the Wisconsin women's soccer team as they left the Stanford Tournament with a single goal for, eight against and two losses to boot.
When you think of ""Wisconsin football,"" what comes to mind?
A week after losing a pair of games thanks to lackluster defense and penalty issues, the Wisconsin men's soccer team rebounded with an unbeaten weekend at the Milwaukee Panther Invitational.
The Wisconsin women's soccer team (4-2-1) is headed west for the weekend where they will play in the Nike Invitational in Stanford, California.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team looks to right their ship this weekend after dropping a pair of contests in San Diego last weekend. For the third straight weekend, Wisconsin is competing in a three-day, four-team tournament, as they travel to Milwaukee for the UW-Milwaukee Panther Invitational.
It's not often Wisconsin plays a team whose offense makes the Badgers' look like an aerial attack. Typically it is the Badgers carrying the mantle of the most-run heavy team on the field.
From Kanye West and Rep. Joe Wilson to LaGarrette Blount and Serena Williams, we've seen our fair share of apologies in the last few weeks. All of these figures have had their time in the spotlight.
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