After posting back-to-back shutouts on the regular season's first weekend, the Wisconsin men's soccer team gave up six goals in two losses this weekend, losing 3-0 to San Diego on Friday night and 3-2 to San Diego State Sunday afternoon. The Badgers (1-2-1) were in San Diego as a participant in the four-team Courtyard by Marriot San Diego Central Tournament.
John Clay has a message for the pundits who claim that adding over 20 pounds this offseason diminished his breakaway speed.
For just a moment, it looked like senior Fresno State receiver Marlon Moore would pluck the ball out of the air in the Wisconsin end zone and take control of the game for his team.
Until the Big Ten season begins on the fourth Saturday in September, I will swallow my pride and root for Wisconsin's despised in-conference opponents. Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State... you name them, and I will be rooting for them. After all, the more impressive the Big Ten conference looks on a national scale, the better Wisconsin looks in the rankings and to potential recruits.
It's not often David Robinson and John Stockton will be referred to as ""those other guys"" in basketball circles. On Friday, however, that's what they'll be.
Just a year after clinging on to a three-point lead in front of a record crowd in Fresno, Calif., Wisconsin will look to replicate last year's result with a different attack when they square off against Fresno State Saturday.
If the Badgers' first offensive play last week is any indication of how the two quarterback system will affect opposing defenses, Wisconsin's quarterbacks should enjoy some great games and put up some impressive numbers.
It may seem a quite bold for a player making his first start to call that he will force a turnover on the next play. But when you deliver on that prediction, as freshman linebacker Mike Taylor did on Saturday against Northern Illinois, that is another story.
When Scott Lorenz dresses before a game, it's always the same routine. Every piece of equipment for the left side goes on before the right side. The senior forward for the Wisconsin men's soccer team has developed a nice routine on the field as well by putting the ball in the back of the net on a regular basis.
The Ohio State -USC matchup, Oklahoma's week one implosion, and BCS busters are on everyone's mind heading into week two.
At least 10 members of the Wisconsin football team have come down with flu-like symptoms in the early part of the week according to team officials.
The Wisconsin volleyball team took home two wins over the weekend in the Oregon State/Active Ankle Challenge.
Two days after the Wisconsin Men's soccer team played to a scoreless draw against Virginia Tech, Western Illinois seemed poised to send the Badgers into extra time again Sunday.
One of my favorite professors here likes to talk about how, in international politics, style is substance. He says that when global leaders interact, their strategies and appearances can be just as important as what they actually achieve.
The tickets, which went on sale at 8:30 a.m. and were all gone by 10:45, were split into ""Red"" and ""White"" half-season packages.
In a season opener, history would suggest a traditional Wisconsin game plan of heavy power running and controlling the game on the ground.
Thursday night the Pittsburgh Steelers will begin their title defense as they open up the season against the Tennessee Titans.
Going into Saturday's 2009 season opener against Northern Illinois with five first-time defensive starters isn't much of a concern for Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Doeren. As a matter of fact, it's not even a blip on his radar screen of concerns.
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