SPORTS
Wrestling suffers loss to No. 3 Iowa
By Bremen Keasey | Feb. 7, 2017Badgers’ wrestling head coach Barry Davis has lots of good memories in Iowa City, but he may try to forget last Friday night.
Sports
FOOTBALL
Former Badger James White guides Patriots to Super Bowl win with record-setting night
By Lorin Cox | Feb. 6, 2017A former Wisconsin Badger added another Super Bowl ring to his trophy case on Sunday as New England Patriots’ running back James White put together a record-setting performance to help his team pull off the greatest comeback in NFL postseason history. White played four years in Madison from 2010-'13, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors for his 1,000-yard, 14-touchdown 2010 season.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Mitchell's big night pushes UW losing streak to ten
By Cal Larsen | Feb. 5, 2017On Jan. 19, the Badgers (0-10 Big Ten, 5-18 overall) marched into Columbus to face off against then-No. 16 Ohio State (11-1, 21-5) and escaped with a just a 9-point loss.
HOCKEY
Clark, Pankowski bury Beavers to keep Badgers' streak alive
By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 5, 2017For two periods, Bemidji State stuck with No. 1 Wisconsin, matching the Badgers nearly shot-for-shot and giving the country’s top-ranked team its toughest challenge in two months.
HOCKEY
No. 18 Badgers stay hot, sweep Michigan State
By Ethan Levy | Feb. 5, 2017All season, the Badgers have prided themselves on their ability to adjust. Whether that comes in the form of changing lines mid-game or dressing different players on the fourth line and on defense, the Badgers have found a way to overcome adversity and often earn wins. In No. 18 Wisconsin’s (8-2-0-0 Big Ten, 15-8-1 overall) sweep of Michigan State (1-7-2-0, 5-16-3) in East Lansing this weekend, the Badgers once again had to adjust in order to earn a tough six points. In the first game of the weekend, Badgers senior defenseman Tim Davison drew a kneeing penalty, but was taken to the locker room and did not return.
COLUMNS
Mondays with Rasty: Despite Swanigan's dominance, Happ in race for Big Ten POY
By Zach Rastall | Feb. 5, 2017As little as two weeks ago, it looked like Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan was about ready to lap the field in the Big Ten Player of the Year race. Swanigan has been a double-double machine, is a matchup nightmare for almost any defense and is a bona fide Naismith Trophy candidate.
SPORTS
Pritzl plays key role as Badgers down Indiana
By Ben Pickman | Feb. 5, 2017Brevin Pritzl has tried just about everything to get on the court. At the end of last year, the redshirt freshman began growing out his hair, hoping a “new year, new me” mantra would help him see the floor.
BASKETBALL
Happ, Hayes lead Badgers in tight win over Indiana
By Ben Pickman | Feb. 5, 2017Redshirt sophomore Ethan Happ’s breakaway slam with just over three minutes to play in No. 10 Wisconsin’s (9-1 Big Ten, 20-3 overall) 65-60 victory over Indiana (5-6, 15-9) was just about the only highlight that the Badgers had Sunday afternoon.
BASKETBALL
Badgers return home, host Hoosiers in rematch
By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 4, 2017After a nearly two-week break from playing in front of a home crowd, the No. 10 Wisconsin Badgers (8-1 Big Ten, 19-3 overall) return to the Kohl Center to welcome an Indiana (5-5, 15-8) team that has fallen well short of expectations this season. Though the Badgers enjoyed their trip to Madison Square Garden, there’s no hiding that they are ready to be back in front of the Madison faithful this weekend.
SPORTS
Swimmers and divers shatter records on senior night
By Kelly Ward | Feb. 3, 2017The record board at the UW Natatorium likely needs a full-on repair job after the complete demolition the Wisconsin swim and dive team did to it Friday night. On senior night, the Badgers outperformed all expectations and set twelve pool records while winning all but one event in their rout of UW-Green Bay.
HOCKEY
Badgers record 500th win in blowout of Bemidji State
By Ben Leadholm | Feb. 3, 2017Back in 1999 when the Wisconsin women’s team played its first game, few knew what to expect from the program.
PODCAST
Cardinal Zone Podcast: Swim and dive update, women's hockey stays hot, men's hockey turnaround, men's basketball surviving the Big Ten
Feb. 3, 2017In this week's episode of the Cardinal Zone Podcast, Kelly Ward talks about the swim team and their prospects in the Big Ten.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Badgers drop ninth straight to Northwestern
By Isaiah De los Santos | Feb. 3, 2017The Badgers came into Wednesday night’s game against Northwestern as polar opposites, with the Cardinal and White looking at a dismal 5-16 record, while the Wildcats stood strong at 16-5.
HOCKEY
Top-ranked Wisconsin has seen improvement on power play over win streak
By Ben Leadholm | Feb. 2, 2017Every great team, regardless of the sport, has had that one shortcoming that makes people think “yeah, but...” that they needed to overcome to hit on all cylinders and compete for a title.
HOCKEY
Former Badgers' coach Jeff Sauer dies at 73
By Bobby Ehrlich | Feb. 2, 2017Legendary coach Jeff Sauer, who guided the Badgers to two national championships in 1983 and 1990, passed away at the age of 73.
SPORTS
Brotherton signs contract with Sunderland AFC, could become first Badger to play in English Premier League
By Jake Nisse | Feb. 2, 2017Feb. 1, 2017 will go down as a bittersweet day in the history of Wisconsin men’s soccer, as sophomore defender and team captain Sam Brotherton signed a contract with Sunderland AFC of the English Premier League (EPL) until 2019. After a stellar college career that included 33 starts, three goals and an All-Big Ten second team selection in 2016, Brotherton will jet off to England this Saturday to join Sunderland’s under-23 squad. “I'm really excited about the opportunity at Sunderland, and think it is going to be great for my development as a football player,” Brotherton said.
FOOTBALL
Coan, Davis headline 2017 recruiting class
By Colleen Muraca | Feb. 2, 2017In an interview with Chris Hall, Senior Director of Operations and Recruiting Andrew Marlatt stressed that the 2017 recruiting class had to be smart, tough and dependable.
HOCKEY
Decorated Desbiens battles injuries in quest for elusive NCAA title
By Cameron Lane-Flehinger | Feb. 1, 2017In his 25 years as a goaltending coach, Mark Greenhalgh has worked with numerous award-winning goaltenders, including All-Americans Jessie Vetter and Alex Rigsby.
BASKETBALL
Bradenton brothers: Trice, Ford developed close bond in Florida
By Thomas Valtin-Erwin | Feb. 1, 2017Wisconsin’s recruiting has long been predicated on snagging local players from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.
HOCKEY
Zimmer coming alive after difficult transition
By Ethan Levy | Feb. 1, 2017When freshmen hockey players step onto the Madison campus and the Kohl Center ice, quite a bit gets thrown at them all at once.
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