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Volleyball, football both hitting stride after season openers

Volleyball

Ironman brings 2,500 athletes to Madison

The 14th Ironman brought roughly 2,500 amateurs to compete in the 140.6-mile race.

Mueller’s double OT winner gives UW first conference victory since 2013

In dramatic fashion, Wisconsin came away with as close at it gets to a soccer buzzer beater.

Wisconsin nets pair of double-overtime draws

Coming off a loss at home to Illinois State last week, Wisconsin battled to double-overtime draws against both Milwaukee and Kentucky while on the road this weekend.

Badgers bounce back from loss, pound Miami

In many ways, Wisconsin’s win over Miami (OH) was like a party for the Badgers. There was dancing on the sidelines and in the stands, there was shuffling on the field and it was a coming out for a number of rising players. Wisconsin got its groove on early, and boogied their way to a 58-0 victory.

Badger Bio: Fumagalli on the mound

At 6-feet-6-inches and 250 pounds, Troy Fumagalli is nothing short of intimidating. Now imagine his massive frame on the pitcher’s mound, hurling fastballs in the upper 80s.

Badgers break down in season opener

Some say first impressions are everything. Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst probably doesn’t agree.

Three keys to moving on from Bama

1. Dealing with injuries

Miami hopes to get out of MAC cellar

Fresh off a 26-7 win over Presbyterian Sept. 5, Miami (1-0), of the Mid-American Conference, comes to Madison Saturday to take on Wisconsin (0-1) in the Badgers’ home opener.

UW vs Alabama: Numbers never lie

21 Wisconsin ran the ball just 21 times against Alabama, its fewest rushing attempts in a game this millennium.

Big Ten power rankings: Gophers, Wildcats impressive in openers

Week one of the 2015 college football season is in the books, and the Big Ten has once again come stumbling out of the gates. Utah spoiled Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan debut, BYU bested Nebraska on a last-second Hail Mary, Penn State and its porous offensive line lost to Temple for the first time since the FDR administration, Alabama rolled over Wisconsin, Marshall beat Purdue and a failed two-point conversion was the only thing that kept Indiana from falling to FCS school Southern Illinois.

Not all is lost in loss to Alabama

Back to the Camp to turn things around

Throughout the offseason, the Badger faithful looked forward to the first game, a showdown with national powerhouse Alabama.

From behind enemy lines: Miami

Sports editor Jake Powers caught up with Grace Remington, sports editor for Miami University’s student newspaper, the Miami Student, to discuss the RedHawks’ outlook heading into Madison.

Badger Classic plays host to familiar faces

The Badgers (5-1) passed their first big road test of the season and bounced back from a rough open- ing weekend, sweeping No. 18 North Carolina and beating Louisville 3-1 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge last weekend in Louisville, Ky.

Stave looks to build off solid opener

Near the end of the second quarter Saturday against Alabama, Joel Stave took a three-step drop, planted his back foot and slung a 22-yard pass to Alex Erickson, who was running a corner route along the right sideline.

Matt Harvey debacle ugly for everyone involved

It’s September and the New York Mets stand alone atop the NL East standings. It should be a time of excitement for fans as their team seeks its first postseason berth since 2006, but instead the Mets have become the talk of baseball for all the wrong reasons.

Volleyball, football come home

Volleyball

Alabama outruns, overpowers limping Badgers

ARLINGTON, Texas — Wisconsin pulled off a program-defining win Oct.

Exemplifying a legacy, his own way

Corey Clement’s relationship with time is a funny thing. Recruited out of Glassboro, N.J., the now-junior running back didn’t commit to Wisconsin until November of his senior year in high school.