Low-scoring football games are often referred to either as defensive slugfests or just plain ugly. Most of the time, the beauty—or lack thereof—is in the eye of the beholder.
Wisconsin’s (3-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) defense was playing at its best level all season until the last drive of regulation for Michigan State (1-3, 5-4), which ultimately snapped the Badgers’ 21-game home winning streak.
Once every year, two newspapers battle on a field of mud, sweat and more than occasionally blood and (Herald) tears. Such will be the case when The Daily Cardinal faces off Friday against its long-time rival, The Badger Herald, in their annual flag football game.
The Wisconsin women’s volleyball team (3-7 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) will host Illinois (4-6, 10-10) Friday at the UW Field House, and Northwestern (14-7, 3-7) will travel to Wisconsin for a Sunday afternoon match.
The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (5-4-1 Big Ten, 12-5-1 overall) will play its last regular-season game Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Iowa City, Iowa. The Badgers will square off against the Hawkeyes (2-5-3, 11-5-3), who are looking to maintain their spot in the Big Ten tournament.
This Friday the UW women’s volleyball team (3-7 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) will be hosting Illinois (4-6, 10-10) at Wisconsin’s Field House. Northwestern (3-7, 14-7) will then travel to Wisconsin for a Sunday afternoon match.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team (1-3-0 Big Ten, 6-7-3 overall) blanked the University of Missouri-Kansas City (4-1-0 Summit League, 6-8-2), 2-0, Wednesday night.
As different variations of the spread offense stretch to all corners of the college football landscape, the Wisconsin offense has the luxury of tuning out all the change.
No matter what sport they play, it is important for players on a team to have trust in one another. It is especially the case in football, in which all 11 players must be on the same page at the same time to be successful.
Wisconsin men’s basketball head coach Bo Ryan and his wife, Kelly, will host the Charity Stripe Challenge, a fundraiser for Coaches vs. Cancer and The American Cancer Society, Thursday at the Kohl Center.
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team received a big vote of confidence today, when freshman forward Nic Kerdiles announced he would be staying with the program despite facing a 10-game suspension.
If you’ve watched even five minutes of just about any sports or news network in the last few weeks, then you have seen that Lance Armstrong is in some hot water.
Friday night, the Wisconsin woman’s soccer team (5-4-1 Big Ten, 12-5-1 overall) started the road trip off with a bang. Lead by an offensive force, the Badgers defeated Purdue (2-6-1 Big Ten, 7-8-2 overall), 4-2.
The Wisconsin men's soccer team (1-2-0 Big Ten, 5-7-3 overall) was unable to extend their winning streak to three games Sunday. The Badgers fell short on the road at Michigan State (2-2-0, 7-7-1), losing 2-0 in front of over 800 fans in East Lansing, Mich. Goals from the Spartans came in the 26 minute from redshirt senior forward Domenic Barone and in the 59 minute from sophomore forward Adam Montague.
In the inaugural series at the LaBahn Arena, the Wisconsin women's hockey team (1-3-2 WCHA, 3-3-2 overall) shook off a sluggish offensive performance in Friday's loss, 1-0, and responded with a 3-3 tie on Sunday, but won the shootout 2-0 to gain an extra point against Bemidji State (1-2-1, 2-3-1).
Saturday turned out to be a perfect day in Madison. The weather was beautiful—a welcome change from the week where it rained nearly every day—and Badger football fans flocked to Camp Randall Stadium with a universal feeling of excitement.
The Wisconsin women’s volleyball (3-7 Big Ten, 15-8 overall) team lost a tough-fought match to Indiana (2-8, 10-12) Friday night.
The Wisconsin Badgers (3-1 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) run game catapulted the team to victory yet again, but this time the team has Paul Bunyan’s Axe to show for it for the ninth straight season.
When Bill Snyder ran the “Wildcat” offense at Kansas State in the late 1990s, the name made sense. After all, they are the Wildcats.
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