Sports

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FOOTBALL

UW prepares for Martinez

By Ryan Hill | Sep. 26, 2012

The amount of criticism senior Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez received last year was arguably at its peak after their 48-17 defeat in Camp Randall Stadium on Oct. 1st, 2011. His one-and-a-half quarters of solid play was short-lived to say the least. The Cornhuskers jumped out to a 14-7 lead just five seconds into the second quarter, but by the time “Jump Around” came on, the game was already decided.

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SPORTS

Column: Business comes before football for the NFL

By Parker Gabriel | Sep. 26, 2012

My sports fanhood has changed quite a bit over the last four-plus years.

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SPORTS

Column: NFL loses credibility, but replay officials make right call

By Vince Huth | Sep. 26, 2012

If you haven’t stopped reading already, thanks!

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FOOTBALL

Badgers prepare for tough test in Lincoln

By Whitney Newman and Peter Geppert | Sep. 24, 2012

For the Wisconsin football team (3-1 overall), the quest for their third straight conference championship begins this week when they open up Big Ten play.

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SPORTS

Saints’ poor start highlights coaching importance in NFL

By Matt Masterson | Sep. 24, 2012

As long as sports have been around, there has been a “chicken or the egg” type argument about who really makes a team, the players or the coaches. Is it the coaches’ preparation, motivation and schemes that set up a team for victory, or does on-the-field talent truly trump all else?

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VOLLEYBALL

Wisconsin Press Conference Recap

By Paul Blazevich | Sep. 24, 2012

Women's Hockey

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FOOTBALL

Badgers’ backfield carries team to win

By Ryan Hill | Sep. 24, 2012

No Montee Ball? No problem for the Wisconsin Badgers (3-1 overall).

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SPORTS

Bayern München on the path to redemption in 2012-’13

By Matt Kleist | Sep. 24, 2012

Losing hurts. You can try to say it doesn’t, but it does.

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SPORTS

Badger men unable to find back of net against Penn State

By Jonah Beleckis | Sep. 24, 2012

The Wisconsin men’s soccer team (0-1 Big Ten, 2-2-3 overall) only made one mistake Friday night, but it resulted in the deciding goal in the Badgers’ 1-0 loss to Penn State (1-0-0, 6-1-1).

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FOOTBALL

Stave impresses in first start

By Parker Gabriel | Sep. 24, 2012

Saturday was a day of firsts for redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave. Making his first collegiate start, the Greenfield, Wis. native threw his first touchdown (and interception) and took a big hit from a defender for the first time since high school.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER

Peaks and valleys define Badger women’s weekend in back-to-back Big Ten games in Madison

By Blake Duffin & Taylor Valentine | Sep. 23, 2012

Michigan State

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FOOTBALL

Bielema announces Stave gets start for UW

By Ryan Hill | Sep. 20, 2012

Well, it’s official. Redshirt freshman Joel Stave will be taking the reigns of the struggling Wisconsin (2-1 overall) offense Saturday morning against Texas El-Paso (1-2 overall) in the team’s final non-conference game of the season.

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SPORTS

Badgers return home looking to keep building off successful weekend

By Rex Sheild | Sep. 20, 2012

Coming off of a 0-0 tie and a 1-0 win against Western Illinois and IUPUI respectively at the University of Illinois-Chicago Soccer Classic this past weekend, the University of Wisconsin men’s soccer team (2-2-3 overall) looks to continue its winning ways on Friday as it takes on Big Ten foe Penn State (5-1-1 overall) at the McClimon Soccer Complex in the first conference game of the season for both squads.

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VOLLEYBALL

Wisconsin prepares for first conference test of year

By Molly Reppen and Vince Huth | Sep. 20, 2012

By Vince Huth

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WOMEN'S SOCCER

Badger women’s soccer team readies for Big Ten opener this weekend

By Christian Blatner | Sep. 20, 2012

The No. 14 Wisconsin Badgers women’s soccer team (0-1-0 Big Ten, 6-2-0 overall) open up their home conference schedule at the McClimon Soccer Complex on Friday as they face off with the Michigan State Spartans. Friday’s game will be an important one for the team, as they are coming off a 2-1 loss to No. 11 Penn State last Sunday.

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FOOTBALL

Defense looks to make name for itself

By Matt Masterson and Tony Schultz | Sep. 20, 2012

While much of the national spotlight has been centered on the Wisconsin football team’s (2-1 overall) struggling offense, the squad’s defense has been the team’s stabilizing force so far this season.

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SPORTS

Brewers make games meaningful

By Parker Gabriel | Sep. 20, 2012

Every once in a while, I like to get away from writing about college football. It’s not like there’s any shortage of storylines at this point, nor any shortage of opinions about those storylines, but let’s put that aside, just for these few hundred words.

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FOOTBALL

Badgers’ offense looks to bounce back

By Parker Gabriel | Sep. 18, 2012

There is no shortage of questions in regards to the Wisconsin football team’s (2-1) offense in the days leading up to Saturday’s non-conference finale against Texas-El Paso (1-2).

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SPORTS

NFL replacement refs damaging product on the field, but not off it

By Eric Kleefeld and Vince Huth | Sep. 18, 2012

The NFL’s replacement referees had a gruesome first two weeks of games, but I’m not sure how much blame they really deserve.

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SPORTS

Eaves addresses jersey patch, rink dedication

By Matt Masterson | Sep. 18, 2012

Athletic director Barry Alvarez and men’s hockey head coach Mike Eaves met with the media Monday afternoon to discuss the outlook for the team’s upcoming historic 50th season.