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SPORTS

Football: Assistant strength coach leaves program

By Rex Sheild and Stephanie Richter | Jun. 25, 2013

Since Gary Andersen has taken over at the helm, turnover within the Badger football program has been dramatic and it grew even more dramatic Tuesday, as Wisconsin assistant strength coach Brian Bott has resigned due to family reasons. While his contract lasts until Sunday, Bott announced the move June 10 to the players, according to Tom Mulhern of the Wisconsin State Journal.

COLUMNS

Column: It's a Father-Son Thing

By Rex Sheild | Jun. 16, 2013

I'm bad at giving gifts. Don't get me wrong, I'll always give gifts to my immediate family but I'll do it in the worst possible fashion. For Christmas, I'll usually give my sisters money out of my wallet the morning of, while giving my parents a gift card of their choice. With this being said, the most economically efficient gift I could give to my dad this Father's Day is through my column.

COLUMNS

Column: Coaches’ verbal and physical abuse need to come to an end

By Rex Sheild | May. 2, 2013

The player-coach relationship is an interesting one if you take a look at the longevity of it in the realm of college athletics. You have coaches like UCLA’s John Wooden, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, North Carolina’s Dean Smith and Alabama’s Nick Saban who stand at the pinnacle of this relationship and reflect the qualities of character, equality and hard work, and the list goes on and on.

COLUMNS

Column: To my good friend Aly, who was taken from the world far too soon

By Rex Sheild | Apr. 25, 2013

“Cancer can take away all my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart and it cannot touch my soul. And those three things are going to carry on forever.” Those words were famously spoke by the late Jim Valvano during his 1993 ESPY speech and were proudly carried out by Aly throughout her life.

Grey Satterfield, Grey Satterfield

FOOTBALL

Football: White's time to shine

By Rex Sheild and Michelle Turner | Apr. 24, 2013

Ever since Wisconsin athletic director and former head coach Barry Alvarez paced the sidelines, the Badgers have established themselves as one of the premier running teams in the country. A massive offensive line coupled with athletic yet powerful tailbacks have led the program to six Big Ten championships and as many Rose Bowl appearances since Alvarez’s arrival in 1990.

COLUMNS

Column: Athletes must be more careful with alcohol

By Rex Sheild | Apr. 17, 2013

You’ve had a couple of drinks and you’re feeling courageous enough to talk to the good-looking girl across the bar. You have a couple more drinks and realize that time is flying by, forcing you to drunkenly shuffle your hands through your pockets to find your keys. As you tell your friends goodbye with a drunken slur, you stumble your way to the car and force your keys into the ignition, putting yourself and everyone on the road at risk in the wee hours of the night.

FOOTBALL

Football: Badgers set for final week of spring camp under Andersen

By Rex Sheild | Apr. 12, 2013

Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen spoke with reporters Thursday in a Big Ten teleconference and addressed the team’s progress so far this spring.

COLUMNS

Column: Louisville’s team unity leads to championship

By Rex Sheild | Apr. 10, 2013

As I contemplated what to write my column about this week, I came to a standstill. Should I write about the mess at Rutgers and the mind-boggling severance package head coach Mike Rice received? Eh, perhaps. What about the allegations regarding the 2010 Auburn national title championship team? No, allegations surrounding championship programs should be old news by now. While I could have torn Rutgers and Auburn a new one, I had the odd urge to be nostalgic and sentimental with my column for the mere reason to shy away from the norm.

FOOTBALL

Spring Football: Notes from Wednesday, April 3

By Rex Sheild | Apr. 3, 2013

The defense was, by far, the highlight in 11-on-11 live action, especially on the third-down drills. By my count, around half of the plays were tackles for loss.

COLUMNS

Column: Brewers viable option to fill sports-viewing void in spring

By Steven Wishau - The Daily Cardinal and Rex Sheild | Apr. 3, 2013

There is a distinct cycle in terms of sports viewing in the state of Wisconsin. Throughout the fall, Saturdays have traditionally been reserved for Wisconsin football, while Sundays are religiously dedicated to the Green Bay Packers. As the Wisconsin and Marquette basketball programs get underway, some attention may be diverted toward those teams, yet they will still never amass the type of die-hard viewing reception the Packers or Badger football team receive.