BADGERS
Badgers hope to keep up defensive pressure
MADISON -- Should the 17th-ranked Badgers (8-2, 5-2) hold Northwestern (7-4, 4-3), their final Big Ten opponent, under 100 yards rushing, Wisconsin will have gone the entire conference season not allowing a team to break the 100-yard mark on the ground.Badger fans contemplate the end of the season
MADISON -- As Wisconsin prepares for its crucial Big Ten Conference football finale Saturday at Northwestern before enjoying its second bye week of the season, Badgers fans are pondering several questions.Hughes guides Wisconsin past Oakland, Mich., 58-42
MADISON -- Wisconsin shot 42 percent and led comfortably for most of the game. But the Badgers also turned the ball over 15 times and were just 3 of 14 from behind the 3-point line.Tolzien, Toon quite a combo
MADISON -- BigTen honors UW quarterbackBadger men roll in opener
MADISON -- Jon Leuer scored 19 points and blocked a career-high four shots as Wisconsin beat Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, 75-46, Sunday in the season opener for both teams.No. 21 Wisconsin beats Michigan 45-24
MADISON -- Scott Tolzien tied a career high with four touchdown passes and scored on a sneak, and No. 21 Wisconsin made Michigan's miserable Big Ten season even worse with a 45-24 victory Saturday.Badgers enjoy old, new Toons
MADISON -- Mention the name "Toon," and one generation will draw memories of the great Al Toon, who dazzled University of Wisconsin football fans in the 1980s with his speed, length and pass-catching ability.Badgers should kick ’em when they’re down
Thing is, the chance to kick the sand-kicker when he’s down makes itself available far less than the Rose Bowl itself. When they come around, go at it with both feet.Badger basketball secures three recruits
MADISON -- The University of Wisconsin has officially added three new players to the men’s basketball program.UW seniors seeking payback
MADISON -- Last year’s collapse against Michigan still fresh in their mindsFOOTBALL
McClain, Spikes among Butkus finalists again
CHICAGO (AP) -- Alabama's Rolando McClain, Florida's Brandon Spikes and Missouri's Sean Weatherspoon are once again finalists for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation's top linebacker....
Bowl destinies on the line for Penn St, Mich St.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Rose Bowl is out of reach for Penn State and Michigan State....
Ohio State-Michigan series has slipped in stature
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- The Game has lost a lot of luster....
Tennessee State coach James Webster Jr. resigns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- James Webster Jr. has resigned as Tennessee State's football coach after five seasons....
U-M's Coleman sidesteps football audit questions
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman did not make herself available to answer questions following a Board of Regents meeting Thursday in which an internal audit of the school's football program practice time was on the agenda....
Colorado QB Hansen returns after thumb injury
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen has returned after leaving the Buffaloes' game at No. 12 Oklahoma State with a right thumb injury....
Former players say Kansas coach is abusive
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- University of Kansas officials are willing to talk with former players about allegations of abusive behavior by football coach Mark Mangino - and two former players had plenty to say on Thursday....
