D’Mitrick Trice, Nate Reuvers power Wisconsin past Milwaukee 83-64
MADISON — D’Mitrick Trice scored a career-high 31 points and Nate Reuvers had 22 points to help Wisconsin overpower Milwaukee in a 83-64 victory Saturday, Dec. 21.The win gave the Badgers (6-5) a sweep against intrastate opponents this season, with victories over Milwaukee, Green Bay and Marquette.Darius Roy delivered 21 points and Te’Jon Lucas, an Illinois transfer in his first season at Milwaukee, had 10 points for the Panthers (5-7), who have lost five straight games.The game marked the Badgers debut of junior Micah Potter, an Ohio State transfer who was denied appeals to play five times by the NCAA’s Committee of Legislative Relief.Potter, a 6-foot-10 forward, shot 3 of 6 from the field, scored 12 points and played 13 minutes.
Wisconsin tops Baylor to reach NCAA women's volleyball final
PITTSBURGH — Dana Rettke had 17 kills, Molly Haggerty added 14 and Wisconsin beat Baylor 25-27, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 on Thursday night to advance to the NCAA women's volleyball championship match.Seeking their first title, the Badgers will face the winner of the second semifinal between Stanford and Minnesota.Rettke also had eight blocks, and Tiffany Clark added 18 digs for Wisconsin (27-6).
Wisconsin Badgers' Jonathan Taylor wins second straight Doak Walker Award
MADISON -- Wisconsin Badgers running back Jonathan Taylor has won the 2019 Doak Walker Award, given to the nation's best college running back.It's Taylor's second consecutive year winning the award.
Badgers still seeking 1st road win of season, falling to Rutgers 72-65
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Coming off his worst outing of the season, Geo Baker knew he had to be more assertive.Baker scored 22 points in bouncing back to lead Rutgers past Wisconsin 72-65 on Wednesday night.Baker had just four points on 1-of-7 shooting in Rutgers’ loss at No. 11 Michigan State on Sunday night, having come into that game averaging 13 points per game.
4 Wisconsin Badgers named to AP All-Big Ten team
MADISON -- Wisconsin Badgers running back Jonathan Taylor, the Big Ten's No. 2 all-time rusher, made first-team All-Big Ten for the Associated Press for the third straight year.
Wisconsin vs. Oregon: Badgers face Ducks in 106th Rose Bowl Game
PASADENA, Calif. -- No. 7 Oregon will face No. 11 Wisconsin in the 106th edition of the Rose Bowl.The Ducks (11-2) and Badgers (10-3) are regular New Year’s Day visitors to Pasadena: Wisconsin is in the Rose Bowl for the fourth time in 10 seasons, albeit the first in seven years, while Oregon has earned its fourth berth in 11 seasons.This game also is a rematch of the 2012 Rose Bowl.
No. 2 Ohio State rallies for 3rd straight Big Ten title, beating Wisconsin Badgers 34-21
INDIANAPOLIS — Justin Fields and J.K. Dobbins spent the first half scratching their heads.
'It's always exciting:' Fans cheer on Badgers in Milwaukee, hope for Big Ten Championship win
MILWAUKEE -- The Wisconsin Badgers fell to the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championship Game Saturday, Dec. 7.
Kobe King scored career-high 24 as Wisconsin beat Indiana 84-64
MADISON — Kobe King scored a career-high 24 points and Wisconsin shot a season-high 54% to beat Indiana 84-64 on Saturday, handing the Hoosiers their first loss.Nate Reuvers added 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range, for the Badgers (5-4, 1-0 Big Ten), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
FOX6 is the place for all things Big Ten Championship on Saturday, Dec. 7
INDIANAPOLIS -- It has come down to this.
Wisconsin Badgers, Ohio State Buckeyes meet for Big Ten Championship
INDIANAPOLIS — A rematch of the 2017 game, the Wisconsin Badgers and Ohio State Buckeyes meet at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Big Ten Football Championship Game.The 10-2 Badgers represent the West Division.
AP Top 25: Alabama out of top 5 for 1st time in 4 years; Badgers No. 10
MADISON -- Alabama dropped to No. 9 in The Associated Press college football poll, snapping the Crimson Tide’s record streak of 68 appearances in the top five.The top four teams in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank were unchanged, with LSU at No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Clemson, and Georgia.The Buckeyes gained on LSU after their blowout victory at Michigan, receiving 19 first-place votes.
Wisconsin beats Minnesota 38-17, earns Big Ten title game berth
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota's claim to Paul Bunyan's Axe in the Wisconsin-Minnesota rivalry didn't last long -- one year to be exact.The Badgers beat the Golden Gophers 38-17, Nov. 30 to take back the Axe after a one-year layover in Minneapolis.
Badgers fall to New Mexico in Legends Classic
NEW YORK — Jaquan Lyle scored 14 points to lead New Mexico to a 59-50 win over Wisconsin in the consolation game of the Legends Classic Tuesday night.Lyle was one of four Lobos (6-2) to score in double figures.
Badgers roll past Boilermakers 45-24
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Badgers beat the unranked Purdue Boilermakers 45-24 Saturday, Nov. 23 -- the team's seventh consecutive home victory.FIRST QUARTERSophomore receiver Aron Cruickshank took a direct snap from center Tyler Biadasz 27 yards to the endzone for the Badgers first score of the afternoon.Later in the quarter, Purdue kicked a 28-yard field goal to shrink the Wisconsin lead.With just over a minute remaining in the opening frame, Jonathan Taylor broke loose for a 51-yard touchdown scamper.
President Trump meets at WH with 22 college champion teams, including Badgers women's hockey
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday met with athletes and coaches from 22 collegiate national championship teams.The traditional honorary White House visit for champion college and pro sports teams has become a politically-loaded event in Pres.
Reuvers, Davison lead Wisconsin in 88-70 win over Green Bay
MADISON — Nate Reuvers scored 19 points and Brad Davison added 15, all in the first half, as Wisconsin beat Green Bay 88-70 on Thursday night.The Badgers (4-1) were keyed by a second straight strong performance shooting from behind the 3-point line, hitting 15 of 31.
'University of Wisconsin is my home:' Badgers 5th-year senior, David Pfaff, reflects on his final season
MADISON -- Some Wisconsin Badgers football players will probably be in the NFL next season.
Badgers use balanced attack to defeat rival Marquette 77-61
MADISON — Brevin Pritzl had 15 points and 12 rebounds off the bench, and each of the Wisconsin’s five starters scored in double figures as the Badgers defeated in-state rival Marquette 77-61 on Sunday, Nov. 17.Brad Davison also had 15 points for Wisconsin (3-1), which won its 12th straight non-conference home game and 300th career game at the Kohl Center, which opened in January 2008.Koby McEwen scored a game-high 19 points for Marquette (2-1), which suffered its first loss of the season.