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A last look at the Shell before it's demolished for Wisconsin's new practice facility
Events of all kinds have taken place under the arch of the 1,600-ton concrete roof in the Camp Randall Sports Center over the last 68 years. There have been college and high school track meets and a long-running college wrestling meet. The University of Wisconsin football team once held practices inside, as did the school's baseball and softball teams.
Wisconsin athletic director lands new contract, hefty pay raise
University of Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh usually is giving contract extensions to Badgers coaches, but he now is getting one of his own. McIntosh has signed a new five-year agreement that will run through the 2028-29 season, the school announced Thursday. His salary is climbing from $1.03 million for...
Perception of Wisconsin football is changing in the Big Ten, and not in a good way
INDIANAPOLIS — So much of the Big Ten Conference’s football media days are focused on what’s new. The event, stretched over three days after four teams were added to the league, opened Tuesday with talk of the marquee matchups expected to unfold this fall and the potential rivalries that could emerge in the new, 18-team version of the Big Ten.
New Zealand guard Hayden Jones commits to Wisconsin men's basketball
Greg Gard scored his third commitment for the 2025 class. Hayden Jones, a 6-foot-5 guard from New Zealand, announced his commitment to Wisconsin Thursday. He joins Zach Kinziger, a 6-3, four-star point guard from De Pere, and Will Garlock, a 7-foot center from Middleton, in the Badgers’ class. ...
Wisconsin athletes have had some unforgettable moments at the Summer Olympics
As the 2024 Olympics get started in Paris, many Wisconsinites will get their chance to shine on the international stage. Will any come away with medals, like Kenny Bednarek's silver or Molly Seidel's bronze in 2021? Perhaps it will mark the second straight Olympics with a Wisconsin-connected athlete winning gold in men's basketball after Bucks players Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday turned the feat in 2021, mere weeks after winning the NBA crown. ...
Wisconsin football makes Power 5 history with attention-grabbing promotion
As the Wisconsin football program heads into their second season under coach Luke Fickell, a historic promotion should help the program grow into the future. According to the latest report, the Badgers are promoting 24-year-old Max Stienecker from player personnel director to general manager of the football team, per On3 Sports. He’s set to become […] The post Wisconsin football makes Power 5 history with attention-grabbing promotion appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Wisconsin becomes 16th Big Ten school to sell alcohol in general seating areas at football games
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will begin selling alcohol in general seating areas at Camp Randall Stadium this season. The university’s decision, announced on Monday, leaves Nebraska and Northwestern as the only two schools who aren’t allowing general seating alcohol sales in the now 18-team Big Ten. Alcohol sales are also set to begin this season at Michigan Stadium.
Previewing The 2024 Wisconsin Football Offense
Wisconsin football opens fall camp very soon and the 2024 season gets under way on August 30. The Badgers will take on Western Michigan at home under the lights of Camp Randall. Year two under head coach Luke Fickell should be better now that players have an entire year in the system.
Badger Basketball Makes Cut for Two Top Recruits
Greg Gard and the Badgers have been listed as top schools for two prized 2025 prospects. Both Davion Hannah and Tommy Ahneman has listed Wisconsin in their latest cut downs. Hannah, a top 30 player in the 2025 class, has cut his list down to nine programs. The Wisconsin native will be playing his last year of high school ball with Link Academy in Missouri. Wisconsin will have to compete with Ohio State, Michigan State and others.
Home Talent League: Dodgeville ends Verona’s 69-game win streak
The Verona Cavaliers saw their 69-game win streak snapped after losing to Dodgeville 8-2 in a battle of Western Section unbeatens in Home Talent Sunday League action on July 21. The Cavs had won 69 straight games in the Home Talent’s Sunday League and Night League combined. Both Verona and...
4 women from UW-Madison’s rowing team will compete for gold at Paris Olympics
The old joke about rowing, Lauren O’Connor said, is that it’s the only sport to have roots as a form of corporal punishment. “You could go to prison, or you could row on the boats that were taking people across the ocean and doing this really, really hard labor,” she said.
'This has to be our year': Defensive lineman Curt Neal on Wisconsin's goals for 2024
MADISON – As he prepares for his fourth season at Wisconsin, safety Hunter Wohler isn’t afraid to reflect on how the program has fallen short of so many goals. Zero Big Ten titles. ...
Dreaming of gold: Olympians with ties to Madison and Wisconsin competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics
The Paris 2024 Olympics will feature approximately 10,500 athletes from all over the world going for gold. We’ve rounded up Olympians with ties to Madison and Wisconsin. Here’s who you can root for on that world stage, Mad City.
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