Wisconsin Badgers play Miami Hurricanes in Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium
NEW YORK — The Wisconsin Badgers (7-5) square up against the Miami Hurricane Miami (7-5) in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.
Wisconsin tops Grambling 84-53 as Happ gets 1,000th rebound
MADISON — Often, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard says, Wisconsin's defense feeds off its offense.
Wisconsin QB Hornibrook sidelined for bowl game, Coan starts
MADISON — Wisconsin will start Jack Coan at quarterback in the Pinstripe Bowl against Miami with Alex Hornibrook sidelined by a recurrence of concussion symptoms.Coach Paul Chryst said Thursday that Hornibrook, a third-year starter, took part in more than two weeks of bowl practice before symptoms returned.
Marquette beats No. 12 Wisconsin 74-69 in OT; Howard has 27
MILWAUKEE -- Markus Howard scored 27 points, freshman Joey Hauser added 15 and hit big, late-game shots and Marquette grinded out a 74-69 win in overtime over No. 12 Wisconsin on Saturday.Sam Hauser had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (8-2).
Happ scores 20, rallies No. 12 Badgers past Rutgers 69-64
MADISON — Ethan Happ scored 20 points and D'Mitrik Trice added 14 as No. 12 Wisconsin rallied to beat Rutgers 69-64 on Monday night.Nate Reuvers finished with 10 points, and Happ, who scored 12 second-half points, shot 10 of 17 from the field as Wisconsin (8-1, 2-0 Big Ten) closed out the win by hitting five of its last six shots.Eugene Omoruyi scored 17 points and had eight rebounds for the Scarlet Knights (7-2, 0-2), who lost to a ranked opponent for the second straight game.
Wisconsin Badgers to face Miami Hurricanes in Pinstripe Bowl
NEW YORK -- The Wisconsin Badgers will face the Miami Hurricanes in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27 in New York.
Trice, No. 22 Wisconsin win at No. 14 Iowa 72-66
IOWA CITY, Iowa — D'Mitrik Trice scored 20 points, including a crucial 3 with 20 seconds left, and 22nd-ranked Wisconsin held off No. 14 Iowa 72-66 on Friday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.Ethan Happ had 13 points, seven boards and five assists for the Badgers (7-1), who handed the resurgent Hawkeyes their first loss of the season.
After 50 years, Badgers band director Mike Leckrone leads his final march
MADISON -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison's marching band on Saturday, Nov. 24 celebrated the end of an era.
Gophers take back Axe, beat Wisconsin 37-15
MADISON -- Demetrius Douglas returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown, Minnesota's defense held up on the road and the Golden Gophers ran away from Wisconsin for a 37-15 win on Saturday to snap a 14-game losing streak in the rivalry and reclaim Paul Bunyan's Axe.Mohamed Ibrahim ran for 121 yards and a 10-yard touchdown run on 26 carries for Minnesota (6-6, 3-6 Big Ten), which became bowl eligible for the first time under second-year coach P.J. Fleck.The Gophers took a page from the Badgers' playbook by pounding away on the ground in the second half.
No. 22 Marquette drubs Illinois-Chicago 96-32
MILWAUKEE — Amani Wilborn scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season to propel No. 22 Marquette to a 96-32 romp over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday.
No. 4 Virginia tops No. 25 Wisconsin in Atlantis
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- De'Andre Hunter had 20 points and nine rebounds to help No. 4 Virginia beat No. 25 Wisconsin 53-46 on Friday in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.Ty Jerome added 11 points for the Cavaliers (6-0), who led 33-18 after a strong first half, and then sputtered offensively as the Badgers kept pushing back.
Wisconsin celebrates Taylor-made OT victory at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jonathan Taylor rushed for a career-high 321 yards and scored three times including the decisive 17-yard run in triple overtime to give Wisconsin a 47-44 come-from-behind victory at Purdue on Saturday.
Happ scores 30 as Wisconsin pulls away from Xavier 77-68
CINCINNATI — Ethan Happ flipped in a one-handed shot, and then drove past a defender for a dunk.
Wisconsin Badgers fall to Penn State 22-10
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Trace McSorley tied Penn State's record for wins by a quarterback with his 29th, and 21st-ranked Nittany Lions beat Wisconsin 22-10 on Saturday.
Wisconsin runs away from Rutgers 31-17, Taylor with 3 TDs
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns, and Wisconsin played smash-mouth football in the second half to run away from Rutgers for a 31-17 win on Saturday.Ryan Connelly led a strong effort from the front seven with eight tackles, while Andrew Van Ginkel blocked a field-goal attempt for the Badgers (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten).Starting quarterback Alex Hornibrook left the game at halftime because of a head injury, a week after missing a loss at Northwestern while in the concussion protocol.All backup quarterback Jack Coan had to do in the third quarter was hand off to his running backs.Why not when you have Taylor, the nation's leading rusher, in the backfield?The Badgers had 13 plays, all runs, for 163 yards in the quarter to turn a 10-0 halftime lead into a comfortable 24-3 advantage.
Wisconsin Badgers to honor firefighter killed in Sun Prairie explosion at football game
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Badgers will honor a man killed in a Sun Prairie explosion, at the football game in Madison on Saturday, Nov. 3.Sun Prairie volunteer firefighter Captain Cory Barr was killed while on duty responding to a gas leak on Tuesday, July 10.
Wisconsin falls to Northwestern on the road, 31-17
EVANSTON, Ill. — Clayton Thorson ran for two touchdowns and threw for one, and Northwestern beat No. 20 Wisconsin 31-17 on Saturday.The Big Ten West-leading Wildcats (5-3, 5-1) moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Badgers (5-3, 3-2) and gained some revenge for a loss at Camp Randall Stadium early last season that helped keep them out of the conference championship game.With quarterback Alex Hornibrook missing the game because of a concussion and the defense without several injured starters, it was simply a rough afternoon for Wisconsin.
Taylor and Deal carry No. 23 Wisconsin past Illinois 49-20
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor rushed for 159 yards and Taiwan Deal ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns as No. 23 Wisconsin took advantage of five first-half turnovers to rout Illinois 49-20 on Saturday.
Lawyer: Evidence shows coaches knew of NCAA family payouts
NEW YORK — A lawyer for a longtime Adidas employee urged jurors to use common sense to conclude college basketball coaches knew money was being paid to families to steer top players to their schools.Attorney Michael Schachter told jurors at a criminal trial's closings Thursday they could follow the evidence to conclude coaches at Louisville and Kansas encouraged payouts.A prosecutor later disagreed, saying coaches were not "running rampant." The jury is likely to start deliberations Monday in the trial of an aspiring sports agent and two men who worked on the behalf of shoemaker Adidas.Schachter, who represents James Gatto, an Adidas sports marketing manager, mocked the idea that coaches of the caliber of Bill Self at Kansas and Rick Pitino at Louisville didn't know what was going on.
No. 15 Wisconsin falls 38-13 to No. 12 Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Shea Patterson accounted for 214 yards of offense and a touchdown, leading No. 12 Michigan to a 38-13 victory over No. 15 Wisconsin on Saturday night.The Wolverines (6-1, 4-0 Big Ten) beat a ranked conference team for the first time since topping the Badgers two years ago.