Badgers’ WR Quintez Cephus pleads not guilty to sexual assault
MADISON — University of Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging that he sexually assaulted two drunken women in his apartment this past spring.Cephus entered the plea to charges of second- and third-degree sexual assault during a hearing in Madison on Thursday,Oct. 11.Prosecutors allege that Cephus sexually assaulted both women simultaneously.
Wisconsin receiver sues university over discipline probe
MADISON — Embattled University of Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus is suing the school because he says a disciplinary probe it is conducting while he's trying to defend himself in a criminal sexual assault case violates his rights.Cephus was suspended from the Badgers in August after he was charged with sexually assaulting two drunken women in his apartment.
No. 16 Wisconsin's run game wears down Nebraska in 41-24 win
MADISON -- Jonathan Taylor ran for 221 yards and three scores, including a career-best 88-yarder in the fourth quarter, and No. 16 Wisconsin's punishing ground game wore down winless Nebraska in a 41-24 victory on Saturday night.The Badgers (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) withstood the Cornhuskers' desperate second-half comeback attempt from a 17-point halftime deficit led by two touchdown passes in the third quarter by Adrian Martinez.
Watch the Badgers play on the big screen at Fiserv Forum's covered beer garden
MILWAUKEE -- Need a place to watch the Wisconsin Badgers play Saturday night, Oct. 6?
No. 18 Wisconsin rallies past Iowa 28-17
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Alex Hornibrook threw a 17-yard TD pass to A.J. Taylor with 57 seconds left and No. 18 Wisconsin bounced back from last week's loss by rallying past Iowa 28-17 on Saturday night.
UW linebacker growing on the field and on campus: 'It's important to not be 1-dimensional'
MADISON -- College is a time for personal growth, and for Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Zack Baun, that's taking place on the field and on campus.The Badgers have had a string of standout players at linebacker in recent seasons and Baun hopes to join that group.
BYU upsets No. 6 Wisconsin 24-21
MADISON -- Squally Canada ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns and BYU handed mistake-prone Wisconsin its first nonconference home loss since 2003, giving the No. 6 Badgers fits with its motion offense in a 24-21 victory Saturday.
Judge refuses to drop sex assault charge against Badgers' receiver
MADISON — A judge ordered Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus to stand trial Tuesday on charges that he sexually assaulted two drunken women this spring, rejecting a motion from his attorneys to dismiss one of the counts alleging that the women weren't as impaired as investigators say.Prosecutors charged Cephus in August with second- and third-degree sexual assault, both of which are felonies.
Taylor scores 3 TDs, No. 5 Wisconsin beats New Mexico 45-14
MADISON — Jonathan Taylor ran for 253 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Wisconsin asserted its dominance after allowing a score on the game-opening drive, beating New Mexico 45-14 on Saturday.A.J. Taylor had 134 yards receiving and a score for the Badgers (2-0), who won their 41st straight home nonconference game.
Taylor scores twice, No. 4 Wisconsin beats W. Kentucky 34-3
MADISON — Jonathan Taylor took the handoff and went left as the Wisconsin offensive line and three tight ends cleared a path to the end zone.The dynamic back waited patiently for the holes and weaved through traffic.
Court enters not guilty pleas for Badgers' WR Cephus on charges he sexually assaulted 2 women
MADISON -- Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus made his first court appearance Thursday on charges alleging that he sexually assaulted two drunken women this spring, a day after his attorneys asked the judge to dismiss one of the counts because they say the women weren't as impaired as investigators allege.Prosecutors charged Cephus on Monday with second- and third-degree sexual assault, which are both felonies.
Wisconsin WR Davis, roommate of Cephus, suspended 2 games
MADISON — Wisconsin wide receiver Danny Davis has been suspended for the first two games of the season.Coach Paul Chryst announced the suspension Wednesday, two days after Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus was charged with felony sexual assault.
Badgers' WR Quintez Cephus suspended, 2 felony counts of sexual assault filed
MADISON — Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus was charged with felony sexual assault on Monday, accused of misconduct involving two women at his apartment last April.Cephus, a 20-year-old junior from Macon, Georgia, was suspended by the team shortly after he was charged with third-degree sexual assault and second-degree sex assault of an intoxicated victim.
Ohio State, Wisconsin place 2 on Big Ten preseason honors list
CHICAGO -- Ohio State and Wisconsin each placed two players on the Big Ten preseason honors list.Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa and running back J.K. Dobbins made the roster for the East Division, and Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Edwards and running back Jonathan Taylor were recognized on the West side.
Wisconsin Badgers to face Northwestern at Wrigley Field in 2020
CHICAGO — Northwestern will play Wisconsin at Wrigley Field in 2020.The Wildcats and Chicago Cubs announced Tuesday the Big Ten schools will meet at the Friendly Confines on Nov. 7, 2020.Northwestern will be returning to Wrigley Field for the first time since the one-way game against Illinois in November 2010 — the first college football game there since 1938.
Wisconsin signs guard Tai Strickland, son of former NBA guard
MADISON — Wisconsin has signed the son of former NBA guard Rod Strickland and a 7-footer from Minnesota to its latest recruiting class.Six-foot-2 guard Tai Strickland and center Joe Hedstrom signed letters of intent on Wednesday.
Gloomy forecast forces Badgers to cancel spring football game
MADISON — Wisconsin has canceled its spring football game because of a weather forecast calling for heavy rain and thunderstorms.Wisconsin says the game on Friday night at Camp Randall Stadium will not be rescheduled.
Television ratings down for NCAA finals on cable TV
NEW YORK — Villanova's comfortable victory over Michigan in the NCAA men's basketball final may have been good for the blood pressure of the team's fans, but it wasn't good for television ratings.The game was seen by 16 million viewers on TBS, TNT and Tru TV last week, the Nielsen company said.
Little Caesars offering free pizza lunches Monday after losing March Madness bet
DETROIT - Thanks to No. 16 seeded UMBC's upset of No. 1 seeded Virginia in the NCAA Tournament, Little Caesars is giving away free pizza on Monday!Little Caesars first tweeted in mid-March that it would give free lunch combos if a No. 16 seed defeated a No. 1 seed.
Hiedeman rallies Marquette women past Dayton 84-65 in NCAA
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Natisha Hiedeman scored a career-high 32 points, including 18 in the first quarter, and No. 8 seed Marquette rallied past ninth-seed Dayton for an 84-65 victory Friday in a women's NCAA Tournament first-round game.Hiedeman's five 3-pointers in the first quarter were critical in rallying the Golden Eagles (24-9) from an 11-3 deficit to a 22-15 lead that they maintained on the way to their first NCAA win since 2011.