LIVE BLOG: Wisconsin football at Indiana

After dominating Purdue last week, the Wisconsin Badgers look to keep their momentum going in Bloomington against the Indiana Hoosiers, a team they crushed 55-20 a year ago at Memorial Stadium.For those of you who did not make the six-plus hour drive down to the IU campus, Associate Sports Editor… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey vs. Minnesota

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team takes on Border Battle rival Minnesota at the Kohl Center tonight at 7.The Gophers (2-3-1) are fresh off a weekend sweep of Alaska-Anchorage where they earned their first two wins of the season. The Badgers also swept their series last weekend, outscoring New Hampshire 10-2.… Read more »

Gridiron nation: Week Ten

Games of the week: #9 LSU @ #3 Alabama Another week and other mouth-watering matchup in the SEC. As odd as it seems, LSU has a direct line to the national championship game. The Tigers control their own destiny and if they win out, you’ll see Les Miles vying for another crystal… Read more »

Freshman Focus: Kraig Appleton

By Jackson Dargan Although many people think of Wisconsin as a smash mouth running football team, it has yielded some top receivers who have made careers for themselves at the next level. Guys like Chris Chambers, Lee Evans, and the legendary Al Toon have come through UW Kraig Appleton… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Wisconsin basketball v. Bemidji State

The buzz around Madison is Obamarama, but at the Kohl Center, it’s all basketball. Bo Ryan’s Badgers open their exhibition season tonight with a matchup against Division II opponent Bemidji State. Wisconsin will look to evaluate its team as it goes up against another opponent for the first time in… Read more »

What we learned: Week nine

In my three years of watching Wisconsin football I have never seen a more dominant performance than the one I witnessed this past Saturday. The Badgers played a full 60 minutes and controlled every aspect of a game the Purdue Boilermakers wanted no part in.  Here is what we learned… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Wisconsin men's hockey v. UNH

While most UW students are dressed in costume out on state street, a small segment of the student body is in attendance tonight at the Kohl Center, many of whom also donned costumes for the event. It’s Halloween in Madison, but the Badgers aren’t scared of UNH. They are ready… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Wisconsin football v. Purdue

Fall is in the air on Halloween weekend here in Madison. We’re set for another Big Ten battle between Wisconsin and Purdue on a chilly, cloudy day at Camp Randall. The weather won’t affect us up in the press box, however. Join Herald Sports Editors Michael Bleach and Jordan Schelling… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Men's hockey v. UNH

If you’re not already out on State Street in full costume for Halloween, check out the Herald Sports live blog with associate sports editors Adam Holt and Jordan Schelling. Scroll down for the blog. Wisconsin men’s hockey v. UNH… Read more »

Gridiron nation: Week Nine

Games of the week: #3 Texas @ #14 Oklahoma State This is it for the Longhorns. Defeat the Cowboys and the schedule sets up perfectly for a trip to the Big 12 title game, and a shot at the national championship. Oklahoma State has some firepower on offense, but without… Read more »

Football recruiting: Badgers add kicker to class of 2010

Earlier in the week, the Wisconsin coaching staff received a verbal commitment from class of 2010 kicker, Kyle French.French is regarded as one of the top kickers nationally and Rivals.com lists the Menomonee Falls native as the seventh best kicker in the country.  Last year at this time, UW felt… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Men's BBall Red-White Scrimmage

It’s a beautiful October day outside, but inside the Kohl Center, basketball season is in full swing!Join Badger Herald sports editors Michael Bleach and Jordan Schelling as they provide live in-game coverage of the Badgers’ annual Red-White Scrimmage. See below for the live blog: <a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=0de441c2e4” >Red-White Scrimmage</a>… Read more »

Gridiron nation: Week eight

Games of the week: #8 TCU @ #16 BYU This a tremendous matchup between two programs from non-BCS conferences. The TCU Horned Frogs have had an outstanding start to the 2009 season, but Saturday’s matchup with Max Hall and the rest of the BYU Cougars is their first true test.… Read more »

Football recruiting: Maryland offensive lineman commits

Some good news finally came for Badger fans as Robby Havenstein, an offensive lineman from Frederick MD., committed to UW earlier in the week.  Havenstein is a 6-foot-7, 345-pound lineman who had offers from Penn State and West Virginia. Maryland tried to keep the talented lineman in-state, but the Badgers… Read more »

Freshman linebacker Mike Taylor out for season

What looked to be a promising season for the Wisconsin football team took another turn for the worse today as head coach Bret Bielema announced redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Taylor would not return this season after injuring his right knee Saturday against Iowa. “The good thing for us is that… Read more »

Vander Blue commits to Marquette

Sorry Badger fans, but some recent basketball news is about to make your already disappointing weekend that much worse. Reports from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and NBC 15 in Madison indicate that Vander Blue has committed to Marquette University. The Madison Memorial star finally ended a dramatic saga that included… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Wisconsin football v. Iowa

It feels like we’ve been on the road for months, but it’s only been two weeks since we’ve been here in the friendly confines of Camp Randall. Once again we’ll be bringing you unparalleled coverage of today’s Big Ten matchup between Wisconsin and Iowa. ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg is in the… Read more »

Gridiron nation: Week seven

Games of the week:  #20 Oklahoma @ #3 Texas I’ll be honest, this is one of the most exciting games to watch year in and year out in college football. The red river rivalry is as good as it gets, and this year’s matchup should produce another classic. Texas has… Read more »

Freshman focus: Dezmen Southward

By Jackson Dargan  Dezmen Southward is not your traditional Wisconsin recruit. He wasn’t the massive kid who could run faster, jump higher, and throw further than any other kid, he wasn’t the kid who had a giant growth spurt his freshmen year, in fact he didn’t even step onto… Read more »

Scouting the Hawkeyes

The Badgers are coming off a tough road-loss to a powerful Ohio State team, but the schedule does them no favors, as the upstart Iowa Hawkeyes ready themselves for a trip to Camp Randall.  Iowa is ranked no.11 in the AP poll, largely due to a huge win in Happy… Read more »

What we learned: Week six

Well, Wisconsin is no longer undefeated, and Saturday’s loss to the Buckeyes taught the upset-minded Badgers a thing or two about Big Ten football at the Horseshoe. Here is what we learned from a humbling week six: 1. Defense wins in the Big Ten At the end of the day,… Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Wisconsin football @ Ohio State

Wisconsin may be on national television this week, but no Badger football game is complete without commentary and analysis from Herald Sports. This week, current sports editors Michael Bleach and Jordan Schelling are in the press box at The Horseshoe for today’s matchup between Wisconsin and Ohio State. We also… Read more »

Gridiron nation: Week six

Games of the week:  #1 Florida @ #4 LSU Will Tebow play? That is the big question, but even without Tebow, the Gators have enough talent to play with anyone. LSU has been inconsistent, especially on offense, but that defense is keeping the Tigers at the top of the rankings.… Read more »