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Softball Badgers advance to Big Ten title game

May 11, 2013 By

The Wisconsin Badger women’s softball team knocked off No. 6 Michigan, 9-3, to advance to the title game of the Big Ten Tournament.  It’s the first appearance in the championship game in program history.

Wisconsin (41-11) used a big first inning to knock off the No. 1-seeded Wolverines (45-10) at Bowling Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., earning a win over a top-10 opponent for the first time since the 2002 season.

Wisconsin returns to Bowlin Stadium on Sunday at noon for the Big Ten Championship game.  The Badgers will play the winner of the semifinal game between Nebraska and Minnesota, airing live on BTN.

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Badgers get rematch with Virginia in ACC/Big Ten

May 9, 2013 By

The Wisconsin Badgers will square off for the second straight season against the Virginia Cavaliers in the 2013 ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Wisconsin faces Virginia on Dec. 4, the second night of the Challenge in Charlottesville.

Tony Bennett’s Cavaliers faced the Badgers last season at the Kohl Center and left with a 60-54 win over Bo Ryan’s team.

The Badgers played in the NCAA Tournament last year, while Virginia reached the quarterfinals of the NIT post season tournament before losing to Iowa 75-64.

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Hockey Badgers open Big Ten slate at Minnesota

May 8, 2013 By

The Big Ten Conference announced the dates and opponents for the inaugural

Wisconsin hockey at the Kohl Center

Wisconsin hockey at the Kohl Center

season of Big Ten men’s ice hockey today, featuring 20-game schedules for each of the six Big Ten hockey schools: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin.

The first season of Big Ten hockey concludes with the inaugural Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament, to be held March 20-22, 2014, at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

The majority of conference games will be played on Friday and Saturday nights, but the schedule will also feature a limited number of games on Thursday, Sunday and Monday.

The Wisconsin Badgers open their Big Ten campaign at rival Minnesota on Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday Nov. 30.

The Badgers will then play home series against Penn State, Michigan and Ohio State before hitting the road again at Michigan on New Years Eve.

 

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Dayne says his success is due to team work (AUDIO)

May 8, 2013 By

More than 13 years after running to the top of the NCAA career rushing list

Ron Dayne in the 1999 Rose Bowl

Ron Dayne in the 1999 Rose Bowl

and winning the Heisman Trophy, two-time Rose Bowl MVP and former Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne has been chosen to join an elite group.  The National Football Foundation announced yesterday that Dayne has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Dayne will be the 13th Badger inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, joining his former coach and current UW Athletic Director, Barry Alvarez, who was part of this year’s Hall of Fame selection committee.

The other Badgers in the Hall, Wisconsin’s only other Heisman winner, Alan Ameche, Marty Below, Robert Butler, Pat Harder, Elroy Crazylegs” Hirsch, Pat O’Dea, Pat Richter, Dave Schreiner and coaches Phil King, George Little and Harry Stuhldreher. [Read more...]

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Dayne headed for College Football HOF

May 7, 2013 By

Former Wisconsin Badger running back Ron Dayne was announced today as a part of the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2013.

Dayne finished his career as college football’s all-time leading rusher, finishing with 6,397 career rushing yards.  Counting bowl games, Dayne rushed for 7,125 yards as a Badger.

As a senior, Dayne became the second player in Badgers’ history to win the Heisman Trophy, racking up 2,034 rushing yards and scoring 20 touchdowns.

Dayne becomes the 13th former Badgers’ player or coach to be elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

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