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Badgers tight end position getting smaller

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Zander Neuville (Photo by David Stluka).

Two more Wisconsin tight ends dropped out of practice with injury.  The latest are Redshirt sophomore Jake Ferguson and freshman Hayden Rucci, both with left arm injuries.

Ferguson’s injury isn’t believed to be serious, but with the first game just over two weeks away (Aug. 30 at South Florida), the Badgers are definitely thin at the position.

Already lost are Gabe Loyd (season-ending leg injury) and Luke Benzschawel (right knee).  Only three healthy players remain at the position, freshman Clay Cundiff and redshirt freshmen Jack Eschenbach and Seth Currens, who just moved to tight end from linebacker.

The Badgers are also giving work to redshirt freshman Cormac Sampson who played tight end in high school but has moved to the offensive line with the Badgers.

Wisconsin does have veteran Zander Neuville returning after being granted a sixth year of eligibility.  But Neuville is working his way back into football shape and has yet to start practicing with the team.

Neuville suffered season ending knee injuries for the Badgers, each of the last two years.

 

U.S. Women’s Volleyball team secures Olympic berth

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Dana Rettke

The U.S. women’s volleyball team has secured its berth to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, beating Argentina in straight sets on Sunday at a qualifying tournament in Louisiana.

The third-ranked Americans went unbeaten in Pool C of qualifying this weekend, rallying from a set down and again from a 2-1 deficit Saturday night to beat 16th-ranked Bulgaria before the win over No. 11 Argentina.

The U.S. has never won an Olympic gold medal, capturing bronze in the Rio Games three years ago.

The U.S. team features two players with Wisconsin Badger ties.  Current Badger Dana Rettke and former standout Lauren Carlini are both a part of the squad.

Gordon wants contract extension

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Melvin Gordon (25)

Former Wisconsin Badgers running back Melvin Gordon wants a contract extension with the Los Angeles Chargers and wants it  now.

The former Badger has reportedly told the Chargers to get an extension done now or he won’t be around for the start of training camp in less than two weeks.  Gordon’s camp said unless he gets an extension, he’ll demand a trade.

Gordon was the 15th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and is set to earn $5.6 million in the final year of his 5-year, rookie deal.

The two-time Pro Bowler has three straight seasons of at least 1300 yards from scrimmage, and his 38 career touchdowns thus far ranks only behind the Rams’ Todd Gurley among 2015 draft picks.

Badger hockey team opens summer practice

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The Wisconsin men’s hockey program opened it’s summer practice schedule on Monday in preparation for its preseason foreign tour to Canada where it will skate in a pair of exhibition contests against the University of British Columbia.

Wisconsin’s trip will run from Aug. 28 through Sept. 2.

The Badgers will hold a second practice on Wednesday with eight additional workouts prior to departing for the trip.

The Badgers will face British Columbia on Friday, Aug. 30 and Sunday, Sept. 1.

Tony Granato (pictured) starts his fourth on the Badgers bench.  They’ll open the 2019-20 campaign on Friday, Oct. 11 at Boston College.  UW opens its home slate with a Kohl Center series on Oct. 18-19 against two-time defending NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth.

The Badgers welcome the return of six of their top seven scorers and six of their top-nine goal scorers from the 2018-19 season to a program that adds four NHL draft picks, including a pair from the top 15 of the 2019 NHL Draft.  That doesn’t include a third projected first-round draft pick for the 2020 NHL draft.

 

Moore returns to hospital

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Howard Moore – Photo Courtesy of Wisconsin Athletics

Wisconsin men’s basketball assistant coach Howard Moore is back in the hospital again.  Moore is undergoing unspecified further treatment after his family was involved in a fatal car crash in May.

Moore’s wife and daughter were killed by a wrong-way driver in Michigan.

Moore was being treated for severe burns suffered in an auto accident in May and is now receiving additional treatment at a Madison-area hospital.

Moore’s son, Jerell was taken to a hospital with minor injuries as a result of the accident and was released May 28th.  His daughter, Jaidyn, died at the scene.   His wife, Jennifer, was driving.  She was taken to a hospital but later died.

 

Happ to play with Bulls Summer League team

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Former Wisconsin men’s basketball star Ethan Happ will suit up with the Chicago Bulls summer league squad this summer.  The Bulls open play in Las Vegas on July 5th against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Happ started four seasons with the Badgers and set program records for rebounds (1,217) and blocked shots (154).

Happ went undrafted last week after working out for a number of NBA teams.  Happ’s shooting has always been a question and no doubt led to no teams taking a chance on him through the draft.

Hayes to join Clippers summer team

Another former Badger, forward Nigel Hayes, has agreed to play with the Los Angeles Clippers Summer League team. [Read more…]

2019 Big Ten/ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge matchups announced

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The matchups for the 2019 Big Ten/ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge were announced on Tuesday.  The annual challenge, which is scheduled to continue through the 2026-27 season, offers 14 high-quality matchups for the sixth consecutive year.

The Challenge will take place over two days in early December, beginning Wednesday, Dec. 4, with Big Ten schools Iowa, Nebraska and Northwestern playing host to ACC counterparts that evening, while Indiana and Minnesota hit the road.  The following night (Thursday, Dec. 5), Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers will serve as the Big Ten host schools, while Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue and Wisconsin will play at ACC sites. [Read more…]

Badgers land pair of targets for 2020 class

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After taking a number of hits on the recruiting trail, Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard got some good news over the weekend.

The Badgers landed one of their top 2020 targets when La Crosse Central G/F Jonathan Davis gave Wisconsin a verbal commitment on Saturday.  The Badgers also received a commitment from his twin brother Jordan.

Jonathan Davis was targeted by the Badgers nearly two years ago and had other offers from DePaul, Iowa, Marquette, Minnesota and West Virginia among others.

The Badgers offered Jordan Davis earlier this month.  He held offers from both Green Bay and Milwaukee.

The Davis twins are the second and third commits to the Badgers 2020 recruiting class, joining Detroit point guard Lorne Bowman.  Wisconsin still has one scholarship open and the Badgers are holding it for Nicolet high school’s five-star prospect Jalen Johnson.  The Badgers are among the final four schools still in the running for Johnson.

Wisconsin to host Marquette in early season match

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Kohl Center

The Wisconsin Badgers and Marquette Golden Eagles play every year.  They’ve hooked up 124 times in a series that started back in 1917.  The two teams have played every year since the 1958-59 season, withe the exception of the 1984-85 season.

What’s different about this upcoming seasons game is the date.  The two teams will square off at the Kohl Center on Nov. 17.  it’s the earliest scheduled meeting since the two teams played Nov. 14, 1997.

Wisconsin leads the all-time series with Marquette, 67-58, but the two teams have split the last 10 meetings.

Wisconsin’s non-conference schedule also includes road games at North Carolina State on Dec. 4 and at Tennessee on Dec. 28 as well as an appearance in the Legends Classic in Brooklyn on Nov. 25-26 along with Auburn, New Mexico and Richmond.

 

Wisconsin basketball assistant released from a Michigan hospital

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Howard Moore – Photo Courtesy of Wisconsin Athletics

University of Wisconsin assistant basketball coach Howard Moore has been released from University of Michigan hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Moore suffered severe burns and lost his wife and daughter in an auto accident on May 25th.

A hospital official confirmed Moore was no longer a patient at the hospital.  He had been hospitalized since shortly after the accident.

The Moore family vehicle was struck head-on by a wrong way driver on M-14.  The driver of the other vehicle, a 23-year-old woman, was also killed.