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Shoot, Score, Celebrate
UW women’s hockey claims its second straight national championship title.
Barry Alvarez Up Close
The UW athletic director is the rare celebrity you’d want to have a beer with.
The Best of Barry Alvarez
Set to retire, the athletic director picks his favorite moments from a legendary Badger career.
A Hockey Star’s New Goal
After winning the Stanley Cup, Ryan McDonagh x’22 returns to finish his UW degree.
To Play or Not to Play?
UW Athletics postpones and cancels games to keep students safe.
You Break It, You Bought It
The shattering of the Duke’s Mayo Bowl Trophy
Your Badger Video Headquarters
90,000 total views can’t be wrong.
Welcome to the Nick
Run, swim, and dribble at the UW’s state-of-the-art recreation center.
It’s Fight Night!
Mary Edwards ’82 can throw a punch but found her calling ringside.
He Came, He Sawed, He Conquered
Cassidy Scheer ’04 shoots to the top of lumberjack sports.
A Woman’s Touch in a Man’s Sport
Former UW star Tamara Moore '14 is the only active female coach of a men’s college basketball team.
Running Roughshod
Track superstar Alicia Monson x’20 shows what it means to be “Badger tough.”
A Story of Almosts
Lee Kemp '79, MBA'83 is the greatest wrestler you've never heard of.
Pay to Play in the NCAA
UW athletes could profit from a rule change regarding sponsorships.
Safety Goes Undercover
UW–Madison explores noninvasive weapons screening.
Six Lessons from the Rose Bowl
We went to cover a football game and discovered a community.
A Top NHL Prospect
K’Andre Miller is the latest star to emerge from "Defenseman U."
Honorary Sixth Man
After a painful year, Jerell Moore enjoys a poignant moment on the basketball court.
Why the Doctor Has Green Hair
David Margolis MD’89 is both an eminent pediatric oncologist and a zealous fan of the Milwaukee Bucks. With a little spray paint, he now combines his two passions.
Bonnie Oleson: Badger Announcer, Badger Fan
The longtime PA announcer for Badger women’s basketball, volleyball, and softball is not exactly a detached observer.
The Birth of Bucky Badger’s Push-Ups
Here's the definitive account of how and when the tradition began.
So You Think You Know Ron Dayne?
Here’s what it’s like to meet the UW football legend in person.
Rose Lavelle: Soccer’s New Superstar
The greatest player in UW soccer history faced major challenges en route to helping the U.S. win the World Cup.
Fencing’s Glory Days
Over six decades, UW teams won 14 Big Ten championships.
Women’s Hockey Champs
Next-generation Badger stars? Inspired young fans greet the UW women’s hockey team on its return from winning the national championship in March. It was…
UW Basketball Begins with Women — and a Goat
Soon after basketball was invented, women at the UW picked up the sport — even before the men. Intramural teams quickly grew in popularity and competed for an unusual (and bleating) trophy.
Terry Gawlik: Doing Right by Title IX in Sports
The success of the women’s volleyball team at the Wisconsin Field House is a highlight of Gawlik’s tenure as a top UW…
On, Alumnae: Kit Saunders-Nordeen
A champion of Title IX, Saunders-Nordeen became the UW’s first women’s athletic director in 1974. UW Archives dn05052510
As the first UW…
A Good Sport
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay ’92 makes no apologies for being a rabid Badger fan — even in a newsroom populated with Michigan alumni.
Safety Check
Jeff Miller
After a doctor affiliated with Michigan State University was convicted of sexually assaulting numerous young women under his care,…
Hard Truth
Chris Borland ’13 did the unthinkable: he abruptly retired from the NFL, bringing the unseen dangers of the sport to the forefront.
Wisconsin Quidditch
Pull out the brooms: a magical Harry Potter sport has taken on a life of its own at UW–Madison and around the world.
Pat Richter ’64, JD’71
The former UW football star who made the Badgers a national force.
Home Field
Casting long shadows, students play soccer on the Near East Fields near Dejope Residence Hall. The fields are due for reconstruction by 2022 under the…
Jo Ann Heckroth Jansen
A UW alumna hoops it up and inspires players decades younger.
A Big Bounce Back
An NFL career left Brandon Williams ’16 bankrupt. But he’s reinvented himself and found success in multiple fields.
Michael Finley: The Sequel
After his NBA career ended in 2010, Michael Finley ’14 took roles behind the scenes with the Dallas Mavericks and in Hollywood.
5 Great Plays in Badger Sports History
Bronson Koenig launches a buzzer-beater to send the Badgers to the Sweet 16 in the 2016 NCAA tournament. AP IMAGES/Richard Ulreich…
Winter Carnival
Bryce Richter
When frigid temperatures have settled in and sunny skies are rare, what could bring UW students out of their…
Photo Gallery: Hoofers Winter Carnival
Even Wisconsin’s harshest winters haven’t stopped students at its flagship university from outdoor antics. A tradition since the early 20th century, the UW’s