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The Wisconsin Badgers fell to the Villanova Wildcats in overtime, 76-66, on Friday, dropping them to 0-3 against Quad 1 opponents. The first half was all Wildcats. Villanova took a commanding 35-22 lead into halftime thanks in part to outrebounding Wisconsin 18-13, including gathering six offensive rebounds to the Badgers’ one. In addition, the Badgers […]
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It’s been a crazy three days for the Wisconsin Badgers. On Thursday, they had a heartbreaking loss to the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA National Semifinal. On Friday, they lost five players to the transfer portal. Well, on Saturday, amid all the portal craziness, Wisconsin landed a commitment from Florida Gators transfer middle blocker Jaela […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers have quite the offseason ahead of them, as they’re expected to be very active in the transfer portal after an underwhelming 2026 class of just 13 high school commits. Wisconsin has a lot of production to replace or add via the portal, which head coach Luke Fickell acknowledged will be an area […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers suffered a tough loss to the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA National Semifinal on Thursday, ending their season after an incredible postseason run. One day later, five different players announced their intentions to enter the transfer portal: Freshman setter Addy Horner, sophomore outside hitter Trinity Shadd-Ceres, freshman libero Aniya Warren, sophomore libero […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers suffered a 76-66 overtime loss to the Villanova Wildcats on Friday, dropping their second straight game as they fell to 7-4 in a gritty, close contest. It was a slow-tempo game where the Badgers outshot Villanova from the field and from three, but still ended up losing by 10 because of turnovers […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Villanova Wildcats on Friday evening, with tip-off set for 7:00 P.M. at the Fiserv Forum on FOX. Wisconsin has started the season 7-3 with wins over Providence, Northwestern, and Marquette, but they’ve also seen huge losses to BYU and Nebraska, the latter being a 30-point defeat last weekend. […]
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Wisconsin Badgers star John Blackwell has seen an interesting start to the season. On one hand, the guard has already racked up a Big Ten Player of the Week award after a stretch where he scored 86 points in three games. On the other hand, Blackwell has been inefficient from the field so far, shooting […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers had an amazing run in the NCAA Tournament, but that came to an end on Thursday, as they fell just short in a 3-2 loss to the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA National Semifinals. It was a match where the Badgers were in control early, taking the first set 25-12, […]
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It’s offseason time for the Wisconsin Badgers, who disappointed en route to a 4-8 season this year and will have quite a few changes to make over the coming months. The first already came as the Badgers replaced offensive line coach Jeff Grimes with Arkansas’s Eric Mateos, which means Wisconsin will have its fifth offensive […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers had a heartbreaking finish to their season on Thursday, losing 3-2 to the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats in a thriller. The Badgers had taken a 2-1 lead after the third set and were on the verge of victory, but Kentucky won two close sets to end the match and take their place […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers return to the court after Finals Week to take on the Villanova Wildcats at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM on Fox, and the Badgers are 4.5-point favorites. The Badgers are coming off an embarrassing loss last Wednesday in Lincoln, as the Nebraska Cornhuskers delivered a 90-60 beatdown at […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Villanova Wildcats on Friday, coming off a nine-day break after a 90-60 blowout loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers last week. Wisconsin has seen some ups and downs this season, losing by over 25 points twice, while also having some major scoring bursts. They’ve had problems on both sides […]
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The No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers fell just short in a Final Four thriller on Thursday, losing 3-2 to the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats in heartbreaking fashion. Wisconsin took the first set very comfortably, winning 25-12 with a great start. After Kentucky took the second set, the Badgers bounced back with a big win in the […]
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The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats in the Final Four on Thursday, with first serve set for 8:00 P.M. on ESPN. The Badgers have gone on an incredible run so far in the NCAA Tournament, most recently beating the No. 2 seed Stanford Cardinal and the No. 1 […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers have seen an up-and-down start to the season, as they’ve seen some major scoring outbursts, but also some ugly losses en route to a 7-3 record so far. While there are a lot of things to improve on, one thing that has really stood out has been the Badgers’ tempo so far. […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers were embarrassed on the road last week in a 90-60 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, marking the worst loss of the Greg Gard era. While Wisconsin was ice-cold from three, what was even more appalling was the lack of effort defensively, which Gard was not happy about after the game. Speaking to […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers are back in the Final Four after an amazing weekend, beating the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal and No. 1 Texas Longhorns to get there as they continue their improbable season. The Badgers kicked things off last Friday with a 3-1 win over No. 2 Stanford in the Texas Super Regional, with Mimi […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers are headed to Kansas City to play in the Final Four, facing off against the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats on Thursday as they look to get more hardware. Ahead of the match, though, two Badgers were rewarded for stellar seasons: Mimi Colyer and Carter Booth. Colyer earned her fourth-career AVCA All-America honors, […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers are likely to see an overhaul at cornerback for the second straight season. Rising senior Geimere Latimer is entering the transfer portal after one season in Madison, On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported on Tuesday. Latimer, the brother of former Badgers running back commit Amari Latimer, started in the nickel this season for Wisconsin […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers are seeing some more inside linebackers enter the transfer portal, as Antarron Turner is heading to the transfer portal after one season in Madison. Turner, a redshirt junior this past season, did not play in a single game this year after transferring in from Western Carolina. He was expected to be a […]
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One year after losing General Manager Max Stienecker to the USC Trojans, the Wisconsin Badgers are losing another top staffer in their recruiting department. Director of Player Personnel Ethan Russo, who was hired from the North Texas Mean Green last offseason, is heading to the Oklahoma State Cowboys as their new Executive Director of Player […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers have taken some hits in the linebacker room, and that continued on Monday as former starter Christian Alliegro is entering the transfer portal after three years with the program. Alliegro, a junior this season, had 49 tackles and four sacks, earning an honorable mention on the All-Big Ten list. He had been […]
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When I saw that Kelly Sheffield’s Wisconsin Badgers had been stuck with a 3-seed, I was justifiably irritated. It seemed as if the NCAA Committee was not properly considering just how strong the Badgers had looked down the stretch. Drawing the No. 1 Texas Longhorns in one of the toughest places to play in college volleyball was also […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers wore black for a reason on Sunday: they went to a Texas Funeral. The No. 3 Badgers upset the No. 1 Texas Longhorns 3-1 on Sunday, sending them to the Final Four against the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats in an impressive win. Wisconsin, facing the team that swept them earlier in the […]
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The Wisconsin Badgers are facing off against the Texas Longhorns in the Elite 8 on Sunday evening, looking to make their way back to the Final Four in Kansas City next week. Wisconsin pulled off an impressive win over the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal on Friday, as it out-hit the latter in a thriller behind […]
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