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Northwestern (6-14, 3-13) lost its 13th straight game. Boo Buie scored 19 points, but he was the only player in double figures for the Wildcats. Chase Audige, who was averaging a team-high 13.3 points coming in, finished with five on 2-for-7 shooting. Source link

No. 7 Michigan Wolverines basketball (10-0, 5-0 Big Ten) is set to host No. 9 Wisconsin (10-2, 4-1 Big Ten) Tuesday night in a clash of top 10 teams. Michigan is fresh off two top-25 wins last week against Northwestern (85-66) and Minnesota (82-57), while the Badgers just beat Indiana …

Wisconsin released a statement Sunday night that said it “will not be releasing COVID-related testing information regarding any individual student-athlete, due to medical privacy.” The statement said no players, coaches or staff members who participated in the Illinois game had recorded a positive antigen test or reported symptoms before the …

Graham Mertz threw five touchdown passes in his college debut, leading No. 14 Wisconsin to a 45-7 rout of Illinois on Friday night in Madison, Wis. Mertz went 20-for-21 for 248 yards, and the Badgers outgained the Illini 430 yards to 221. Source link

Barry Alvarez played football at Nebraska for Bob Devaney, coordinated defenses at Notre Dame for Lou Holtz and built Wisconsin football from a doormat into a bruising brand. Alvarez has lived the quintessential football life, one that’s earned him a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame and given …

In a showing of solidarity for Black and other underrepresented communities on campus, a black crest “W” logo will be worn on all University of Wisconsin uniforms during the 2020-21 season.  The school announced the initiative on Wednesday, calling it a “show of support, inclusion and unity from Badger student-athletes, …

The decision to move the Nov. 7 game from the Cubs' stadium is "absolutely the right one," according to Northwestern's athletic director. Source link

With the end of this virus-disrupted school year drawing nearer, a predictably bleak financial outlook for major college sports has emerged from the budgeting process. There’s a $4 million deficit in the Minnesota athletic department’s forecast for the fiscal year ending June 30, and athletic director Mark Coyle said Friday …

Citing a time of “unprecedented uncertainty in college athletics,” Wisconsin officials announced Thursday that the Badgers would not seek waivers for seniors in spring sports whose final seasons were cut short by the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, the NCAA Division I Council approved an extension of eligibility for athletes in …