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Greg Gard provides injury updates on John Blackwell, Nolan Winter

The Wisconsin Badgers beat the Central Michigan Chippewas 88-61 on Monday, improving to 8-4 on the season and snapping a two-game losing streak. It was a quality win that allowed the Badgers to play a ton of their young talent, but they left Monday with injuries to two of their stars. John Blackwell didn’t suit […]

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Badgers starting outside hitter to enter transfer portal

In a bit of a shocker, the Wisconsin Badgers are losing starting outside hitter Una Vajagic to the transfer portal. Vajagic, a redshirt sophomore in 2025, stepped into a bigger role after the team lost incoming transfer Grace Lopez to a season-ending injury in the offseason. A Serbian native, Vajagic had redshirted the 2024 season […]

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Wisconsin Badgers vs. Central Michigan Chippewas: Game Thread

The Wisconsin Badgers are facing off against the Central Michigan Chippewas on Monday, looking to get back on track after losing consecutive games for the first time this season. Tip-off is set for 7:00 P.M. on Big Ten Network. In what felt like a needed win for the Badgers’ resume, Wisconsin fell short in a […]

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Badgers hold WCHA lead after impressive first half performance

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team held onto the top ranking heading into the break following a hard-earned sweep over the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes. The Badgers are now two weeks into their five-week break, having maintained their No. 1 USCHO ranking since the season started and now holding a five-point lead over Ohio State […]

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How to watch Wisconsin’s game on Monday

The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Central Michigan Chippewas on Monday, looking to bounce back after back-to-back losses to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Villanova Wildcats. Wisconsin had only one game last week, facing Villanova on Friday at Fiserv Forum, where they lost 76-66 in overtime. The Badgers had an absymal first half in a […]

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Eugene Hilton is heading to the transfer portal

The Wisconsin Badgers needed to keep one of their top returning receivers. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case, as the Badgers are losing coveted freshman wide receiver Eugene Hilton to the transfer portal. Hilton, a four-star recruit in the Class of 2025, was expected to be one of Wisconsin’s leading receivers in 2025 if he […]

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Who are the top quarterbacks in the transfer portal?

The Wisconsin Badgers are looking ahead to the offseason, where they’re expected to field a huge transfer portal class, starting at the quarterback position. Expected to have more financial resources, the Badgers will need to go get a quarterback in the transfer portal, preferably one of the top options available. Who are those quarterbacks? Let’s […]

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Gard: Badgers bench has to meet the standard

It’s been a rough start to the season for the Wisconsin Badgers, who are off to their worst start since the 2019-20 season at 7-4. The latest blow was a 76-66 overtime loss to the Villanova Wildcats, where the Badgers had a poor first half, a great second half, and an ugly overtime period. It […]

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Badgers have an ‘iron five or six’, need to figure out rest of rotation

The Wisconsin Badgers saw their struggles with consistency continue on Friday, losing to the Villanova Wildcats in what was essentially a home game at Fiserv Forum. Wisconsin came out looking like it did against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, not being aggressive on either side of the ball and catering to Villanova’s slower tempo. They weren’t physical […]

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Everything Greg Gard said after loss to Villanova

The Wisconsin Badgers suffered their fourth loss of the season, falling short in a 76-66 overtime defeat to the Villanova Wildcats on Friday. It was a tale of two halves, as the Badgers didn’t look like themselves over the first 20 minutes before dialing up a comeback in the second half. Unfortunately, their juice fell […]

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3 things that stood out from Wisconsin’s overtime loss to Villanova: Another big miss on the resume

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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Badgers land big-time middle blocker in the transfer portal

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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Five Badgers enter transfer portal day after loss to Kentucky

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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Wisconsin has its worst start since 2019 after loss to Villanova

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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5 biggest needs in the transfer portal for the Badgers

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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