Wisconsin Basketball Head Coach Greg Gard announced the departure of Special Assistant to the Head Coach, Kirk Penney, and his newest hire for this position, former player Brad Davison, this week. Penney, a UW Athletics Hall of Famer, has spent two seasons on the Badgers’ staff, after a multi-year professional career. He plans to return home to New Zealand after his resignation … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Brad’s Back! Davison joins Badgers’ coaching staff
Colleges
Women’s soccer grabs first Big East win over St. John’s, 3-1
Conference play has been defined by inches for Marquette women’s soccer. If sophomore forward, Jocelyn Leigh’s hand is inches in any other direction during Saturday night’s game in Omaha, there’s no handball, Creighton doesn’t get a penalty kick, the game isn’t tied and Marquette wins 1-0. But no — another draw, which continued a winless streak that extended back to August and … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer grabs first Big East win over St. John’s, 3-1
Badgers in the NFL: Where are they now?
The NFL season is finishing its fourth week, and 24 University of Wisconsin Badgers have found their way onto its rosters thus far. Not only that, but a handful of them have become integral members of their team and have been making significant impacts on the field. Specifically, the Pittsburgh Steelers are Badger central, with four former Wisconsin players on the roster; … [Read more...] about Badgers in the NFL: Where are they now?
Inside defender Ida Marhaug’s journey to Marquette women’s soccer
Marquette women’s soccer sophomore defender Ida Marhaug’s love for soccer began as a child, watching the Norway Cup — a global youth soccer tournament in which teams from all over the world would travel to her hometown of Oslo, Norway to compete. Soccer also has a strong background in her family. With Marhaug playing the game as early as 5 years old, she competed all … [Read more...] about Inside defender Ida Marhaug’s journey to Marquette women’s soccer
‘Fearless’ first-years playing a key role for Marquette volleyball
When the dust settled from a hectic offseason and first-year head coach Tom Mendoza finally got comfortable in his office at the Al McGuire Center, there were only six players players on the roster that had played a collegiate set. But that wasn’t all Marquette had. First-years were already on campus. Mari King, Isabela Haggard and Keira Schmidt had arrived a semester early … [Read more...] about ‘Fearless’ first-years playing a key role for Marquette volleyball