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Kafka leads Northwestern over Wisconsin 33-31
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Mike Kafka hit Andrew Brewer with two first-half touchdown passes and Brian Peters and Jordan Mabin made key defensive plays late as Northwestern beat No. 17 Wisconsin 33-31 on Saturday.Badgers hope to keep up defensive pressure
MADISON -- Should the 17th-ranked Badgers (8-2, 5-2) hold Northwestern (7-4, 4-3), their final Big Ten opponent, under 100 yards rushing, Wisconsin will have gone the entire conference season not allowing a team to break the 100-yard mark on the ground.Badger fans contemplate the end of the season
MADISON -- As Wisconsin prepares for its crucial Big Ten Conference football finale Saturday at Northwestern before enjoying its second bye week of the season, Badgers fans are pondering several questions.Hughes guides Wisconsin past Oakland, Mich., 58-42
MADISON -- Wisconsin shot 42 percent and led comfortably for most of the game. But the Badgers also turned the ball over 15 times and were just 3 of 14 from behind the 3-point line.Tolzien, Toon quite a combo
MADISON -- BigTen honors UW quarterbackBadger men roll in opener
MADISON -- Jon Leuer scored 19 points and blocked a career-high four shots as Wisconsin beat Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, 75-46, Sunday in the season opener for both teams.No. 21 Wisconsin beats Michigan 45-24
MADISON -- Scott Tolzien tied a career high with four touchdown passes and scored on a sneak, and No. 21 Wisconsin made Michigan's miserable Big Ten season even worse with a 45-24 victory Saturday.Badgers enjoy old, new Toons
MADISON -- Mention the name "Toon," and one generation will draw memories of the great Al Toon, who dazzled University of Wisconsin football fans in the 1980s with his speed, length and pass-catching ability.Badgers should kick ’em when they’re down
Thing is, the chance to kick the sand-kicker when he’s down makes itself available far less than the Rose Bowl itself. When they come around, go at it with both feet.Badger basketball secures three recruits
MADISON -- The University of Wisconsin has officially added three new players to the men’s basketball program.FOOTBALL
Northeastern drops football program after 74 years
BOSTON (AP) -- Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain....
BCS at-large bids up for grabs in final weeks
NEW YORK (AP) -- Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences....
At 6-5, Weis would have hard time arguing firing
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him....
No. 18 Clemson wins ACC Atlantic
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- C.J. Spiller scored a touchdown Saturday in his final game at Death Valley and No. 18 Clemson beat Virginia 34-21 on the day the Tigers wrapped up their first trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game....
12 Klansmen rally briefly before LSU-Ole Miss game
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday's football game with No. 10 LSU....
Arenas' 7th punt return for TD sets SEC record
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- No. 2 Alabama's Javier Arenas set a Southeastern Conference record with his seventh punt return for a touchdown....
Man pleads not guilty for role in UConn case
ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) -- A man who allegedly was with the man charged with killing University of Connecticut football Jasper Howard, has pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge....
