Final college football rankings of ’17, looking at ’18
ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama is the national champ again and the Crimson Tide won the championship with a bunch of freshmen coming off the bunch. The Tide will keep rolling […]
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A championship game filled with big moments
ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama’s walk-off touchdown for its latest championship win will certainly dominate much of college football’s offseason. It took several dramatic, potentially defining moments to set up what […]
Holmen’s Wilson steps into bigger role for NDSU in National Championship
A local star could have a significant role in the FCS National Championship being aired on ESPN2 Saturday. Injuries have thrust Holmen, Wis., native and true freshman Seth Wilson into […]
Legit gripes? Maybe, but no change to college playoff format
ATLANTA (AP) — Unlike the Bowl Championship Series, the College Football Playoff was built to withstand criticism instead of shifting to respond to yearly griping. That structure is standing strong […]
UW beats Hoosiers, who haven’t won in Wisconsin since 1998 … when Bob Knight was coach
MADISON, Wis. — Ethan Happ had 28 points in leading the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team to its fifth consecutive win. The 6-foot-10 senior was 11 of 17 from […]
No. 6 Wisconsin looks to build on record 13-win season
MILWAUKEE (AP) — No. 6 Wisconsin was minutes removed from wrapping up the winningest season in school history when coach Paul Chryst started talking about the future. The first 13-win […]
Arkansas buys out former Badgers coach Bret Bielema for $15.4 million
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The buyout for fired Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema’s contract has been set at $15.4 million. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette obtained a copy of the agreement […]
Taylor the latest star of No. 6 Wisconsin’s RB assembly line
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — No. 6 Wisconsin develops quality running backs as if it’s an automobile assembly line. A new version comes out every few years or so, but production […]
Free throws in final seconds leads Badgers to win
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury has seen enough road games to not want an outcome determined by a last-moment call by an official. But Stansbury and […]
UPDATE: Badgers announce La Crosse native Kobe King out for season
MADISON, Wis. — Kobe King’s freshman season with the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (4-7) is over. The La Crosse native will have season-ending surgery to his left knee, the […]