Sports - Jan. 6, 2009
Are Bielema, Badgers pointing in right direction?
Everything seemed pretty simple when Barry Alvarez was the football coach at Wisconsin. Now that he's the athletic director, he faces some tough decisions. For starters, he has to determine whether his hand-picked successor, Bret Bielema, is capable of keeping the program at an elite level.
Tags: badgers, bieleman, alvarez, woody hayes

Sports - Nov. 28, 2007
Badgers headed to Outback Bowl
The Badgers will spend New Year's Day in Tampa, where they will face an opponent from the SEC.
Tags: badgers, outback bowl, alvarez, bieleman

Sports - Dec. 5, 2006
Badgers hope familiarity breeds success
The University of Wisconsin will face a different opponent in the Capital One Bowl this season, but first-year coach Bret Bielema and his crew are hoping for a repeat of last yare's triumph over Auburn.
Tags: badgers, bielema, capital one, alvarez, saleh, engler, joe thomas

Sports - May 28, 2006
Can Barry help Bucky Badger bring baseball back to Madison?
The University of Wisconsin is the only school in the Big Ten without a baseball program. Athletic director Barry Alvarez has talked about reinstating the sport, but it won't be easy.
Tags: wisconsin, big ten, baseball, alvarez, richter

Sports - Dec. 29, 2005
Brewers' improvement tops '05 sports stories
The Packers usually dominate the top spot among the Wisconsin sports stories in any one year, but in 2005 the Pack faded and the Brewers came on strong.
Tags: Brewers, Packers, Memmel, Alvarez, Badgers, Yost, Attanasio, Admirals, NCAA, Panthers, UWM, Marquette

Sports - Dec. 6, 2005
Alvarez's reign ends with Auburn
Wisconsin will cap Barry Alvarez's final season as head coach in a warm-weather, high-profile bowl game, but Auburn could spoil the party in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 2 in Orlando.
Tags: badgers, alvarez

Sports - Dec. 1, 2005
Jeter faces mentor in intra-state rivalry
Intra-state rivalries among the Division I teams provide early holiday gifts for college basketball fans. It will be real special when UWM's Rob Jeter faces mentor Bo Ryan of UW. Read about it in the monthly State Sports Buzz.
Tags: Jeter, UWM, Panthers, Bucks, Wave, Badgers, Packers, Alvarez, Favre

Sports - Oct. 18, 2005
Add improbable win to Alvarez's long list
Wisconsin's extraordinary 38-34 win at Minnesota Saturday was one for the books, and it joins a growing list of incredible Badgers comebacks under Barry Alvarez.
Tags: badgers, gophers, alvarez

Sports - Sept. 29, 2005
Badgers have to be road warriors in October
The UW Badgers were unknown commodities at the start of the season, but can make a run for a bowl bid -- if they can be road warriors in October. Read about it and other October sports news in the monthly State Sports Buzz.
Tags: Badgers, Alvarez, Stocco, Camp Randall, NAFL, Packers, Brewers, Admirals, Wave, Bucks

Sports - Sept. 27, 2005
Learning to accept the Badgers' Stocco
Most Badgers fans like to rip him and analysts don't give him much credit, but starting quarterback John Stocco does one important thing well: he wins football games.
Tags: Badgers, UW, Alvarez, Stocco

Sports - Sept. 20, 2005
2005 Badgers: contenders or pretenders?
If you're trying to decide whether the 3-0 Badgers are as good as their record, you're about to find out: Michigan visits Madison Saturday in each team's Big 10 opener.
Tags: UW, Badgers, Alvarez

Sports - Aug. 23, 2005
Gutowski's preseason Badgers primer
Wisconsin football fans have grown accustomed to weak non-conference schedule. But this year's season opener could be an eye-opener for overconfident Badgers fans.
Tags: Badgers, UW, Alvarez, Gutowski

Sports - Aug. 18, 2005
College football teams prep for openers
College football teams in the state have started practice for season openers in a couple weeks. Take a brief look at some of them, and read about other Weekend Sports Buzz.
Tags: UW, Badgers, Alvarez, Big Ten

Sports - July 30, 2005
Alvarez leaves an impressive legacy
There are a lot of legendary names in the big book of Wisconsin sports history. Few people though, have had more of an impact on the state's athletic landscape than Barry Alvarez.
Tags: alvarez, madison, badgers

Sports - Sept. 9, 2004
Can Alvarez handle double duty for Badgers?
The Badgers have started their first season with football coach Barry Alvarez also serving as athletic director. Can he handle both jobs? Check it out, rumors about the sale of the Brewers and other sports in The Weekend Sports Buzz.
Tags: Alvarez, Badgers, Brewers, Gammons, Paschke, McGlocklin