The junior defenseman has all the physical tools — now he just has to use them correctly.

About the Badgers Record: 6-3-1 overall, 4-3-1 WCHA Coach: Mike Eaves (149-114-35 in his eighth season at UW) Player to watch: RW Craig Smith. In four games since the freshman was inserted in the No. 1 line, that unit has accounted for four goals, nine assists and 13 points. Smith is 2-5-7 i…

The third-year coach has the Badgers playing as well as they have in a decade.

The Madison.com coverage team is camped out at Camp Randall Stadium on Friday to bring you full coverage from the WIAA state football finals.

Kickoff: 4 p.m. MILWAUKEE MARQUETTE (13-0) Coach: Dick Basham, 38th season (349-87) Playoff path Won Greater Metro Conference beat Racine Park 49-17 beat Oak Creek 35-28 beat Kenosha Bradford 35-28 beat Hartland Arrowhead 35-0 Playoff history: 18-8 in nine WIAA appearances after 21 appeara…

Kickoff: 1 p.m. WAUNAKEE (12-1) Coach: Pat Rice, 18th season (183-27) Playoff path Shared Northern Badger title with Reedsburg and DeForest beat Oregon 37-6 beat DeForest 21-14 beat Monona Grove 35-20 beat Franklin 42-14 Playoff history: 43-12 in 15 appearances. This is the Warriors’ fif…

After watching the Packers’ sack-happy defense from the sidelines last week, the Green Bay linebacker is deemed healthy.

Aaron Rodgers and Alex Smith were in the same draft class, but their NFL QB careers have been anything but similar.

The three key contributors returned to practice for the Packers Wednesday morning, and all were full participants.

Year: senior Sports: football, baseball, basketball Football highlights: Mike is a two-time letterwinner, who started at linebacker and earned Northern Rock Valley Conference first-team honors as a senior. He played mostly on special teams and saw action at fullback and linebacker as a junio…

Year: senior Sports: volleyball, basketball Volleyball highlights: Anna is four-time letter-winner and four-year starter at libero. The Vanguards won four straight Southern Capitol Conference championships and advanced to the WIAA Division 3 sectional finals all four years, winning the state…

Madison La Follette junior Crystal Graff is named City Girls Volleyball Player of Year and leads eight-member All-City first team.

In her limited playing time as a freshman, Davis established a reputation as the Badgers' designated shoote, and she turned the tide in at least a couple of games. But while she treasured those experiences, she was determined to be more than just a shooter. Thus, her sophomore identity: all…

About the Badgers Record: 1-0. Coach: Lisa Stone (92-92 in her seventh season at UW). Player to watch: G Alyssa Karel. The junior got her season off to a sizzling start, scoring 15 of the Badgers’ first 31 points in Sunday’s 68-43 win over North Dakota. Probable starters 4 Tara Stei…

When the coaching staff learned Friday night that North Dakota primarily employed a zone defense, the chances of Jade Davis playing a key role in the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team's opening game were greatly enhanced.

Staff writers Tom Mulhern of the Wisconsin State Journal and Jim Polzin of The Capital Times answered readers' questions about the University of Wisconsin football team in their weekly chat Thursday at 12:30 p.m.

The University of Wisconsin football team's first two opponents in 2010 both will have new coaches.

A quick scouting report on Northwestern (7-4, 4-3), which will host the University of Wisconsin football team (8-2, 5-2) Saturday in Evanston, Ill., in the Big Ten Conference finale for both teams.

Staff writers Tom Mulhern of the Wisconsin State Journal and Jim Polzin of The Capital Times answered readers' questions about the University of Wisconsin football team in their weekly chat Thursday at 12:30 p.m.

Wisconsin leads the Big Ten in red-zone offense, but will face a challenge this weekend against Northwestern, which ranks second in the conference in red-zone defense.

Bret Bielema and Pat Fitzgerald have developed a friendly rivalry, one that keeps them on their toes on the football and recruiting fields.

Come Saturday, it will have been 2,191 days since Michigan last defeated Ohio State.

Tough senior has dual-threat skills as runner and thrower.

Badgers turnaround season also turning around perceptions of Bielema.

The Bucks rookie has shown the potential to become an NBA great.

In the NFL, a desperate team is usually a dangerous team. Playing with what coach Mike McCarthy termed, "incredible passion and energy," the Packers proved that NFL adage to be true Sunday with a 17-7 victory over the Cowboys at Lambeau Field.

Columnist Tom Oates offers his report card on the Green Bay Packers in the wake of their 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field.

The senior point guard scored 15 points, grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds and had 4 assists as Wisconsin jumped out to a big first-half lead and cruised to the win.

The Grizzlies return four starters from last year's team that took North Dakota State to the wire before losing in the conference tournament title game. Their fifth starter, Derick Nelson, was the preseason player of the year last season but missed the season due to a broken foot suffered ju…

About the Badgers Record: 1-0 Coach: Bo Ryan (194-73 in ninth season at UW) Player to watch: F Jon Leuer. Leuer made eight of 10 shots en route to 19 points in the Badgers' 75-46 win over IPFW on Sunday. Leuer also had six rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks. Probable starters 3 Trevon …

The former Milwaukee King star hopes to see action with the Warhawks after sitting out the last two seasons.

The Eagles freshman, a former Madison West athlete, becomes the first runner in school history to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

UW-Whitewater's quest for a fifth straight Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl berth will begin at home Saturday at noon when the Warhawks open the NCAA Division III football playoffs with a home game game against Lakeland College of Sheboygan at Perkins Stadium. Whitewater (10-0) earned an automatic ber…