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Montee Ball Says He Was An Alcoholic, Showed Up Drunk To Practices
Running back Montee Ball’s last brush with the NFL was a practice-squad spot on the Patriots during the 2015 season, and the team cut him in February of 2016 after he was arrested and charged with battery in Wisconsin. The 26-year-old spoke with Alex Marvez of the Sporting News and said alcohol is w...
Wisconsin's Zak Showalter Forces Overtime With Off-Balance Circus Three<em></em>
Zak Showalter hit a miracle three with two seconds remaining to send his Wisconsin team to overtime against a Florida Gators squad that led throughout the second half. He followed it up with a certain branded signature gesture aimed at Aaron Rodgers, in attendance and rooting on the Badgers. Here’s ...
Duke Is Dead And The East Region Is Suddenly Wide Open
When eight-seed Wisconsin exposed Villanova’s fatal flaw—the Wildcats had no big man to dissuade the large Badger boys from pounding the paint—the East suddenly became America’s new nightmare: it was officially Duke’s to lose. The Blue Devils had a clear (not easy) path to the Final Four, made all t...
Wisconsin Takes Down Overall No. 1 Villanova
No. 8 Wisconsin has knocked out overall No. 1 Villanova in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Trailing by four points at halftime, Villanova managed to take a lead in the second half but never stretched it to more than seven. Wisconsin went on a 15-5 run in the game’s final minutes—with key su...
Michigan Dunks Their Way To Upset Of No. 11 Wisconsin
Michigan’s Moe Wagner and Zak Irvin combined to score 39 points as the Wolverines downed a lackluster Wisconsin team 64-58 in Ann Arbor....
Wisconsin Tight End Troy Fumagalli Makes Four-Fingered Catch
Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli was born with amniotic band syndrome, and had to have his left index finger amputated as a result. That hasn’t prevented him from playing college football, and it doesn’t stop him from making highlight-reel catches like the one he had during today’s Cotton Bowl:...
Packers Fan's Drunken Odyssey Ends After He Bungles Daring Truck Stop Escape
Wintertime in Wisconsin is a harsh season for all, including drunken criminals whose schemes may end up foiled by the unforgiving climate. Nathan Tyler Meleski knows the pain....
A Very Timely And All-Encompassing Preview Of The 2016-17 College Basketball Season
Thanksgiving is three days away, so it’s probably (past) time to talk some college hoops. In the spirit of our NBA preview, here is our very timely and holistic 2016-17 NCAA basketball preview....
Several Wisconsin Athletes Decry Racism On Campus, Demand Change
A large group of Wisconsin athletes, most notably Big Ten preseason player of the year Nigel Hayes, tweeted out an essay regarding the racism that they say athletes of color at Wisconsin face every day. The post comes a week after a fan showed up to the Wisconsin football game on Saturday with an O...
You'd Think Scott Walker Could Get Better Seats [Update]
The university has responded:...
Nigel Hayes Is The Latest High-Profile Athlete To Call The NCAA On Its Bullshit
Junior Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes has become a college basketball favorite for his endearing fascination with stenography and cute hot mic quotes. But on his first media day this year, he took a different approach: forcefully criticizing the NCAA for refusing to pay athletes for their labor. ...
Jim Harbaugh Got The Train Formation From Some High School Film
In the closing moments of the first quarter of Saturday’s 14-7 over Wisconsin, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh’s offense lined up in a formation that almost nobody outside of Littleton, Colo. had ever seen....
Michigan Seals Win Over Wisconsin With Insane One-Handed Interception
A crazy one-handed interception by Jourdan Lewis late in the fourth quarter sealed the deal on no. 4 Michigan’s victory over no. 8 Wisconsin....
Wisconsin's Bronson Koenig To Join Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Wisconsin point guard Bronson Koenig, the most notable Native American men’s basketball player in the nation, has made public his plans to join the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. Koenig will make the 11-hour drive with his older brother and his trainer to a protest site near Bismarck, North Dakota...
Wisconsin Seals Win Over LSU; Tigers Get In One Last Punch
Wisconsin pulled off an upset of fifth-ranked LSU when D’Cota Dixon intercepted a Brandon Harris pass, though Josh Boutte got in one last, eh, cheap shot....
Kiffin's Krimson Korner: A <i>GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
What did we learn from today’s season premiere of College GameDay at Lambeau Field? You really don’t want to know. A sign roundup follows:...
Deadspin 25: Wisconsin's Insane Schedule Will Do It No Favors
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Russell Wilson's Charming UW Commencement Address Was The Anti-Michael Jordan Hall Of Fame Speech
Look how chill that dude is right there. Twenty-seven years old, a Super Bowl winner, wearing a hoodie to a graduation ceremony at which he gave a funny, inspirational, self-effacing speech that also settled some scores with an old coach. This weekend in Madison, Russell Wilson—Seahawks QB, former W...
Snapchat Vikings Fan Has One Thing Go Right In His Life
If you use Snapchat—probably not, because you read Deadspin and are statistically most likely to be an irritable dad with a law degree—you were probably captivated by the romance of the week. Two University of Wisconsin students, “Mystery Girl” and “Vikings Fan,” noticed each other on the school’s S...