View from the other side: Veteran Iowa beat reporter preview matchup with Badgers COLTEN BARTHOLOMEW Dec 12, 2020 Dec 12, 2020 Updated Dec 25, 2020 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Steve Batterson has covered sports for the Quad-City Times for more than 35 years and has been covering Iowa football for decades.kAmu@==@H 9:D H@C< k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^FD6CD^AC@7:=6^DE6G6Ta_32EE6CD@?^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm96C6k^2m 2?5 7@==@H 9:> @? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^D32EEfhQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm%H:EE6Ck^2m] k^AmkAmw6 D92C6D 9:D E9@F89ED 23@FE E@52JVD 82>6 36EH66? }@] ad &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (:D4@?D:? 2?5 }@] `h x@H2]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m(9:49 @776?D:G6 A=2J6C >FDE 92G6 DF446DD 7@C E96 w2H<6J6D E@ 362E E96 q2586CDnk^DEC@?8mk^Am People are also reading… Work begins on project to honor Dungeons & Dragons co-founder Gary Gygax Incumbent faces former council member for District 3 seat Wisconsin men's hockey has a lot to prove in NCAA Tournament, for this season and beyond Lake Geneva approves dining facility for Bible camp New Lake Geneva event a celebration of America's 250th anniversary Badger Boys tennis eyes another state run New season for Big Foot Baseball is just around the corner How to watch, stream, listen to Wisconsin men's hockey's NCAA Tournament game vs. Dartmouth Brewers finally announce cable, satellite TV channels for broadcasts Look Ahead: Buggin' Out on balloons in Williams Bay plus tributes to Pink, Carole King in Lake Geneva Lake Geneva approves hiring of firm to help with road project communications Easter egg hunts: Where to find them this season in Lake Geneva area Road resurfacing projects planned for Walworth County 'This is our fight': Suburbanites embrace anti-Trump resistance ahead of No Kings protests Lake Geneva receives update on Hillmoor Zone 1 project kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^DA@CED^4@==686^7@@E32==^:@H2\B3\DA6?46C\A6EC2D\>@C6\4@>7@CE23=6\3J\E96\H66<\2D\96\AC6AD\7@C\32586CD^2CE:4=6065g64e`7\4bd`\d_3d\3e`7\7eab27hac44a]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm"F2CE6C324< $A6?46C !6EC2Dk^2m 92D 925 9:D >@>6?ED — 8@@5 2?5 325 — 5FC:?8 9:D 7:CDE D62D@? 2D 2 DE2CE6C] (:E9 5676?D6D EJA:42==J =@25:?8 FA E@ DE@A E96 CF?[ !6EC2D’ 2C> :D 36:?8 E6DE65] p AC@5F4E @7 E96 D2>6 }@CE96C? r2=:7@C?:2 AC6A AC@8C2> H9:49 AC@5F465 {]p] #2>D BF2CE6C324< y2C65 v@77[ !6EC2D 92D 2 DEC@?8 2C>] w:D dh]d\A6C46?E 4@>A=6E:@? 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Follow postgame coverage as No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers fall to No. 19 Iowa Hawkeyes Get the latest postgame updates after No. 25 Wisconsin fell to No. 19 Iowa Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.
Heartland heartache: Shorthanded Badgers struggle to move the ball as Hawkeyes cruise to victory No. 25 Wisconsin managed just one scoring drive in a 28-7 loss at No. 19 Iowa on Saturday, continuing a troubling trend of subpar offensive sh…
Get ready for Badgers football season with State Journal's complete 2020 preview Prepare for kick off of the University of Wisconsin's 2020 football season on Friday against Illinois with the Wisconsin State Journal's annua…
Who has the edge when No. 25 Wisconsin visits No. 19 Iowa? Coming off two losses, the University of Wisconsin football team (2-2) is looking to bounce back this week against the Hawkeyes.Â
Photos: Wisconsin Badgers take care of business against Rhode Island Rams Wisconsin State Journal photographer Amber Arnold captured all the action from the Kohl Center Wednesday afternoon as the 13th-ranked Universi…
Fave 5: Sports reporter Colten Bartholomew's favorite stories from 2020 I chose stories that I believe show how athletes are wired a little bit differently, and how that manifests in their competitiveness, their dr…
