Fave 5: Jim Polzin picks his favorite stories of 2021
Jim Polzin stepped into a new role in June, going from University of Wisconsin men’s basketball beat reporter to Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist.
Polzin wore both hats later that month when, on back-to-back days, he broke the news about seven seniors confronting coach Greg Gard in a secretly recorded meeting during the 2020-21 season and followed up with a column about how that recording had exposed cracks in the program’s foundation.
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I wish I didn’t have to write this story about the daughter of former UW football standout Al Toon, who was killed in an apparent murder-suici…
I was assigned this story when the news broke in early April that Alvarez was “retiring.” A couple months later, I’d produce what may have bee…
I wanted to get a game column in this list and there were handful from which to choose. But selected this one from the opener against Penn Sta…
Moseley is a fascinating woman who’s in the early stages of a major rebuilding project. Not as many people read this story as I’d hoped, so ma…
This story has been on a Microsoft Word document of stories I’d wanted to pursue ever since Smart, who grew up in the Madison area, was named …
Some fans are concerned about the direction of the Badgers football and men’s hockey programs. But McIntosh won’t force changes. “It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to tell any of our coaches how they should manage a staff or manage a game, for that matter,” he said.
The Badgers' title was a long time coming for the team's stars — and those who came before them. "This team stands on the shoulders of the alums that have come before them," coach Kelly Sheffield said.
This is how it should be — if Wisconsin wants its first national volleyball championship, it must beat a team it knows oh so well, writes columnist Jim Polzin.
The fifth-year senior libero finished with a game-high 19 digs as the Badgers outlasted the Louisville Cardinals in a marathon five-set Final Four match to advance to the NCAA final on Saturday.
Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in his weekly mailbag.
Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in his weekly mailbag.
Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist Jim Polzin answers readers' questions in his weekly mailbag.
Braelon Allen and Johnny Davis have a lot in common: homegrown standouts who are serious and humble even as they've garnered a ton of attention early in their UW careers. But they've never met.
UW and Arizona State will meet Thursday night in the Las Vegas Bowl. It will be next to impossible to live up to the drama during and after the Badgers' 32-30 loss to the Sun Devils in 2013.
Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist Jim Polzin answers readers' questions in his weekly mailbag.
Paul Chryst and his players believe every game matters, whether it’s the Rose Bowl or a low-tier one such as the Las Vegas Bowl.
Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in his weekly mailbag.
Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in his weekly mailbag.
Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers about the UW men's basketball, football and men's hockey programs, plus one on the Green Bay Packers, in his weekly mailbag.
How a case of mistaken identity led to a bizarre few days for a UW-Madison employee who some internet sleuths believed was a star quarterback being recruited by the Wisconsin football program.
Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in his weekly mailbag.
Lee Sports Wisconsin columnist Jim Polzin answers questions from readers in his weekly mailbag.
Jim Polzin: Brutal season leaves Wisconsin with a decision to make on future of men's hockey program
Badgers men's hockey coach Tony Granato has a plan to avoid another season like this one. But will he get a chance to implement that plan? And should he?
Some fans are concerned about the direction of the Badgers football and men’s hockey programs. But McIntosh won’t force changes. “It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to tell any of our coaches how they should manage a staff or manage a game, for that matter,” he said.
Jim Polzin: Brutal season leaves Wisconsin with a decision to make on future of men's hockey program
Badgers men's hockey coach Tony Granato has a plan to avoid another season like this one. But will he get a chance to implement that plan? And should he?
