Photo leak of Wisconsin volleyball players under investigation - Just Women's Sports (2024)

Emma Hruby

Oct 21, 2022

The University of Wisconsin athletic department is investigating a recent leak of private photos and video of its women’s volleyball players.

While the athletic department did not offer up any details of the leaked material in its statement, it did say that the pictures and video were not intended to be made public. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, one of the photos obtained by the outlet appears to have been taken after the team won the Big Ten title last November, showing members of the team with their sports bras lifted.

Similarly, the Wisconsin State Journal reported that the photos were taken from inside the team’s locker room.

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“UWPD is not investigating the volleyball student-athletes for wrongdoing in this matter,” the statement said. “Our top priority is supporting our student-athletes and we are providing them with the appropriate services and resources.”

They called the leak a “significant and wrongful invasion” of the athletes’ privacy, with University of Wisconsin police investigating multiple crimes, “including potential violations of university policies and criminal statutes.”

According to the university, the athletes contacted the police upon becoming aware of the leak.

On Thursday, University of Wisconsin police spokesman Mac Lovicott confirmed the investigation.

Wisconsin won its first national title last year, and is currently ranked fifth in the country with a 13-3 record (7-1 Big Ten). The Badgers are set to play Michigan State on Friday.

Dee Lab

Aug 1, 2024

Olympic track and field takes flight today,with atalented Team USAlooking to ascend the podium once again.

From early this morning until a few hours before the Closing Ceremony, track and field stars will compete across 48 eventsin a quest for Olympic glory.

USA track and field shoots for Olympic podium return

In 2021, Team USA led all nations with a collective26 medals, with athletes competing in women’s events — including Katie Moon (pole vault), Valarie Allman (discus), andSydney McLaughlin-Levrone(400-meter hurdles) — responsible for five of the team’s seven golds.

Since then, the squad has only improved, earning 33 and 29 medals at the last twoWorld Athletics Championshipsrespectively, including 12 golds in Budapest last summer.

New rule offers track and field athletes an Olympic redo

For the first time in Olympic history,the 2024 Games will feature arepechage roundin the 200-meter through 1,500-meter races, offering athletes who underperformed in heats a second shot at advancing.

In previous Olympics, those spots went to athletes who failed to qualify in their heats but had the fastest overall non-advancing times.

"It’s kind of like a make-up quiz," said US Trials 100-meter hurdles champMasai Russell. "If it didn’t go right the first time, you could get it right the second time. That’s really good because I feel like with the hurdles especially, anything can happen."

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Team USA women's track and field athletes to watch

To call Team USA stacked would be an understatement. These are just a handful of the 61 US women’s sports superstars expected to set the standard in Paris.

Sha’Carri Richardson:Making her highly anticipated Olympic debutafter a 2021suspension, 2024’s fastest woman is favored to become Team USA’s first women’s 100-meter gold medalist since 1996 — and with Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson dropping that race, it’s Richardson’s to lose.

Gabby Thomas:Tokyo bronze medalist Thomas will face back-to-back world champion Jackson in the 200-meter, with both runners chasing legend Florence Griffith-Joyner’s1988 world record.

Katie Moon:Tokyo gold medalist Moon will defend her pole vaulting title at her second Olympics in Paris, going up against stiff competition in the form of fellow Olympic gold medalist, Greece’s Aikaterini Stefanidi.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone:The 400-meter hurdles star's biggest competition is herself: McLaughlin-Levrone has lowered her ownworld recordfive times and is poised to become the event’s first-ever two-time Olympic champ.

Chase Jackson:The world’s top-ranked women's shot putter, Jackson will make her Olympic debut in Paris after winning gold at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships.

Claire Watkins

Aug 1, 2024

The USWNT remains undefeated at the Paris Olympics,registering their firstperfect group stagesince the 2012 Summer Games after defeating Australia 2-1 on Wednesday.

The US advances with a team-recordnine group stage goals while also leading the Olympic field in both goal differential and goals scored.

First-time Olympians Rodman, Albert score in USWNT win

New USWNT manager Emma Hayesopted not to rotate herstarting XIon Wednesday, despite the US having already qualified for the quarterfinal thanks to Sunday'swin over Germany. The US's only change came by way of replacing the injured Tierna Davidson, who's currently out with a knee contusion, with center-backEmily Sonnett.

The USWNT fought an Australian low block for much of the match, with the Matildas unsuccessfully chasing the vital point they needed to advance out of Group B.

First-time OlympianTrinity Rodmanopened the scoring for the US justbefore halftime, while substitute Korbin Albert notched the game-winner in the 77th minute. Matildas defender Alanna Kennedy brought her team within one goal of equalizing in the 91st, but the US held on through the rest of stoppage time to claim the win.

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USWNT's Coffey out for Olympics quarterfinal

Hayes's emphasis onconsistencyearned the result,but not withoutconsequences. Midfielder Sam Coffey earned her secondgroup stage yellow cardminutes into the match, rendering her unavailablefor the quarterfinal against Japan and guaranteeing Hayes's first Olympic change to the USWNT's starting midfield.

Saturday's match will also determine the USWNT's path forward, as advancing to the semifinal round secures a shot at a medal.

Other noteworthy Olympic soccer results

France finished atop Group A with a win against New Zealand, while Canada came back from asix-point deductionto finish second with a victory over Colombia, who also advanced in third place.

Due togoal differential, Canada's win denied Australia the opportunity to advance, marking their worst women's soccer finish since 2000, while Germany took second with a win over Zambia.

Spain also capped a perfect group stage with their win over third-place Brazil, who managed to overcomeMarta's red cardto advance from Group C. Japan also moved forward, finishing second with a win over Nigeria.

Dee Lab

Aug 1, 2024

Today’s Olympic basketball tilt could be Team USA’s toughestyet, as the US faces a Belgian side theybarely defeatedless than six months ago.

Compared to Team USA’s Olympic dynasty, Paris is just the second Summer Games for seventh-place Tokyo finisher Belgium, with today marking their first time facing the eighth-straight gold medal-hunting USA on an Olympic court.

Team USA hopes to rewrite Olympic qualifier rematch

At February’sOlympic qualifiers, the US eked out a nail-biting 81-79 win over Belgium, needing a clutch Breanna Stewart buzzer beater to get the job done. The 2023 EuroBasket champions held the US to their tightest scoreline in years, draining 12 threes while Team USA went 4-for-19 — the samestatlinethey posted against Japan on Monday.

Both teams were missing key players in that qualifying game, with stars A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray not available for the US and Belgium’s 6-foot-4 center Kyara Linskens out for the Cats.

Full rosters favor a USA victory

Even with both teams at full strength, Team USA is still the heavy favorite.

To hand the US their first Olympic loss since 1992, Belgium will have to lean on their WNBA vets: current Mystics guard Julie Vanloo and 2019 WNBA Finals MVP center Emma Meesseman. The pair led the Cats with a combined 43 points in Belgium’s opening loss to Germany, a team the US humbled in their finalpre-Olympic tune-up.

"It’s going to be a great game," Team USA’sNapheesa Colliersaid of Belgium. "They’re a really good team. So I think it’s going to be a battle."

Where to watch USA Women's Basketball vs. Belgium

Team USA meets Belgium this afternoon at 3 PM ET, with live coverage acrossNBC networks.

Team USA's 3×3 gold medal repeat dreams dim

Unlike their 5x5 counterparts, it’s been a very different tournamentfor Team USA’s defending gold medalist3×3 squad. Beleaguered byinjury, they have yet to secure a single win, falling 17-13 to Germany on Tuesday, 20-17 to Azerbaijan on Wednesday, and 17-15 to Australia this morning.

The struggling US will now take on Spain, hoping to finally find their footing against the first-place Spanish side.

Where to watch USA Women's Basketball 3×3 vs. Spain

Team USA 3×3 plays Spain this afternoon at 3:30 PM ET, with live coverage acrossNBC networks.

JWS Staff

Aug 1, 2024

Welcome back to The 91st, your one-stop-shop for all things USWNT at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Three group matches, three wins! But now the Olympic tournament really starts for the US Women's National Team.

Hosts Jordan Angeli, Duda Pavao, and Jess McDonald discuss the unique challenges Japan will present the US in Saturday's quarterfinal and how caoch Emma Hayes might tweak the starting XI in light of Sam Coffey's second yellow card and Tierna Davidson's injury.

Plus, Jordan, Duda, and Jess go through their bracket predictions and determine that they'd much prefer getting tackled by USA Rugby Sevens star Ilona Maher over taking a volleyball to the face.

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