FOOTBALL

On a warm day in Pasadena, Wisconsin scored first, driving 77 yards in seven plays when Russell Wilson passed complete to Jared Abbrederis for 38 yards and a touchdown.

The 98th Rose Bowl presented by Vizio has begun with the Wisconsin Badgers taking on the Oregon Ducks in 2012.

The Rose Bowl 2012 gets underway on Monday with the Oregon Ducks going head-to-head with the Wisconsin Badgers in Pasadena, Calif. The Rose Bowl game is being brought to fans by Vizio and kickoff time is 5 p.m. ET on ESPN. Here's how to watch it.

Today at 5:00 p.m. EST, both Oregon Ducks and Wisconsin Badgers will don their new Rose Bowl uniforms in the football match at Pasadena, Calif. The game will be telecast live on ESPN. Well, it will be more interesting than a game to watch not only the teams battling in the match but their jersey designers --- leading sports apparel companies, Nike and Adidas -- having a head-to-head in the Rose Bowl.

When we look back on how college athletics fared in 2011, we will remember it much more for the disgraces - Jerry Sandusky and Bernie Fine on the top of that list - than some of the good stories - UConn's Kemba Walker and BYU's Jimmer Fredette.

Two burgeoning programs battle in San Diego.

After a round of SEC expansion, the conference unveiled its full 2012 schedule on Wednesday, including new participants Texas A&M and Missouri.

Top prospect Gunner Kiel has delayed his decision on where he will attend college. Indiana's Mr. Football in 2011 is reportedly choosing between LSU, Vanderbilt and Notre Dame.

Texas A&M senior offensive lineman Joseph Villavisencio died in a car accident, the university reported.

USC's star quarterback will be back for his senior year.

The player had a training ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini.

While reports of the highly publicized divorce of Kim Kardashian begin to fizzle, the spotlight is on Reggie Bush after he finally made a public statement about his ex-girlfriend's divorce after 72 days of marriage and failed to mention his new girlfriend.

The NCAA decided to impose a one-year bowl ban, a reduced amount of scholarships, and an additional year of probation on Tuesday on the Ohio State football program.

Ohio State University has been handed a one year bowl ban, according to a report.

Chelsea have been offered a hefty sum for the player.

Students are getting into trouble for Tebowing in school hallways, but Tim Tebow's memoir, Through My Eyes, still saw a surge in sales last week, the New York Post reported.

The Blues know that the player will not come cheaply.

In an extremely bizarre episode, a runaway cart leveled a football coach and the reporters who were interviewing him in the middle of the football field.

United could make a surprise comeback to this season’s Champions League.

United are lacking steel in the midfield.

A Canadian sports doctor who treated top athletes and admitted bringing illegal performance-enhancing drugs into the United States was sentenced on Friday to probation for his role in transporting drugs across the border.