Northwestern seniors looking for favorable lasting impression
When Dan Vitale was a wide-eyed freshman on the Northwestern practice field, his older teammates implored him to "play every game like it is your senior year because you never...
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Northwestern’s Vic Law out for the season with torn labrum
Two days before the season opener, Northwestern suffered a debilitating loss. Sophomore forward Vic Law, who had worked diligently during the offseason to put on 15 pounds and build muscle,...
Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald advocates power of student-athletes
Pat Fitzgerald had a unique perspective on Monday's big college sports stories coming out of Missouri and Illinois. The Northwestern football coach had to walk the tightrope last year of...
Grading Northwestern’s performance vs. Penn State
Northwestern polished its bowl-game resume with a dramatic victory over an estimable opponent Saturday. Jack Mitchell kicked a 35-yard field goal with nine seconds left to give NU a 23-21...
Northwestern’s Jack Mitchell makes a bad day great with game-winning kick
One way or the other, Jack Mitchell figured the outcome of the game was going to be on him. The Northwestern kicker paced the sideline intently on Saturday, knowing that...
Northwestern escapes with 23-21 win over Penn State on Jack Mitchell field goal
Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald had hoped to change the Wildcats' trend of seven straight losses following an off weekend when NU hosted Penn State Saturday at Ryan Field. And somehow...
Preview: Penn State at Northwestern
TV/radio: 11 a.m. Saturday; ESPNU, WGN-AM 720. Line: Northwestern by 1. Records: Northwestern 6-2, 2-2 Big Ten; Penn State 7-2, 4-1. Last meeting: Northwestern won 29-6 on Sept. 27, 2014,...
Northwestern to break ground on Lakefront Athletics Center
Northwestern announced plans Friday to break ground on its long-proposed Lakefront Athletics and Recreation Center. Construction will begin immediately on the north end of the Evanston campus at 1 p.m....
Clayton Thorson’s running threat adds dimension to Northwestern offense
Clayton Thorson drops back to pass, the field opens in front of him, he gets that daring look in his eyes ... And there he goes, weaving, high-stepping, stiff-arming, sprinting...
Charles Tillman hopes new book connects with kids
Charles Tillman is no longer with the Bears, but his NFL career continues to flourish. The seemingly ageless Tillman, now with the Carolina Panthers, picked up an interception in Monday...