Fred Mitchell

After back-to-back blowout losses to Iowa and Michigan, Northwestern hopes to bounce back against Nebraska.

Northwestern faces pivotal moment after back-to-back blowout losses

June 16, 2018 at 6:35 p.m.

Pat Fitzgerald values insightful words and purposeful actions from his players. The conversion of words into action the last two weeks for Northwestern has been disappointing after lopsided losses to...

Cubs second baseman Starlin Castro, left, collides with shortstop Javier Baez in the sixth inning.

Mets praise Joe Maddon, Cubs players and fans

May 16, 2019 at 2:43 a.m.

Exhilarated Mets fans who had traveled to watch their team sweep the Cubs in the NLCS Wednesday, serenaded their players with chants and screams well past midnight behind the Wrigley...

Mets out to make short work of Cubs, and they do in completing sweep

May 16, 2019 at 2:42 a.m.

The Cubs caught the Mets' attention throughout the regular season, sweeping seven games in workmanlike fashion. Wednesday night, the Mets came prepared to return the favor and match the Cubs'...

Mets’ David Wright on Cubs: ‘These guys can win the next three very easily’

May 16, 2019 at 2:42 a.m.

The champagne, no doubt, is on ice for the Mets to celebrate in the cramped visitors' locker room at Wrigley Field if they win on Wednesday night. But Mets players...

Kyle Schwarber is greeted at the dugout after hitting a first inning home run.

Mets’ Daniel Murphy makes another powerful statement

May 16, 2019 at 2:42 a.m.

From a confidence standpoint, the Mets continue to talk and play a good game. After wins in the first three games of the National League Championship Series, Mets manager Terry...

Pressure of 2-0 NLCS deficit isn’t fazing Kris Bryant, Cubs youngsters

May 16, 2019 at 2:41 a.m.

Pressure? What pressure? The young Cubs players say they aren't feeling it as Game 3 of the NLCS approaches with the Mets leading 2-0. "We're ready for a challenge and...

Like clockwork, October struggles hitting Northwestern once again

June 16, 2018 at 6:55 p.m.

The ghosts of Octobers past are haunting Northwestern once again. The Wildcats, who have been outscored 78-10 in back-to-back losses, are now 7-16 in October beginning with the 2010 season...

Grading Northwestern’s performance vs. Iowa

June 16, 2018 at 6:54 p.m.

Northwestern's sudden descent is almost as surprising as its auspicious start to this season. At 5-2 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten after a 40-10 loss to Iowa, there...

Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy celebrates his first inning two-run home run off Jake Arrieta.

First three Mets batters turning point in Cubs’ loss

May 16, 2019 at 2:40 a.m.

The situation: Curtis Granderson led off the first inning for the Mets with a single to right, just beyond the outstretched glove of second baseman Starlin Castro. David Wright, 1-for-19...

Iowa romps 40-10 as Northwestern loses in a rout for second week in a row

June 16, 2018 at 6:56 p.m.

The chants from the Iowa fans resonated and their unbeaten Hawkeyes made themselves right at home Saturday at Ryan Field. Northwestern was pounded for the second straight weekend, this time...

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