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Carmody’s time should be up at Northwestern Mar 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Northwestern administrators have to fire basketball coach Bill Carmody. Why? To demonstrate that they care about how the Wildcats do in this sport and that they believe the program can do better.
Injuries scuttled Wildcats’ high hopes Mar 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Once again it's wait until next year for Northwestern (13-18, 4-14), which prepares to open the Big Ten tournament Thursday night against Iowa (20-11, 9-9) at the United Center. The loss of JerShon Cobb and season-ending injuries to Drew Crawford and Jared Swopshire all but guaranteed yet another swing-and-a-miss season for the Cats. And that has led to plenty of talk that this might be the final at-bat for Carmody, whose team competed in the NIT the past four seasons.
Big 10 has good chance of getting a team into Final Four Mar 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Big Ten hasn't had a women's basketball team reach the NCAA Final Four since 2005 when Michigan State was the national runner-up. The conference has had just one national champion since the NCAA started crowning women's basketball champions in 1982 — Purdue in 1999. Only four other times has the Big Ten been represented in the Final Four — Minnesota in 2004, Purdue in 2001 and Iowa and Ohio State in 1993. But if the national RPI rankings are any indicator, that could change this year.
Winning key to attracting top women basketball players Mar 7, 2013 12:00 AM
On the front page of the media packet for the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament at the Sears Centre this weekend, there’s a listing of Illinois high school products on Big Ten teams this season. It’s a short list. Of the 157 players rostered on the 12 Big Ten teams, only 17 played their high school basketball in Illinois. Ten of those 17 play at Illinois or Northwestern. Jacki Gulczynski (Bartlett) and Michala Johnson (Montini/redshirt year) are at Wisconsin, Anna Morrissey (Stevenson) plays at Michigan State, Claire Jakubicek (Cary-Grove/redshirt year) is at Indiana, Melissa Dixon (Johnsburg) and Nicole Smith (Hononegah) at Iowa, and Sam Arnold (Lake Park) at Michigan. Buffalo Grove graduate Allison Guth played at Illinois and just completed her first season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Northwestern, which saw its season end with Thursday’s 60-55 loss to Iowa.
Iowa knocks Northwestern out of Big Ten tourney Mar 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Morgan Johnson and Jamie Printy scored 18 points apiece and Iowa defeated Northwestern 60-55 on Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament. Bethany Doolittle added 10 points and Samantha Logic grabbed 11 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (20-11), the seventh seed in the tournament. They advance to meet No. 21 Nebraska, the Big Ten's second seed, in Friday's quarterfinals.
Team-by-team look at Big Ten women’s tournament Mar 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Patricia Babcock McGraw takes a team-by-team look at the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, which starts Thursday at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
Smith leads No. 16 Ohio State past Wildcats, 63-53 Feb 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Lenzelle Smith scored a season-high 24 points, Deshaun Thomas added 19 and No. 16 Ohio State used a late run to beat Northwestern 63-53 on Thursday night.
Big Ten men’s basketball tourney sold out Feb 21, 2013 12:00 AM
The 2013 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, scheduled for March 14-17 at the United Center in Chicago, is now sold out, conference officials announced Thursday.
Northwestern falls to Wisconsin, 69-41Feb 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Jared Berggren and Ben Brust each scored 12 points, and No. 19 Wisconsin shut down Northwestern 69-41 on Wednesday night for its fifth win in six games.
College scouting reports: NU, DePaul, UIC Feb 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Illinois routs Northwestern 62-41 Feb 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Illinois avenged a 68-54 home loss to Northwestern on Jan. 17 with a 62-41 thumping Sunday and matched its total of Big Ten wins from last season. During their winning streak, the Illini have also beaten top-ranked Indiana, then-No. 18 Minnesota and Purdue.
Northwestern can’t hang on to knock off Ohio State Feb 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Deshaun Thomas scored 22 points and No. 13 Ohio State used a late 12-0 run to beat Northwestern 69-59 on Thursday night, the Buckeyes’ 32nd consecutive home win against the Wildcats.
Northwestern loses Swopshire for rest of season Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Northwestern graduate student Jared Swopshire underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 season.
Northwestern felled by Iowa Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Devyn Marble broke a lengthy slump with 21 points and Iowa beat Northwestern 71-57 on Saturday to snap a two-game losing streak.Josh Oglesby added 10 for the Hawkeyes (15-9, 4-7 Big Ten), who won for just the second time in six games.
Big Ten women's tourney coming to Sears CentreFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
This year's Big Ten women's basketball tournament March 7-10 is about much more than the games. For the first time in more than a decade, the tournament is moving from its location in Indianapolis. The new venue is the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, which is throwing many free fan events to increase the appeal. Tickets start at $15 for a single session, but the weekend also will feature plenty of free fan events.
Rolling Meadows’ Glasgow chooses Northwestern Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Alexis Glasgow plans to study business in college. Because she has been all business with her basketball game for many years, she has earned the opportunity to compete at the Division I level. Glasgow, who wears the purple and black as a standout guard for Rolling Meadows’ state-ranked girls basketball team, will stick to the same color scheme when she moves on to the next level in 2014. The 5-foot-11 junior has made a verbal commitment to coach Joe McKeown’s Northwestern University women’s program.
Cubs-NU alliance leaves Illini, White Sox in its wake Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
The Cubs' partnership with Northwestern can't be good news for the White Sox and Illinois in the struggle for Chicago sports fans.
Northwestern adds 19 in signing class Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Northwestern added a pair of highly ranked players to its offense Wednesday as part of its 2013 recruiting class. "We as a staff are confident we've signed a group of young men who are tremendous fits for our program athletically, academically and socially," coach Pat Fitzgerald said. "These 21 individuals are joining a program with a lot of momentum and I look forward to the contributions they'll make toward helping us achieve our goals in years to come."
Deal with Cubs brings more NU football to Wrigley Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
The Cubs have a five-year plan to renovate historic Wrigley Field, and now Northwestern University has a plan to play five more college football games there and a longterm agreement to showcase the school's other sports teams there. Officials from Northwestern Athletics and the Cubs announced Tuesday they have joined forces for a marketing partnership that will include showcasing Wildcat teams at Wrigley Field in coming years, including baseball, lacrosse and football.
Northwestern tops Purdue in strong performanceFeb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Reggie Hearn scored a career-high 26 points to lead Northwestern to a 75-60 victory over Purdue on Saturday. Jared Swopshire and Dave Sobolewski each added 13 points for the Wildcats (13-10, 4-6 Big Ten), who scored the game's first 12 points and snapped a four-game losing streak to the Boilermakers.