Northwestern University
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Hankwitz wants Wildcats' defense to get more physicalSep 29, 2011 12:00 am - In several respects, 63-year-old Northwestern defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz is as old-school as it gets. He played his final year of football and entered the coach...
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Illinois-Northwestern rivalry turns into war of wordsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - It’s refreshing to see the Illinois-Northwestern football rivalry approach the level of college football’s other intrastate imbroglios. By that I mean, thank goodness th...
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QB Dan Persa back as NU gears up for IllinoisSep 26, 2011 12:00 am - Quarterbacks get the headlines for better or worse, so Dan Persa’s health gets top billing. “I feel like I can play the whole game, yeah,” Persa said Monday. If the reig...
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Northwestern QB Persa: I’m ready to goSep 22, 2011 12:00 am - Dan Persa sat on the sidelines for last year’s Northwestern-Illinois game because he ruptured his right Achilles’ tendon seven days before. “I don’t know if the drugs ha...
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Colter takes blame for Northwestern’s lossSep 17, 2011 12:00 am - WEST POINT, N.Y. — It might be another quarter-century before Northwestern wants to visit Michie Stadium again. With Heisman hopeful quarterback Dan Persa confined to th...
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Previewing Northwestern (2-0) at Army (0-2)Sep 16, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern (2-0) at Army (0-2) When: 2:30 p.m. at Michie Stadium TV: CBS Sports Network (Ch. 613 on DirecTV) Radio: WMVP 1000-AM, WNUR 89.3-FM, wgnradio.com Series: No...
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5 pros to watch at the BMW ChampionshipSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Here’s a glance at five pros to watch this week at the BMW Championship tees off Thursday at Cog Hill in Lemont: Webb Simpson: FedExCup standing: 1st Wa...
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Streelman's PGA career on rise despite missing BMWSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - The PGA Tour's BMW Championship will be heavy on Illinois talent when it tees off Thursday at Cog Hill in Lemont. World No. 1 Luke Donald is fourth in the FedEx Cup po...
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Northwestern prepares for Army's unusual triple option offenseSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern senior linebacker Bryce McNaul didn't need long to recognize Army's campus has a different vibe. McNaul and his family drove to West Point, N.Y., to visit h...
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EIU’s Garoppolo falls short vs. NUSep 10, 2011 12:00 am - When Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and his teammates watched video of Northwestern’s defense this week, they thought they discovered holes to exploit. Tha...