Northwestern University
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NU gets behind its QB for HeismanJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern’s roster lists Dan Persa as 6-feet-1. That’s only on the football field. On the Kennedy Expressway, Persa towers several stories above the fray. That’s beca...
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Delany delivers message to Big Ten coachesJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Before the Big Ten's 12 head coaches waded into the sea of media at McCormick Place on Thursday, they sat for a Jim Delany lecture. With Ohio State's and Michigan's rece...
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Wisconsin, Nebraska the favorites to win division titlesJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Yes, Wisconsin shared last year’s Big Ten title and made its first Rose Bowl appearance in 11 years. Virtually everything went right for the Badgers. But if ever there w...
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Stricker goes for three-peat at John DeereJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Players start gathering at TPC at John Deere Run in Silvis on Monday for the first of Illinois’ two stops on the PGA Tour this season. If this year’s version of the Joh...
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NU’s Phillips takes on national roleJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - Members of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics have selected Jim Phillips, Northwestern’s director of athletics and recreation, to serve as its...
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Football safety panel selects NU's FitzgeraldJun 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Head football coaches with NFL, collegiate, high school and youth experience — including Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald — have been selected for USA Football's Tackle Adv...
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Show college athletes the money — all of themJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - The Ohio State tattoo saga and the recent resignation of football coach Jim Tressel has the sports world talking again about whether or not college athletes should be pa...
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Big Ten, CBS ink extension for basketball gamesJun 15, 2011 11:00 pm - The Big Ten and CBS Sports say they have reached a multiyear agreement to broadcast basketball games through the 2016-17 season. The announcement came today. Terms were...
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Blakeman ready for U.S. Open returnJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - Just qualifying for the U.S. Open is a big deal. This year 8,300 tried nationwide, and only 156 will tee off in the first round on Thursday at Congressional Country Club...
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NU’s Shurna headed to World Games campJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern senior forward John Shurna has accepted an invitation to attend the 2011 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games Team training camp. Shurna, a 6-foot-9 ...