Articles filed under Big Ten
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Long-term deal for Fitzgerald, NUMay 10, 2011 2:00 am - Pat Fitzgerald and Jim Phillips spent a whirlwind Tuesday in New York. They wore business suits, palled around with donors and watched Northwestern alum Joe Girardi mana...
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Illini get commitment from 6-foot-8 DjimdeMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - It’s no coincidence that Illinois coach Bruce Weber offered a scholarship to Peoria power forward Max Bielfeldt one day after Purdue out-toughed the Illini at Assembly H...
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Shurna pulls out of NBA draftMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - On the last day before the NBA finalized its list of eligible players for the draft in June, Northwestern’s John Shurna removed his name from consideration. The 2008 Gle...
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NU lacrosse player wins rookie honorsMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern midfielder Alyssa Leonard has been voted the Rookie of the Year in the American Lacrosse Conference and four Wildcats landed on the first-team all-conferenc...
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Mendenhall causes stir with bin Laden tweetsMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - PITTSBURGH — Rashard Mendenhall has created a stir with comments made on his official Twitter page regarding Osama bin Laden’s death. The former Illini football star and...
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1World honors NU football coachMay 02, 2011 2:00 am - Northwestern head football coach Pat Fitzgerald has been named the inaugural 1WORLD Sports Coach of the Year, the organization announced at its first-annual Fitness Fest...
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San Diego taps Illinois defensive tackle LiugetApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - San Diego general manager A.J. Smith now owns the Land of Lincoln triple crown. In 2005, Smith selected Northwestern defensive tackle Luis Castillo with the Chargers’ fi...
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Scheelhaase leads one TD drive, but Illini offense struggles on windy dayApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — As important as spring practices have become to a team’s fall fortunes, the spring games have become as useful as an appendix. During Illinois’ 90-minute scr...
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NCAA wrestling champ joins Illini staffApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois wrestling head coach Jim Heffernan announced Wednesday that two-time NCAA champion Mark Perry will join the Fighting Illini coaching staff as an associate head ...
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NU’s Henderson to head Princeton basketballApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - Mitch Henderson, an assistant coach at Northwestern for the last 11 seasons, has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Princeton University, his alma mater. A 1...