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Rapid Reaction: Sullivan’s historic performance not enough as Northwestern falls to Ohio State
Even Grace Sullivan’s star power couldn’t help Northwestern (6-3, 0-1 B1G) as it opened up conference play with a 79-70 loss to No. 23 Ohio State (7-1, 1-0 B1G) at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Sullivan put together arguably the greatest performance in her collegiate career- posting a career-high 37 points on 17-of-28 shooting — the most amount of […]
Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern women’s basketball vs. Ohio State: TV, streaming, radio, injury report
It’s officially Big Ten season, as Northwestern kicks off its conference slate with a matchup against No.23 Ohio State. The ‘Cats will look to rebound from back-to-back losses, including their first home loss of the season against Kansas earlier this week. It will be no easy task, as the Buckeyes enter as a top team […]
Despite cold temperatures, Northwestern’s indoor track season is off to a hot start
After a record-setting showing at the NCAA Championships in Columbia last month, Northwestern’s runners had only a brief hiatus before the indoor track season began. But the Wildcats weren’t done setting records, and a history-making squad continued their usual trailblazing at a pair of meets over the weekend. The first hurdle for Northwestern was the […]
Frustration all-around after Northwestern men’s basketball narrowly falls to Ohio State
As the buzzer sounded on Northwestern’s 86-82 loss to Ohio State, Nick Martinelli stood alone on the Welsh-Ryan Arena court with his jersey collar covering half his face, hands first on his knees and then behind his head in disbelief. After the NU senior forward scored a game-high 32 points, his teammates guided him to […]
Rapid Reaction: Northwestern men’s basketball falls to Ohio State 86-82, suffers third straight loss
It was an extremely disappointing game for Northwestern men’s basketball. In a contest where they had a nine-point lead in the second half, the Wildcats struggled down the stretch and lost a game that the team needed to win. For the ‘Cats, Nick Martinelli led the way with 32 points and eight rebounds on 10-for-16 […]
Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern men’s basketball vs. Ohio State: TV, streaming, radio, betting line, injury report
Northwestern men’s basketball plays its first home game in nearly a month, as it will take on Ohio State for its second Big Ten contest of the season. After falling 85-73 to Wisconsin at Kohl’s Center, the ‘Cats look to bounce back and return to the win column. Broadcast Information Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.) Game […]
Northwestern field hockey 2025 post-mortem: How the ‘Cats became unlikely underdogs to win all over again
To wrap up the 2024 field hockey season, we wrote about how Northwestern concluded its greatest year in program history, posting an undefeated regular season, a 23-1 season overall and winning the national title. At the time, matching the results of 2024 was undoubtedly a tall task. But a year later, Northwestern may have just […]
Three keys for Northwestern basketball vs. Ohio State
Coming off a disappointing performance and a flat first half against Wisconsin, Northwestern will look to respond in a matchup it badly needs to win this early in the season. Here are three keys heading into tomorrow’s game versus the Buckeyes. Defensive effort Northwestern’s calling card under Chris Collins has always been defense, but the […]
Ideal bowl sites for Northwestern football
Bowl season is upon us, and purple rain is back on the forecast after the world of college football experienced a drought a season ago. With a 6-6 record, Northwestern sits around patiently, waiting for its name to be called on Sunday to find out who and where they’ll be playing primetime football this month. […]
After such a poor loss, Northwestern needs to turn a corner quick
Where do we even start? Northwestern men’s basketball has a lot to fix. A lot. The ‘Cats traveled to Madison to go head to head with Wisconsin on Wednesday night for both teams’ Big Ten opener. Both teams had hot starts to their respective seasons, but had faltered as of late, each dropping a pair […]
National Signing Day: Northwestern Football inks largest recruiting class of the David Braun-era
Northwestern football officially locked in the biggest recruiting class of the David Braun-era on Wednesday, signing 21 members of the Class of 2026 in a drama-free National Signing Day. The ‘Cats succeeded in inking all 20 of their public commitments and added a surprise 21st recruit in defensive lineman Tre Hoskins. “A tremendous amount of […]
Full Circle Moment: Week 14 film room
After becoming bowl eligible in Week 13, the ‘Cats had just one regular season game left. It was the most important one too, being that it was for the Hat. This game, despite being in the snow and at vastly different ends of the weather spectrum, was all too familiar to some earlier this season. […]
Rapid Reaction: Northwestern suffers deflating 85-73 loss in Big Ten opener
Big Ten play is finally upon us, and Northwestern (5-3, 0-1 Big Ten) had some wrongs to right in its conference opener on Wednesday night. So did their opponents in the Wisconsin Badgers (6-2, 1-0 Big Ten). With both squads coming off setbacks over the holiday weekend — the former falling to Oklahoma State, and […]
Rapid Reaction: Northwestern women’s basketball suffers first home loss with 74-62 showing against Kansas
Northwestern’s undefeated home record came to an end Wednesday night, as the Wildcats fell to the visiting Kansas Jayhawks with a final score of 74-62. Despite the Wildcats leading by as much as 10 at the end of the first quarter, a 44-28 run by the Jayhawks in the second half allowed the visitors to […]
Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern men’s basketball vs. Wisconsin: TV, streaming, radio, injury report
After a tough stretch during Thanksgiving week, Northwestern men’s basketball returns to the hardwood once again. This time around, however, the ‘Cats will be up to the task of a true road game in their first Big Ten action of the young 2025-26 season, heading into Madison to face off against Wisconsin. For their part, […]
Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern women’s basketball vs. Kansas: TV, streaming, radio, injury report
For the first time in two weeks, Northwestern women’s basketball returns to Welsh-Ryan Arena. It looks to bounce back after its first loss of the season to Missouri with another power-conference matchup against Kansas. Here’s how to follow along: Broadcast Information Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Ill. Game Time: 7:00 p.m. CST TV/Streaming: B1G+ Radio: WNUR Sports (89.3 FM) Northwestern […]
Evaluating Northwestern men’s basketball one month into the season
After a 4-0 start featuring some significant scoring margins, Northwestern men’s basketball received its first reality checks over the past couple of weeks. Losses to Virginia and Oklahoma State exposed vulnerabilities that had been masked by softer early-season competition. With a 5-2 record before Big Ten play opens Wednesday against Wisconsin, what’s working for the […]
Big Ten Power Rankings, Week 14
In Big Ten Power Rankings, we take a close look at each team’s body of work up to this point in the season. When comparing teams head-to-head, I will first answer the question: “Who would be favored if these teams were to play head-to-head?” From there, if no obvious favorite exists, I will be specifically […]
Evaluating Northwestern women’s basketball one month into the season
For Northwestern women’s basketball, 2025-26 has had a far smoother start than 2024-25. The ‘Cats currently sit at 6-1, with their lone loss coming to a power conference opponent in Missouri. Contrast that with the 1-3 start from a season ago featuring losses to Illinois State, Lehigh and Harvard, and it’s easy to see the […]
Big Ten Basketball Weekly: A Week’s Worth of Feasting
Men’s Basketball Game of the Week: Iowa beats Ole Miss, 74-69 To be blunt, it was a bad week for Big Ten basketball. After a really impressive start to the season, Thanksgiving week wasn’t so kind to the conference, which lost a large majority of its big games in all types of fashion. But poking […]
Around the Big Ten: Rivalry Week (Week 14)
From snow games to shootouts to blowouts, Rivalry Week had it all. Three Big Ten teams have now locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff, but that didn’t stop Week 14 from being a classic. It doesn’t matter what your record is before. All that matters is whether or not you get to […]
Three takeaways from Northwestern football’s HAT week loss
Two days removed from the end of Rivalry Week, ‘Cats faithful continue to seethe at the fact that their rivals have claimed bragging rights for the second straight year. But their anger doesn’t stem from the fact that it happened. It’s how it happened that infuriates Northwestern fans. A second half full of miscues helped […]
Big Ten Bracketology, Week 4: Wonderful Wolverines
The B1G had a great feast week, with three teams (Michigan, Iowa and USC) taking home titles in their respective Multi-Team Events (MTE) after Purdue won the Baha Mar Championship a week prior. Michigan State also had a great showing in an MTE without a formal bracket, capping off a good overall week in B1G […]
Three takeaways from Northwestern women’s basketball’s Fort Myers Tip-Off
The undefeated season is no more. After taking down Abilene Christian in a nail-biter down in Fort Myers, Fla., the Northwestern Wildcats dropped their first contest of the year, falling 85-70 to Missouri. Now sitting at 6-1 on the year, NU returns home to take on Kansas this Wednesday before opening up its conference slate […]
Recurring mistakes come back to haunt Northwestern in loss to Illinois
Turnovers and game management told the story in Northwestern’s loss to Illinois. The game was nearly even in total yards and time of possession, but the difference came from NU’s inability to take care of the ball. Northwestern turned it over four times, including three giveaways in the fourth quarter, while Illinois had only one […]
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