Oh, Susannah! Sports Vixen Releases Statement About Firing

Former CSN reporter Susannah Collins, fired for....what?

  “As most of you know by now, I had a slip-up last week on the air while covering the Blackhawks playoff series. As a result of the attention it received, an old web-based sports comedy series I participated in several years ago came to light. The intention of that show was to present a [...]

Carmody In or Out After Going 4-13 in Big 10?

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(Evanston, IL) A school record four consecutive postseason appearances in the NIT.  189 victories in 13 years, or 14.50 per season, the second-most in school history. Two All-Big 10 players in John Shurna and Drew Crawford. Sounds okay for a Big 10 coach, maybe? Especially at a school more revered for academics than athletics for more decades than the coach [...]

Wildcats’ Loss To Butler Tough Pill To Swallow

(Evanston) It was a tough, tough night for the Northwestern Wildcats as the sloppy game got physical, as shots didn’t fall, and ultimately, a 75-64 loss to the Butler Bulldogs, two years removed from their trip to the Big Dance in Houston. A victory on Saturday would have given the Cats at least eight wins through [...]

Gator Bowl Awaits Northwestern Wildcats Following Lincoln Trophy

Northwestern Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald and the Land of Lincoln Trophy. Which Bowl game awaits? We find out Sunday, December 2

  Northwestern University’s Wildcats are bound for Jacksonville, Florida for the 2013 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl.  The coveted Bowl Trophy, which Northwestern hasn’t won in eons, would be the second trophy the Wildcats have won this season. How lucky can they get this season? Already, they are the bearers of the Land of Lincoln Trophy, won [...]

The Undefeated: Northwestern Wildcats Perfect in Nonconference Games

Coach Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern University

(Evanston, IL)  Northwestern Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald is cautiously optimistic optimistic as his Wildcats completed the nonconference portion of their schedule a perfect 4-0, including a 38-7 win over the MAC conference’ South Dakota Coyotes on Saturday. Previously, Northwestern had beaten Vanderbilt, Syracuse, and Boston College.  The Wildcats’ 31-point margin of victory over South Dakota was [...]

Title IX at 40: Impact and Future

Soccer player Amelia Moore, age 9, recently took first place in an Oakland elementary school science fair. My niece is one of the millions of girls who have benefited significantly from playing team sports. My niece Amelia, age 9, is one busy and very smart girl. Just recently, she won her school’s science fair by [...]

Thoughts on Kerry Wood

"Kid K" Kerry Wood retired from the Cubs Friday after 13+ years in the major leagues.

  Just one month shy of his 35th birthday, “Woody”  (born June 16, 1977) leaves a controversial legacy in his 13-plus seasons as a major league pitcher. In his fifth career start, on May 6, 1998, he threw a one-hit, no walk, 20-strikeout shutout against the Houston Astros, tying Roger Clemens’ record for strikeouts in a [...]

Minding Your P’s, Qs, and V’s: Arizona Baseball, Equality, and God’s Word

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    From ChicagoNow.com: My friend Elizabeth Hess, of WDWS’ morning show in Champaign-Urbana, is known for the quick-witted, timely quote. As she reported on Facebook, I just found out the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Her son asked her an interesting question the other day: “Mom,” he said. “Is it better to have a [...]

Happy New Year In Women’s Sports From The Token Female!

Your "Token Female" Reporter, Alison Moran

Happy New Year…and a delightful, healthy and prosperous 2012 to all of you! As this new year dawns, I am more excited than ever to cover women’s sports and sports in general. From the 40th Anniversary of Title IX to the Women’s NCAA Finals in Denver, Colorado to the London Olympics, in September, this year is going [...]