76 years ago Northwestern hosted the first ever tournament, but they are still the only major conference school that has never made it to the post season. The 2015-16 NCAA Men’s Preseason poll came out and the Big Ten has 6 teams that make the top 25… but Northwestern is not one of them… yet. […]
NFL Preseason Week 3, College Football Preview
on the Weekend Sports Report with Packer Dave and Steve Leventhal ….Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune joins us to for a College Football Preview. We’ll look at Ohio State, Michigan State, and Wisconsin atop the Big Ten, as well as the local schools – Northwestern, Illinois, and Northern Illinois. Jeff Rich will talk about […]
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NU breaks Michigan’s Heart, 82 – 78 (2OT)
“It’s a program building win” – Coach Collins It was ‘senior night’ in Evanston as the Cats started the game with Dave Sobolewski and JerShon Cobb, who played their last collegiate game at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday night. The standing ovation was not the only memory the seniors would have of the night as Northwestern […]
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Cats ‘Determined’ to Beat Hawkeyes in OT, 66 – 61
Living in Chicago most of my life, driving slow and steady during the winter months is more of a way of life than an inconvenience. As I was driving to Welsh-Ryan arena this afternoon, it was abundantly clear that my 30 minute drive was going to double thanks to Mother Nature and it was time […]
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Badgers Overpower Cats, 81-58
It was a series of ‘last time events’ during Northwestern’s Big Ten home-opener against Wisconsin, Sunday night in Evanston, Illinois. The most notable, it was the last time that Chicagoland star and Wisconsin senior forward Frank Kaminsky would be playing at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Lisle native and Benet Academy graduate, lead his team to a […]
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Central Michigan runs away from NU, 80-67
My family has a tradition (thanks to my cousin Amber) that we open “some” presents on Christmas Eve so it didn’t take 4 hours the next day. To be honest, I think my cousin couldn’t control herself and pouted/cried her way into opening up presents early. I am not complaining since I reap the benefits […]
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NU routs MVS, 101-49
There is an innate sense for a son to perform to the best of his ability when his father is watching from the stands. Whether it is playing basketball or the piano, the emotional boost of having a loved one cheering you on cannot be replicated. Hopefully the Wildcats head coach Chris Collins didn’t use […]
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NU’s Comeback aided by ND mistakes
There are venues across the sports landscape that fans should visit, no matter what team banners hang on your wall at home. Notre Dame Stadium is one of those venues. Yes… you might be packed into your row like sardines and are sitting on rock hard benches, but you should be there for the ambiance. […]
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Michigan vs. Northwestern
The best part of the Michigan-Northwestern game for fans was the singing of National Anthem by Chicago Blackhawks vocalist Jim Cornelison. A pair of teams sitting at 2-3 in the Big Ten, squared off in Evanston today and their records were indicative of how they played. With both teams underachieving during their 2014 campaigns, Michigan […]
2014-15 Big Ten Media Day
The rhetoric from all fourteen coaches appeared scripted and predictable as they spoke about the upcoming Big Ten basketball season. Rainbows and lollypops are in the minds of all the coaches, from the reigning Big Ten champ, John Beilein of Michigan, to the lowly Purdue Boilermakers and coach Matt Painter. Every team expects to take […]
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