Football: Big Ten releases 2014 schedule
May 16, 2013
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The Big Ten this morning released Northwestern's 2014 conference schedule. The Wildcats will open with a road game Sept. 27 at Penn State followed by their home opener a week later against Wisconsin. NU will also visit Minnesota, Iowa and Purdue and host Nebraska, Michigan and Illinois. The Cats will... Read more »
Kelly Amonte Hiller: Women’s lacrosse conference coming to Big Ten in 2015
May 15, 2013
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Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said today that a Big Ten women's lacrosse conference will debut in the 2014-15 season. Northwestern, Ohio State and Penn State will play one last season in the American Lacrosse Conference before moving to the Big Ten conference. Michigan, which will debut its women's lacrosse... Read more »
Men's Swimming: Freestyler Matthew Margritier leaving Northwestern
May 15, 2013
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Sophomore freestyler Matthew Margritier has left the men’s swimming and diving team and dropped out of Northwestern. Margritier cited “mostly personal and academic fits” as his reason for leaving the school. He also made it clear that his decision had nothing to do with the swimming program... Read more »
Football: Chicago Bears sign former Northwestern receiver Demetrius Fields
May 13, 2013
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The number of Northwestern alumni in the NFL grew a little Monday when the Chicago Bears announced they have signed Demetrius Fields. The wide receiver was one of 33 players the Bears invited to their rookie camp and one of the four the team signed. Fields played in all of the Wildcats' 52 games... Read more »
Softball: Letourneau leads Cats into second round of Big Ten Tournament
May 9, 2013
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The Wildcats’ explosive offense came powered a close first-round contest against Indiana on Thursday. In its first game of the Big Ten Tournament, No. 5 seed NU defeated No. 12 seed Indiana 6-3 thanks to the Cats’ 7 extra-base hits. NU struck first in the contest, as sophomore Anna Edwards... Read more »
Lacrosse: Taylor Thornton nominated for Sports Illustrated award
May 8, 2013
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Senior midfielder Taylor Thornton is one of five females nominated for Sports Illustrated's inaugural College Athlete of the Year award, the publication announced Wednesday. Sports Illustrated will select one male and one female athlete from a pool of 10 college students who excel athletically and... Read more »
Men's Basketball: Northwestern to play North Carolina State in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
May 8, 2013
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Northwestern will face North Carolina State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge this season, the program announced today. The Wildcats are 6-8 all-time in the interconference series, and have won four of their last five games in the challenge. NU last faced the Wolfpack in December 2009, winning 65-53.... Read more »
Baseball: Former Northwestern pitcher hospitalized during MLB game
May 7, 2013
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Former Northwestern and current Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hospitalized tonight after being struck in the head with a line drive. Happ was pitching in the bottom of the second inning against the Tampa Bay Rays when a line drive off the bat of Rays outfielder Desmond Jennings struck the... Read more »
Lacrosse: Northwestern receives No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament
May 5, 2013
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In one week, Northwestern begins its quest for an eighth national title. The Wildcats received the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play the winner of the Stanford-Notre Dame matchup May 12 at Lakeside Field in their second-round game. By virtue of being seeded in the top six, NU earned... Read more »
Updated: World of Beer calls off Illinois' Coaches Caravan stop
May 1, 2013
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Update, 8:30 p.m.: World of Beer owner Ted Mavrakis said his decision was influenced by the student response. "I don't want to alienate the community in which we live, so I made the decision," Mavrakis said. Original story: Illinois is not coming to Evanston after all. A week after the... Read more »
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