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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

End of Year Sports Awards

End of Year Sports Awards

May 27, 2016

At the end of each school year, The Daily’s sports staff honors some of the top athletic performers from the fall, winter and spring seasons. The following are The Daily’s selections for eight such...

Dean Lowry lunges to tackle a ball carrier. The defensive end is hoping to be selected in the upcoming 2016 NFL Draft, held this Thursday through Saturday.

Football Roundtable: Writers examine professional prospects of Northwestern players ahead of NFL Draft

April 27, 2016

Football The NFL draft will be held this Thursday through Saturday in Chicago, and defensive end Dean Lowry and superback Dan Vitale each have a good chance of hearing their name called. Writers Max...

Pillote: Student-athletes should follow lead of Thorson, Walker

Pillote: Student-athletes should follow lead of Thorson, Walker

April 11, 2016

Football Student-athletes, as the term conveniently reminds us, are still students. We cheer for them on Saturdays (and Sundays, and most other days of the week), but we also see them in our classes,...

Pillote: Despite Outback Bowl loss, plenty of reasons to appreciate 2015 season

Pillote: Despite Outback Bowl loss, plenty of reasons to appreciate 2015 season

January 4, 2016

Football The Wildcats just aren’t very good, and they never were. That’s what I wrote in the middle of the season, after back-to-back blowout losses to Michigan and Iowa scuttled Northwestern’s...

Sophomore Godwin Igwebuike tackles Tennessee tight end Ethan Wolf. The Northwestern defense faltered against the Volunteers on Friday, losing the Outback Bowl 45-6.

Football: Defense falters in Outback Bowl loss

January 1, 2016

Football TAMPA, Fla. — If one puts faith in predictions, Northwestern’s loss to Tennessee in the Outback Bowl was unsurprising. Tennessee was the heavy favorite; ESPN gave the Volunteers a 77...

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