Let’s get this out of the way: Northwestern’s season has been an unmitigated disaster. Coming into the year with eight fresh faces to surround the Big Ten’s reigning scoring champion in senior...

Northwestern’s narrow loss to Rutgers on Sunday can be characterized by a dominant theme of the season: senior forward Nick Martinelli showing out with little help from his teammates.  With just...

Senior forward Nick Martinelli has been crying out for defensive effort from his teammates for weeks. While his teammates started a daunting trip to No. 12 Michigan State firing on all cylinders, when...

After Northwestern lost to Ohio State in its Big Ten home opener 86-82, coach Chris Collins made clear what he thought needed to change.  “We are struggling on the defensive end of the floor,”...

The Welsh-Ryan Arena crowd has waited all season for something — anything — to grab onto.  With just under 15 minutes remaining in the second half of Northwestern’s Saturday afternoon tilt against...