Few things can slow down Emily Allard. Not a catcher’s futile throw to second base. Not a pitcher’s hardest fastball. Not even a centerfielder playing on the dirt to cover second base, as Wisconsin...

Welcome to The Sideline, a series of profiles of Northwestern’s coaches where The Daily’s sports staff provides detailed looks into the lives and personalities of all 19 varsity coaches. The first...

John Drohan has had many second chances in his life. In 1984, the father of Northwestern softball coaches Kate and Caryl Drohan underwent a heart transplant, which at the time was an extremely risky...

Northwestern (21-16, 6-5) entered Sunday coming off two heart-breaking losses against a scrappy Iowa (24-16, 4-8) team. But coach Kate Drohan wanted those two recent defeats to quickly become a distant...