I hail from Austin, Texas, and while I am extremely proud of my hometown, I am saddened by our lack of professional sports teams. We are the largest city in the country without a pro team (a statistic...

It was a beautiful night for baseball, but the Chicago Cubs were 90 miles away in Milwaukee. Northwestern took the field instead to battle Southern California in NU's final regular-season game, and...

No. 6 Northwestern heads to Wrigley Field on Saturday to play No. 40 Southern California in what is sure to be a celebration of the sport, the program and, as it turns out, NU's athletic department. The...

I go to a baseball game to watch the game. I go to a baseball game to scream as the new speedy prospect steals his first base, to hear the roar of the crowd when an aging veteran shows he can still hit...

Jim Phillips has always believed in the Wildcats' ability to grow. He became Northwestern's 21st athletic director in 2008. Four hours before kickoff Oct. 5, thousands of students lined up outside...