Football EAST LANSING, Mich. — Northwestern put together its most complete performance of the season Saturday at Spartan Stadium, downing No. 20 Michigan State 29-19 as double-digit underdogs. Senior...

Football Joe Gaziano just wanted someone to fall on the ball. The defensive end had just stripped Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke with the Spartans trailing Northwestern 39-31 in triple...

Football In two of Northwestern’s first three games, the Wildcats were shut out in the second half. Then on Saturday, it happened again. The Cats (1-3, 1-1 Big Ten) jumped out to a 17-0 first...

Football The equation, once again, had all the components. Northwestern raced out to an early lead, even scoring a touchdown on its opening drive. The offense, after a while, came to a complete, maddening...

Football Northwestern was, again, going to win. Until it wasn’t. What began as a hopeful opportunity to turn the season around and upset one of the top teams in the nation — and what, as the...