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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


Wrigley Field, the 100-year-old home of the Chicago Cubs, hosted Northwestern lacrosse Saturday night. The Wildcats beat USC 12-7 in front of 5,145 fans.

Lacrosse: Wrigley game a home run for Wildcats

April 26, 2014

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...

From left: Northwestern football head coach Pat Fitzgerald, NU Athletic Director Jim Phillips, Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney and NU lacrosse head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller. NU and the Cubs announced a five-year partnership in February that opened up Wrigley Field for select games for NU's 19 varsity teams.

Baseball: Wildcats enthusiastic to play at Wrigley Field

April 18, 2013

When Northwestern coach Paul Stevens learned of athletic department plans for his team to play at Wrigley Field, his reaction, he said, was almost cartoonish. “It was kind of back to a time when cartoons...

Updated: Evanston, Northwestern agree on caveat in Wrigley pact

March 10, 2013

Northwestern has promised Evanston it will keep six football games a year at Ryan Field under a recent agreement to play more at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the University confirmed Saturday. A day earlier,...

Pregame roundup: Northwestern vs. Nebraska

October 20, 2012

As Northwestern prepares for its sold-out showdown against Nebraska this afternoon, The Daily rounds up some of the best local media on the Wildcats-Cornhuskers rumble. The last time Nebraska visited...

Report: Nebraska interested in playing Northwestern at Wrigley Field

October 16, 2012

Nebraska is looking to move its 2014 game against Northwestern from Ryan Field to Wrigley Field, the Omaha World-Herald reported Monday. Wrigley is the home of the Chicago Cubs, where the Wildcats...

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