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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

Riley Lees (left) and Cameron Ruiz celebrate against Iowa.

Paxton: When the stakes are high, Pat Fitzgerald has a tendency to rise

November 15, 2018

Football Pat Fitzgerald has taken some ugly losses in recent years. Consider the one-two punch of Western Michigan (not so bad after all, since the Broncos went to the Cotton Bowl that year) and Illinois...

Lindsey Pulliam puts up a jumper. The sophomore guard had 21 points in NU’s victory over Duke.

Women’s Basketball: Wildcats use balanced attack to rout No. 21 Duke

November 11, 2018

Women's Basketball Northwestern christened the new Welsh-Ryan Arena in style Sunday, racing out to an early lead and not looking back in an 84-58 blowout of No. 21 Duke. The Wildcats (2-0) got...

Flynn Nagel sprints away from a Nebraska defender. The senior wideout currently leads the Big Ten in receiving yards.

Football: After up-and-down stretches, Nagel shines in his senior season

October 18, 2018

Football Things haven’t always gone smoothly for Flynn Nagel. He didn’t get his Northwestern scholarship offer until the brink of National Signing Day. His freshman campaign was truncated by injury....

Akron quarterback Kato Nelson scampers away from Northwestern defenders. The loss dropped the Wildcats nonconference record dating back to 2016 to 3-5.

Football: Why Northwestern has struggled so much in nonconference games during recent years

September 20, 2018

Football This past Saturday, Northwestern fell flat as 21-point favorites and imploded in the second half en route to a 39-34 loss to Akron, the program’s most embarrassing loss in a long time. Wait...

Jeremy Larkin pulls away from a Duke defender. Larkin and the Wildcats offense struggled to convert scoring opportunities Saturday.

Football: Numerous squandered opportunities plague Northwestern’s offense against Duke

September 8, 2018

Football Northwestern’s first drive in its 21-7 loss to Duke on Saturday was basically perfect. The 13 drives that followed were anything but. Nine of those 13 drives ended in Blue Devils...

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