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Wrestling: Wildcats, Harger earn big victories on senior night

February 14, 2015

Wrestling The feel-good story played out to perfection on Friday against Maryland. In his final home meet ever, on senior night in front of his family and friends, Pierce Harger earned his...

Football: Projecting where Northwestern will go bowling

November 29, 2012

CAPITAL ONE BOWL If Nebraska wins: If the Cornhuskers beat the Badgers, Northwestern has a 30 percent chance of going to Orlando. Insiders say the Capital One Bowl has a lot of interest in the Wildcats...

Protecting the brand: Social media in college athletics

November 20, 2012

Trying to summarize your feelings in 140 characters is difficult enough for your average nobody, let alone when the whole world is waiting for you to screw up. Yet this is the atmosphere student-athletes...

Walfish: Adding Rutgers, Maryland to Big Ten does Northwestern few favors

November 18, 2012

There are rumors swirling that at any moment Maryland and Rutgers will be joining the Big Ten as its 13th and 14th members. Theoretically, it will transform the Big Ten into a power player in Division...

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