Football The ball hung in the air Saturday in the final moment of Northwestern’s battle with No. 16 Michigan State, as the outcome dangled in the balance. Spartans quarterback Brian Lewerke had...

Football In the low-scoring slugfest many expected between Northwestern and Iowa on Saturday, the Wildcats’ defense blinked last. “We knew this was going to be a battle,” coach Pat Fitzgerald...

Football Two crucial conversions by Northwestern — and two crucial gaffes by Iowa — gave the Wildcats a 17-10 overtime victory in a slugfest-turned-thriller Saturday. Junior quarterback Clayton...

Football Run-pass options are the latest rage in college football. No team knows that better than Northwestern. Four of the Wildcats’ five opponents to date have employed “RPOs” heavily, and...

Football In July, Joe Gaziano’s father, Frank Gaziano, was sworn in as a judge on the Massachusetts Supreme Court. But last Saturday, it was Joe who delivered justice, demolishing Michigan State...