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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


Blake Griffin and Joe Flacco (right) a few years ago. Neither athlete still wears the same uniform he did back then, but that hasn’t stopped this writer’s love for the two superstars.

Closson: An ode to the Blake Griffin’s and Joe Flacco’s of my best sports memories

March 8, 2019

It was less than 24 hours before Valentine’s Day. For so many others, it’s a time spent checking up on restaurant reservations, deciding between milk and dark chocolate and buying last-minute cards. But...

Medill Prof. J.A. Adande (Medill ’92) speaks with Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Morey, a Northwestern alumnus, spoke about the intersection of data analytics and basketball.

Houston Rockets general manager talks basketball, data analytics

January 17, 2018

Daryl Morey (McCormick ’96), general manager of the Houston Rockets, spoke to students on Wednesday about the central role of data in basketball. Speaking to a full crowd at the McCormick Foundation...

Hayes: Revisiting the NBA market-size effect

Hayes: Revisiting the NBA market-size effect

May 21, 2014

Following yet another championship between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics – who collectively have won 33 of the NBA’s 67 championships and, perhaps more importantly, play in massive...

Gates: Tone down complaining culture

Gates: Tone down complaining culture

May 6, 2014

Think about your last meal in the dining hall. What did you talk about? Was it about a Princeton student’s column attacking the concept of white privilege? What it about the NBA’s decision to fine...

Hayes: Exploring the boundaries of the NBA’s Sterling decision

Hayes: Exploring the boundaries of the NBA’s Sterling decision

April 30, 2014

On Tuesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced in a press conference that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will be banned for life from the NBA, fined the maximum $2.5 million and forced...

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