Baseball Northwestern will begin its season Friday without its best player. Senior infielder Kyle Ruchim has been suspended six games by the NCAA for using an adviser to communicate with the St....

Traditional baseball statistics like batting average and ERA have survived more than a century for a reason: They’re intuitive and instructive in evaluating players. But in recent years, statisticians...

Despite having nothing left to play for in the standings, the Wildcats made themselves proud this weekend. Northwestern (19-33, 7-16 Big Ten) took two of three games at Ohio State (30-26, 10-14) to...

With one weekend left in the regular season — a three-game series at Ohio State starting Thursday — Northwestern (17-32, 5-15) is in all likelihood down to its final days. For the Wildcats to...

Illinois-Chicago has the flashy facilities, with newly built $10 million Curtis Granderson Stadium, but Northwestern was the flashier team in Wednesday’s meeting in Chicago. After falling behind early,...