Tip-Off The coaching staff’s expectations are straightforward for 7-foot junior Alex Olah: They want him to be one of the Big Ten’s best centers. Olah made major improvements last season, and...

JerShon Cobb has been through a lot at Northwestern. The 6-foot-5-inch senior guard from Decatur, Georgia, arrived at NU in fall 2010. Since then, he’s played in 73 games, logging almost 2,000 minutes. There...

Who cares that McKendree lost to Evansville by 28 points in an exhibition last Saturday? No matter how the competition looks, coach Chris Collins’ top goal is to bring it in Northwestern’s season-opening...

Less than a week into the preseason, Northwestern’s freshman class is already snagging most of the attention. At Wednesday’s practice, freshmen Vic Law, Scottie Lindsey, Gavin Skelly and Bryant...

Alex Olah receives the ball with his back to the basket on the right block and an Illinois defender directly between him and the hoop. He pauses only slightly before backing into his man and pounding...