Softball After dropping its last two games, Northwestern sought to bounce back in a three-game series at Ohio State this weekend. The No. 9 Wildcats (27-6, 8-1 Big Ten) ultimately swept the Buckeyes...

Softball Last weekend, No. 9 Northwestern won two games thanks to sixth-inning surges. It seemed like only a matter of time before the team lost because of a late outburst, too. That time came Tuesday. The...

Softball Entering the weekend, coach Kate Drohan and No. 9 Northwestern were riding a 12-game win streak. Looking to keep the pattern going, the Wildcats (24-5, 5-1 Big Ten) welcomed the only other...

No. 17 Northwestern faced numerous top teams in its last three tournaments. As the only ranked team in the Southern Illinois Invitational field, however, the Wildcats will enter their next tournament as...

What makes a great game a great game? Is it a game-winning play, like Carlton Fisk’s iconic home run in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series?  Is it an expectation-surpassing individual performance,...