Less than 24 hours after No. 1 Northwestern inked its name in immortality for the eighth time in program history, the Wildcats were set for a hero’s return in Raleigh-Durham International Airport on...

Feb. 11 marked the dawn of a new era: the start of a season for then-No. 4 Northwestern. The fresh start meant another chance at overcoming the Final Four woes that had plagued the team’s past three...