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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

Sophomore Blake Smith wearing white defends a basketball player wearing black and yellow.

Men’s Basketball: Northwestern walk-on Blake Smith provides unlikely defensive spark for March Madness squad

March 21, 2024

NEW YORK  — Just beyond the Big Ten’s halfway point, Northwestern coach Chris Collins faced a daunting task. His team was churning through its Big Ten tests, but he soon found himself at a crossroads.  The...

Northwestern women’s and men’s swim and dive teams faced Miami and Southern Illinois on Saturday.

Swimming and Diving: Northwestern defeats Miami and Southern Illinois at home meet

October 22, 2023

Northwestern women’s swim and dive hosted Miami and Southern Illinois this Saturday, while the men’s team only faced the latter. The women’s squad defeated the Hurricanes and the Salukis by margins...

Players in black uniforms run onto a football field.

Football: Northwestern seeks to bounce back in matchup against Southern Illinois

September 14, 2022

Following a tough home opener loss to Duke, Northwestern seeks to recover and return to the winning column. Despite trailing by 21 in the second quarter, the Wildcats fought their way back and closed...

Softball player in purple-and-white uniform holding a ball in right arm stands on dirt infield in front of dark-colored wall.

Softball: No. 17 Northwestern returns to Carbondale for in-state tournament

March 4, 2022

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...

Danielle Williams prepares to hit. The freshman had four hits at the plate and pitched 23 innings in four of NU’s five NCAA Regional games this weekend.

Softball: Northwestern softball wins three elimination games en route to NCAA Super Regionals

May 20, 2019

Softball Despite being three outs away from sending Northwestern to its first NCAA Super Regional since 2008, freshman pitcher Danielle Williams didn’t seen rattled by the moment. Even after...

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