As non-conference action wraps up for teams around the country, the Big Ten will be getting its final tests outside the conference before the B1G gauntlet begins in January. But for now, there was still plenty that went down this past week that gave us a new perspective on who’s up and who’s not in […]
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If you told a college football fan three seasons ago that powerhouse Indiana, the No. 1 team in the country and sole undefeated team left would be taking under underdog Alabama in the 12-team College Football Playoff, they might pass out. At the end of 2023, the Hoosiers were on the heels of a hard-to-watch […]
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For Northwestern women’s basketball head coach Joe McKeown, Sunday’s return to his former school provided closure for a decorated head coaching career that spanned five decades. “It was so surreal to be here,” McKeown said postgame. “I didn’t even know where to sit with the bench. I was walking around like a zombie.” Unfortunately for […]
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It’s finally bowl game week. After a nearly month-long break, the Northwestern Wildcats (6-6, 4-5 B1G) will finally be back in action this Friday against Central Michigan (7-5, 5-3 MAC) in the GameAbove Sports Bowl. The ‘Cats should be heavily favored in this contest given their superior strength of schedule, but the Chippewas have had […]
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The Big Ten had a relatively quiet week overall, although a few marquee matchups on neutral courts certainly turned some heads. However, outside of the top teams in the conference, most B1G teams turned heads in a bad way by struggling in those matchups, and with conference play just around the corner, the B1G has […]
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Shorthanded and on the road, Northwestern (6-6, 0-1 B1G) hung around early but couldn’t match George Washington’s (8-5, 1-0 A-10) fourth-quarter surge, losing 75-62 in Joe McKeown’s homecoming for its sixth straight loss. The Wildcats were plagued by the absences of Grace Sullivan, Casey Harter and DaiJa Turner in Sunday’s contest. Without those three key […]
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Northwestern wrestling improved to 2-1 on the young season with a decisive 19-13 victory over Lock Haven in its home opener on Friday night. The ‘Cats have now won two straight after a frustrating loss to SIUE to open dual meet season in mid-November. Northwestern’s lightweights set the tone in this one as the hosts […]
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Another big opportunity, another down-to-the-wire showdown and another narrow loss. That’s become the theme of the 2025-26 Northwestern men’s basketball season of late. The Wildcats have now played five games that were decided by fewer than six points — all against Power Conference opponents, with four of those games being losses. Their 61-58 loss to […]
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For the first time since his departure in 2008, Wildcat head coach Joe McKeown will face George Washington, the school he led to 15 NCAA Tournaments during his tenure. The two teams in Sunday’s contest are on opposite trajectories, with the ‘Cats (6-5, 0-1 B1G) sporting a five-game losing streak and the Revolutionaries (7-5, 1-0 […]
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The Wildcats mounted a late comeback attempt after trailing for double digits for parts of the second half, but Butler (9-3, 1-1 Big East) held on for a narrow 61-58 win over Northwestern (7-5, 0-2 B1G). Northwestern was without its lead scorer Nick Martinelli, who suffered a concussion. With its worst offensive output of the […]
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The Wildcats will be without their star player, Nick Martinelli, when they travel to Indianapolis to take on Butler this Saturday afternoon. While being shorthanded, they have an opportunity to gain a Quad One win against the Bulldogs in Indianapolis and avenge their narrow loss from last season. Here’s how to follow along. Broadcast Information […]
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It’s been a while since I wrote one of these (the previous one was posted on Aug. 23). However, Northwestern football has a 13th game on its schedule, the Mid-American Conference’s Central Michigan Chippewas. As the two teams are set to face each other at Ford Field in the GameAbove Sports Bowl on Friday, Dec. […]
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On Sunday, the Charles E. Smith Center will welcome one of its most legendary coaches for the first time in 6,504 days. March 1, 2008, is the date of the last home game Joe McKeown coached at George Washington before his departure to the Chicagoland area. Since then, the women’s basketball head coach has won […]
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In 2024, Northwestern put on the biggest volleyball event in school history, selling out Welsh-Ryan arena for the first time ever in its conference matchup against Nebraska. Although the ‘Cats dropped the matchup, getting swept at home, that specific contest can be seen as the launching pad for the beginning of the turnaround for the […]
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I’m back, folks. For the three of you out there that noticed my absence, I have been traveling Australia and New Zealand for the past four weeks, spending time with family and on the road. Rest assured, I have watched every Wildcats game since my last article and I finally have time to write about […]
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A furious fourth quarter comeback would not be enough for Northwestern, as the Wildcats fell 69-68 to Loyola Chicago. The loss was Northwestern’s first to Loyola since Nov. 2023, and the Wildcats’ fifth straight loss after a 6-0 start to the season. The game was marred by a Grace Sullivan ankle injury in the first […]
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Grace Sullivan might be on a tear, but the Wildcats certainly are not. While the senior forward is averaging 24 points per game this season, Northwestern women’s basketball has now lost four games in a row and sits at 6-4 (0-1 B1G). But hope springs eternal; the ‘Cats are back in action today against crosstown […]
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The national championship isn’t the only title Northwestern field hockey won back-to-back in 2025. On Thursday morning, the National Field Hockey Coaches Assocation (NFHCA) named Northwestern graduate midfielder Maddie Zimmer the 2025 Division I National Player of the Year, which is presented annually to the top player in college field hockey. The occasion marks the […]
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From Jaybird: Do one of you attend every post-game basketball press conference? If you do attend, would you consider asking commenters here for suggestions on a question to ask? And if you aren’t always able to send a representative, would you consider allowing a commenter to do so? Yanyan: Yes, we try to be at […]
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Nick Martinelli has seen some massive games in his time at Northwestern. Whether it’s the pair of Purdue upsets, the breakout game against Maryland his sophomore year or the game-winner against USC last season, Martinelli knows what it takes to win big games. By comparison, Northwestern’s 86-70 victory over Valparaiso on Tuesday night had very […]
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Facing two games in four days, the Wildcats took care of business at home before another big test ahead on the road. On Tuesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern (7-4, 0-2 B1G) beat Valparaiso (6-5, 0-0 MVC) 86-70, collecting two successive wins after a previous three-game skid. Despite encountering a series of rallies from the […]
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After a dominant 93-53 victory over Jackson State on Saturday, the Wildcats look to end their homestand on a high note. The win was the first time in six games in which Northwestern allowed under 70 points, and Chris Collins will surely hope his team continues to strengthen its defensive prowess. Broadcast Information Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena […]
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Northwestern volleyball’s 2025 season was always going to be an inflection point. After an abysmal 2024 campaign where the ‘Cats went 5-23 and had a 3-17 Big Ten record, head coach Tim Nollan knew his program needed a reset. He’d been with the team just one season, and considered the 2025 offseason imperative to ensuring […]
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Men’s Basketball Game of the Week: No. 23 Nebraska beats No. 13 Illinois, 83-80 Across a week of crazy games, with arguably the best day of college basketball yet coming this past Saturday, this Nebraska-Illinois instant classic stole the show, at least in the Big Ten. Coming out of the gate as the clear underdogs […]
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It’s the holiday season, and 2025 is about to come to a close. In a slow news week without many Northwestern sports games and the GameAbove Sports Bowl still a while away, Inside NU wanted to take some time to reflect on the last five years of Wildcat sports. In the 2020s, Northwestern won five […]
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