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Track: Northwestern shatters records at Chicagoland Championships

Northwestern track secured three event titles and broke two program records in a strong performance at the Chicagoland Championships on Friday. Skye Ellis and Cary Drake were the stars in Elmhurst, Illinois, as both etched themselves into the NU history books with historic races. Ellis had already broken the school’s top 1,500-meter mark in May […]

BREAKING: Sophomore guard Angelo Ciaravino confirms his return to Northwestern men’s basketball

Sophomore Angelo Ciaravino is staying at Northwestern, he announced Saturday afternoon. The Chicago native appeared in 33 games for the Wildcats this season, making 18 starts while averaging 6.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Known for his efficiency, versatility and high-IQ play, Ciaravino crafted his niche on the Wildcat roster by doing […]

The numbers that defined Northwestern MBB 2025-26

Northwestern went 15-19 (5-15 in Big Ten) this season, totaling the most losses since its lowly 8-23 season in 2020. Here are three statistics that defined the ’Cats’ season: No individual defensive talent EvanMiya.com — one of the best college basketball statistical platforms — has a statistic called Bayesian player rating (BPR), an advanced metric […]

Northwestern women’s basketball player review: Tate Lash

As one of three transfers for Northwestern’s 2025-26 season, Tate Lash was arguably the most prolific player among the newcomers. Lash brought a scoring pedigree to the team after averaging 11.4 points during her four years at Furman before playing her final year at Northwestern. Despite some initial struggles adapting to the high major level, […]

BREAKING: Freshman guard Jake West announces his return to Northwestern men’s basketball

Northwestern guard Jake West announced his intent to return for another year with the program on Friday night, cementing his spot on the 2026-27 Wildcats squad. After a flurry of outgoing activity within the last week, this news gives Chris Collins at least one piece of certainty as his team navigates the ever-evolving transfer portal […]

Three takeaways from No. 4 Northwestern lacrosse’s 11-10 victory over No. 1 Maryland

“Another game, another No. 1 to take down.” That was the subheadline of my piece on Wednesday, and the Wildcats followed the script to the letter. It really was that simple. On Thursday night, Northwestern knocked off top-ranked Maryland in the hostile environment of College Park. In doing so, it became the first Division I […]

Northwestern Lacrosse proves its a fourth-quarter team in signature win over Maryland

With 6:24 remaining in the fourth quarter, Madison Taylor passed to freshman Kate Ratanaproeksa, who settled the ball in her pocket. She quickly spotted an opening on the right, sprinted past the Maryland defender, evaded a collapsing group of Terrapins and fired a shot past star goalkeeper JJ Suranio. After scoring her first goal of […]

Rapid Reaction: Northwestern upsets No. 1 Maryland in an 11-10 comeback

In the 2025 Big Ten Championship game rematch, the Wildcats held the same script and replicated it. Despite trailing two goals for the first half while being dominated by Maryland (13-1, 5-1 B1G) in draw controls, Northwestern (10-3, 4-1 B1G) returned in better form in the final 30 minutes, making an 11-10 comeback at College […]

Men’s basketball player reviews: Angelo Ciaravino

As we move forward with more men’s basketball player reviews, it’s now time to analyze the season of Angelo Ciaravino, the 6-foot-6 sophomore guard from Chicago. The Good The best news about Angelo Ciaravino is that he’s still on the roster. In just the past couple of weeks, eight Northwestern Wildcats have entered the transfer […]

Baseball: Northwestern’s offense steamrolls UIC

Northwestern rode its hot bats to a dominant 15-4 road win over UIC Wednesday afternoon. In his weekly column, Inside NU’s Sandy Tecotzky wrote that “NU’s hitters this season go up to the plate looking to do damage.” That mentality was on full display at Curtis Granderson Stadium, as the ‘Cats (13-15-1, 5-7 B1G) mashed […]

Evaluating Northwestern women’s basketball’s transfer portal targets

Back then, when Northwestern’s former coach Joe McKeown prioritized student-athlete recruits over the transfer portal throughout his tenure, Veronica Burton and Nia Coffey exemplified his philosophy as two of his best recruits, both finding success with the ‘Cats at different points in the program’s history. But times have changed. The transfer portal has become essential […]

Northwestern men’s basketball portal tracker 2026

With the 2026 offseason underway, Northwestern is grappling with the departure of eight athletes to the transfer portal, including Tre Singleton — the highest ranked recruit in modern school history. With a roster overhaul needed, Chris Collins will be actively scouting the portal to locate talent that can replace those departing players. Below, Inside NU […]

Softball: Northwestern stunned in 9-5 loss to DePaul

One wild inning was all it took for DePaul (14-24, 4-11 Big East) to shock Northwestern (17-19, 5-7 B1G) in midweek action. The 9-5 loss marked the Wildcats’ first defeat to the Blue Demons since 2019 (9-7) and the largest margin of loss since 2014 (9-3). DePaul had an RPI of 223 entering the contest; […]

Women’s lacrosse top-10 talk: Week Nine

After a week eight shakeup, we’ve got lingering movement in week nine of college lax. The ‘Cats continue to impress and dominate, looking more like the program the world has come accustomed to seeing. But on a larger, national scale, this week was an extremely telling one: a week that may be hinting at who’s […]

Three keys for No. 4 Northwestern lacrosse’s marquee matchup at No. 1 Maryland

Back in the preseason, our panel went around and picked the one game we were most excited about. A few said Boston College. More picked the North Carolina rematch.  I said this one. Northwestern at Maryland. April 9. Turns out I was right to buy into the hype. Kelly Amonte Hiller returns to her old […]

The Scorecard: The Indescribable Feeling

It has been eight weeks.  Eight weeks of typing, deleting, retyping. Eight weeks of scrolling through game logs late at night and rewatching innings I already know the outcome of, hoping they’ll look different the second time around.  Eight weeks since I started writing this column.  There have been highs and lows, all culminating in […]

Northwestern’s new-look offensive line

Northwestern’s offensive line is looking to continue last season’s success, but will do so with some new guys up front. New offensive line coach Tim Drevno brings 33 years of coaching experience, mainly in college but also a three-year NFL stint, in which he has led six offensive linemen to being selected in the first […]

Softball: Northwestern starts strong, falters late in series loss to Michigan

Northwestern softball suffered its second straight series loss in conference play, losing two of three to Michigan in Rosemont this past weekend. The Wildcats (17-18, 5-7 B1G) opened Friday’s game with a promising win before dropping the next two games, repeating the same pattern they showed in the previous weekend’s matchup against Oregon. However, unlike […]

BREAKING: Freshman forward Tyler Kropp joins transfer portal

Northwestern forward Tyler Kropp is bound for the transfer portal, he informed College Basketball Content. Entering Northwestern as a three-star prospect and the No. 2 high school player in Ohio, Kropp made 10 starts for the Wildcats last season, averaging 3.1 points per game. He was a consistent part of Collins’ rotation, appearing in 31 […]

BREAKING: Junior guard Jayden Reid enters transfer portal

Northwestern junior Jayden Reid is intending to hit the transfer portal, his agent has informed On3. After transferring to NU from USF, Reid served as NU’s primary point guard this season. He averaged 10.1 points and ranked top five in the conference with 5.0 assists per game. Reid is the seventh Wildcat to depart Chris […]

BREAKING: Junior guard Jordan Clayton enters transfer portal

Northwestern junior Jordan Clayton is heading to the transfer portal, sources tell LeagueRDY. In his third season at NU, Clayton started in 10 games and averaged 3.9 points per game. While used throughout his career primarily as a defensive asset, Clayton emerged this year as one of the Wildcats’ strongest three-point shooters. He shot 41% […]

Three takeaways from No. 6 Northwestern Lacrosse’s 11-5 win over USC

A program record crowd. A historic 300th career goal. A sixth straight win over an opponent that never really threatened. On paper, Saturday was a dream for No. 6 Northwestern. The 11-5 final against USC looked clean. The 5,805 fans at Lacrosse Day in Chicago went home happy. But if you watched closely, you saw […]

Baseball: Clutch hitting secures Northwestern’s first Big Ten series win

Northwestern (12-15-1, 5-7 Big Ten) earned its first Big Ten series win of the season over Michigan State (10-19, 5-10 Big Ten) thanks to several clutch hits in the final two games. Owen McElfatrick and Jackson Freeman led the way for the Wildcats, driving in five and four runs, respectively, over the weekend. ​Game 1: […]

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