Northwestern Wildcats Rumors & News
Wildcats' McNaul out for opener vs. Vandy
Chicago Colleges Blog | ESPN Chicago — EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern will be without junior starting linebacker Bryce McNaul for Saturday's season opener against Vanderbilt because of a shoulder injury. Read the entire story.
September 2, 2010Thompson leads NU to win in Italy
Chicago Colleges Blog | ESPN Chicago — Northwestern senior guard Michael Thompson needed a little time to adjust to Italy. After struggling in the Wildcats’ first game overseas, Thompson went off for 22 points, five assists, three rebounds and one steal to help Northwestern to an 89-74 win over Liomatic Perugia in Italy on Wednesday. Northwester improved to 2-0 on the trip. Wildcats junior forward John Shurna continued to shine against the Italian competition. He had a team-high 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting and added nine rebounds. He also connected on 7-of-7 3-pointers. Freshman JerShon Cobb (four points, seven rebounds) a...
September 1, 2010Thornton stomps Hillcrest 55-0
Chicago Tribune — The biggest question for Thornton entering this season was whether the Wildcats' defense would be good enough for a run through the playoffs.
August 28, 2010Northwestern football preview
Chicago Tribune — Wildcats set goal to reach Big Ten's upper echelon and go to Rose BowlNorthwestern linebacker Quentin Davie was cruising with family in southern California this summer when he peered out his window to find a glorious site — the Rose Bowl.
August 28, 2010NU hoops off to Italy
Chicago Tribune — Curletti suddenly team's most important player — he speaks ItalianWith Northwestern departing Saturday for Italy, Davide Curletti is suddenly the team's most popular player.
August 27, 2010Backups get a lot of action in NU scrimmage
Chicago Tribune — Freshman QB Siemian throws for 112 yardsThose who got benched during Northwestern's scrimmage Saturday in Kenosha, Wis., should take it as a compliment.
August 21, 2010Northwestern receivers take equal pride in blocking
Chicago Tribune — Jeremy Ebert called man to beat in season-long 'chop competition'KENOSHA, Wis. — Northwestern's receivers don't measure success the same way fans do.
August 20, 2010NU guard says he hopes Coble will return to basketball team
Chicago Tribune — Carmody has moved on, but guard wants to ask forward who quit to reconsiderTalk to Northwestern basketball coach Bill Carmody, and the message comes across loud and clear: In the wake of Kevin Coble's announcement that he won't return for his senior season, the Wildcats have moved on.
August 18, 2010NU kicker moves on from nightmarish bowl performance
Chicago Tribune — Northwestern kicker doesn't dwell on past, looks forward to brighter 2010 season For about three weeks in January, Stefan Demos was voluntarily locked out of the Internet.
August 11, 2010Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald and area players shoot for record bowl bid
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August 9, 2010
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- Live college football Game Day chat today Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Join the debate about today's Penn State and WVU games. College football experts Ray Fittipaldo and Michael Sanserino will lead discussion on what's happening in Happy Valley and the goings-down in Morgantown. The chat opens at 11:30 a.m today, just before kickoff for the Penn State vs. Youngstown State game.
- U-M coaches helping player's brother to walk again Detroit News Brock Mealer, brother of Michigan offensive lineman Elliott Mealer, was paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident on Christmas Eve 2007 near his home outside Toledo.
- Lynn Henning: Big Ten realignment has big-time flaws Detroit News You have to be patient with protests when the Big Ten does something radical. And that's because it's happened before and life went on. But, it's hard to imagine today that the Big Ten won't regret the decision to split Michigan and Ohio State and leave their regular season-ending game in place.
- One loss won't get Rodriguez fired but eight losses might Detroit Free Press Jamie Samuelsen, the sports director for the morning show on WCSX-FM (94.7), blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers. You can reach him at jamsam22@gmail.com, follow him on Twitter @jamiesamuelsen and read more of his opinions at freep.com/jamie.
- Pair of raw rookies to start at QB when Penn State meets Youngstown State Basketball Jones | Patriot-News Youngstown State, like PSU, is starting a freshman, albeit a redshirt, in Kurt Hess.