The NUmbers Guy: Taylor Thornton
Former WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) profiles the career of Northwestern women’s lacrosse’s Taylor Thornton and shows where she ranks among Northwestern’s all-time greats. Sunday, in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse tournament, Taylor Thornton lost her mind. The senior for the Wildcats dodged, ducked, dipped, dove and dodged her way […]
The NUmbers Guy: 2013 Spring Post-Season Preview
Former WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) breaks down the upcoming post-season schedules for Northwestern women’s lacrosse, softball and baseball. Just when you think the Northwestern women’s lacrosse team is falling… they come out and suffocate you (metaphorically – violence is bad, peeps) and show y’all what seven championships in eight years looks like. I […]
The NUmbers Guy: Northwestern Softball Built for the Future
Former WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) takes a look at the Northwestern Wildcats softball team and the youth that could catapult them to the top of the Big Ten. This weekend, the Northwestern softball team honored its seniors at Sharon J. Drysdale Field by sweeping the Purdue Boilermakers and bringing themselves into a virtual […]
The NUmbers Guy: Northwestern Has Finally Become “Chicago’s Big Ten Team”
Former WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) explains why Saturday’s Northwestern baseball game at Wrigley Field has cemented the university’s status as “Chicago’s Big Ten Team.” Note: Before you read this, Nick Medline (@NMedlineFOX) detailed the experience at Wrigley far more elegantly than I ever could – give his account a read by clicking here. […]
The NUmbers Guy: Why Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse Will Win the National Championship
Former WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) gives four reasons that the Northwestern Wildcats women’s lacrosse team should be favored yet again to win this year’s national championship. I realize I’m not making a ground-breaking statement by saying that the team that has won seven of the last eight national championships is a favorite to […]
The NUmbers Guy: Northwestern’s ideal coach
WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) constructs the ideal head coach for Northwestern Wildcats athletics. During the process that led to the hiring of Chris Collins, there was a lot of talk about “the basketball Fitz.” Everyone was looking to hire a charismatic leader that would inspire the fan-base and be a great face for […]
The NUmbers Guy: 2013 Northwestern Basketball Awards
WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) takes a look back at the 2012-13 Northwestern University Wildcats men’s basketball season, handing out his award for team MVP and recapping the highlights and lowlights. So, the 2012-13 Northwestern men’s basketball season was a bit painful. You know what else is painful? Being a Cubs fan, seeing offensive […]
The NUmbers Guy: Don’t Fire Bill Carmody
WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) explains why the Northwestern Wildcats should not fire head basketball coach Bill Carmody after a disappointing season. Dr. Jim Phillips, if you are reading this, a) why? b) I love you c) don’t fire Bill Carmody. This comes after a recent Sippin’ on Purple poll in which 56% of […]
The NUmbers Guy: Maggie Lyon
WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) profiles Northwestern women’s basketball freshman Maggie Lyon, who is a leading candidate to be named the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year. The list of people that had a better weekend than my fantasy NASCAR team is extensive. That list includes everyone that doesn’t have a fantasy NASCAR team […]
The NUmbers Guy: Northwestern weekend recap
WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) recaps this past weekend in Northwestern sports, including big wins for softball and women’s basketball and awkward viral videos for baseball. After a weekend loaded with me ‘roiding out on House of Cards, NASCAR, and nose-cicles (icicles that form when your snot freezes), it’s time to rewind a bit. […]
