By Margaret Fleming The 2019-2020 season was a dream. Northwestern won 26 games and the Big Ten. Northwestern had the best 3-point shooter in the nation and the Big Ten Coach of the Year (for the first time in 30 years). And the Wildcats were going to The Big Dance. We don’t have to talk about what happened. The fire
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By John Volk On Jan. 31, 1907, Northwestern men’s basketball secured its first victory of the season. A headline on the front page of the next day’s The Northwestern (now The Daily Northwestern) proclaimed that Head Coach Louis Gillesby’s hope of the team winning at least one game was fulfilled. Three straight losses was not how he wanted to start
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By Jack Lido When Jared Thomas walked off Wilson Field on March 10th, he didn’t know how quickly the world was about to change. The novel coronavirus was not top of mind as he ran, leaped and lifted in front of at least 32 pairs of watchful eyes at his pro day. “Literally the next day is when I was
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By Nicholas Guiang From 1984-87, the Chicago Bulls, led by young star Michael Jordan, held a record of 100-146. It wasn’t until the ’87-’88 season that the Bulls achieved a winning record. Even with arguably the greatest player to ever play the game of basketball, the Chicago Bulls struggled to win. But after years of development, the Bulls had some
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By Kevin Sweeney The 2021 recruiting class has long been circled as one that could make or break the Chris Collins era of Northwestern basketball. Collins and company made the first addition to that class Monday when 3-star guard Ju Roper committed to the ‘Cats. The news was first announced on his Instagram page. Roper currently ranks 136th nationally in
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By Harrison Larner A miracle heave. A score forgotten. A goaltend missed. Northwestern men’s basketball’s first ever NCAA tournament appearance embodied the Madness of March in a way only the Cardiac ‘Cats could. But most of all, it was a long time coming. For 78 years, the men’s basketball squad had been held out of the Big Dance. The 2016-2017
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By Harrison Larner A miracle heave. A score forgotten. A goaltend missed. Northwestern men’s basketball’s first ever NCAA tournament appearance embodied the Madness of March in a way only the Cardiac ‘Cats could. But most of all, it was a long time coming. For 78 years, the men’s basketball squad had been held out of the Big Dance. The 2016-2017
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By Kevin Sweeney I’ve been assigned the task of recapping the 2019 Northwestern football season. I can’t imagine I’m the only person that doesn’t have a ton of interest in reliving that months-long fiasco in painstaking detail. In short, it was bad. The offense was historically bad in every facet: poor play-calling, poor quarterback play and injuries at the skill
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By Harrison Larner A miracle heave. A score forgotten. A goaltend missed. Northwestern men’s basketball’s first ever NCAA tournament appearance embodied the Madness of March in a way only the Cardiac ‘Cats could. But most of all, it was a long time coming. For 78 years, the men’s basketball squad had been held out of the Big Dance. The 2016-2017
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By Jacob Brown I really miss Northwestern Athletics. Without any live sports, I got to thinking, who are the best players to have ever worn a Wildcat uniform? With all of the time in the world, I think I found the best of the best: PG Name: Bryant McIntosh Years: 2014-2018 Stats: Analysis: McIntosh was the on and off court
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By Pat Timlin This past week, our very own Pat Timlin caught up with now former Wildcat, volleyball player Emily Ehman. The volleyball team expected big things this past fall, however it was similar to the previous campaign, finishing 14-18 after going 16-16 the year prior. Ehman shed light on the season from her own perspective, detailing everything she could
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By Kikue Higuchi The 2020 spring season ended prematurely, much to everyone’s dismay, and postseason awards have started to roll out. Inside Lacrosse announced the 2020 Maverik DI Media All-Americans on Tuesday, March 31. Northwestern junior Ally Palermo earned a defensive spot on the first team, while sophomore Izzy Scane was named to an attacking position on the second team.
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