In this week’s edition of Kis This, Sports Director Zach Kisfalusi analyzes the effectiveness of Northwestern’s Princeton offense and wonders if some changes are necessary for Northwestern to have future success. Princeton or Northwestern that is the question Generating offense has been a problem all season for this year’s edition of Wildcats. Is it the youth, the lack of a
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In this week’s edition of Joe’s Corner, Joe Misulonas takes a look at the many challenges Northwestern basketball coach Bill Carmody has faced this season. With 1:30 left in the Northwestern-Ohio State game last night, the Wildcats trailed by only two points. This is incredible, considering the team was without both freshman center Alex Olah, a seven-footer who had come
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In this week’s edition of Big Ten Ballin’: The Hardwood Hustlers, Greg Mroz looks at how Tom Izzo has once again led Michigan State to the top of the Big Ten. Volume 4: Izzoned Is there a better coach in the Big Ten than Tom Izzo? Well, when you look at his body of work in comparison to other coaches,
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In this week’s edition of Joe’s Corner, Joe Misulonas discusses Northwestern’s partnership with the Cubs, as well as the football team’s newest recruiting class. The Strange Dichotomy of Northwestern Football There were two big stories in Northwestern football this week. First, Northwestern and the Chicago Cubs announced a five-year partnership that will include five future football games at Wrigley Field.
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In this week’s edition of Joe’s Corner, Joe Misulonas looks at the important roles point guards Dave Sobolewski and Karly Roser will need to play for the Northwestern basketball programs to have success both this year and in the years to come. Joe’s Corner: There’s Something About the Point Guards Physicist Niels Bohr once said, “Prediction is very difficult, especially
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Fresh off of another dynamic performance against Northwestern on Wednesday, Michigan point guard Trey Burke is the subject of this week’s edition of B1G Ten Ballin’: The Hardwood Hustlers. By: Greg Mroz Volume 3: Hitting the Trey From the Point Is there a more dynamic player in the Big Ten than Michigan point guard Trey Burke? The straight and simple
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In this week’s edition of Joe’s Corner, Joe Misulonas looks at how Northwestern can play its way into the NCAA tournament following an upset victory over #12 Minnesota. A Preposterous Conclusion from Northwestern’s Upset over Minnesota With their upset win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Wednesday night, the Northwestern Men’s Basketball team put themselves on the bubble for the
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In this week’s edition of B1G Ten Ballin’: The Hardwood Hustlers, Greg Mroz looks at the weaknesses facing the Big Ten’s top teams. B1G Ten Ballin: The Hardwood Hustlers Volume 2: Slightly Flawed As strong as the Big Ten Conference is this year, one team is eventually going to have to make a statement proving that they are of elite
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In the final football edition of X’s and O’s this season, Nick Scoliard looks back at the Gator Bowl and analyzes a pair of crucial defensive plays that helped lead Northwestern to victory. In Part 2 of my look into the Gator Bowl, we delve into the defensive plays that gave the Wildcats their first bowl win since the Truman
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As part of a new column, Joe’s Corner, WNUR’s Joe Misulonas looks at all things Northwestern basketball. This week Joe discusses the sore lack of attendance consistently seen at women’s games. Joe’s Corner: Where’s Northwestern’s 6th Man? Last night, the women’s basketball team lost to the 25th ranked Michigan Wolverines at home, 67-53. If there is any stat that
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In the first B1G Ten Ballin’ column of the year, Greg Mroz transitions into B1G Ten basketball by giving a rundown of all 12 teams, and forecasting what to expect from each in the remainder of the season. B1G Ten Ballin’: The Hardwood Hustlers Volume 1: Hustle Hard There truly is no such thing as hustling in college basketball, but
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The WNUR Sports staff will be chronicling their trip to Jacksonville for the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl and providing their insights on the matchup between the Northwestern University Wildcats and the Mississippi State University Bulldogs. THE SUN. IT EXISTS! Don’t get me wrong… I love Minnesota, and I love snow, but this the temperature in Jacksonville is 54 degrees warmer than
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