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Northwestern baseball to take on Hawkeyes and Terrapins in Iowa City
Baseball “People will come, Ray. They’ll come to Iowa.” James Earl Jones says this line in the famous baseball movie “Field of Dreams,” with a baseball field, cornfields and members of the 1919 Black Sox staring back at him. Northwestern is not the Black Sox, and Jones likely won’t be in the grandstands this weekend... → Read More
Northwestern baseball falls to .500 after weekend losses to Indiana
Baseball Going into this weekend, Northwestern was looking for its first series win since March. But the Wildcats couldn’t get it done, dropping two of three to Indiana and slinking down to .500 on the season. NU (12-12, 12-12 Big Ten) started off the weekend with a 5-4 loss to the Hoosiers (15-8, 15-8 Big... → Read More
Northwestern baseball splits series with Penn State in 2021 season opener
Baseball Northwestern could have had a better start to its abridged 2021 season, but it also could have had a worse one. The Wildcats (2-2) split their opening series with the Nittany Lions (2-2) this weekend at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, taking two of four. Penn State prevailed on Friday, outscoring NU 6-3, but... → Read More
Cats Corner: Coming This Week
The audio editor and sports editor of The Daily Northwestern reintroduce Cats Corner, a podcast about all things sports and Purple Pride. The first episode will premiere this Thursday. ALEX CHUN: Hello Daily listeners! I’m Alex Chun, the audio editor for The Daily Northwestern. SOPHIA SCANLAN: And I’m Sophia Scanlan, the sports editor. This fall,... → Read More
NU men’s basketball leader and former NBA athlete Joe Ruklick dies at 82
The first time former Chicago Tribune sportswriter Neil Milbert heard of Joe Ruklick was on television in the 1950s. A high school student in Northeast Iowa at the time, Milbert watched Ruklick play in the semifinals of the Illinois state tournament, and the Princeton, Ill. native stood out. “I just followed his career,” Milbert said.... → Read More
Pandemic Pride: Amid COVID-19, inaugural Evanston Pride Parade postponed to 2021
The Monthly This Saturday, Evanston would have seen musicians, crowds and unicorn-themed floats rolling down the streets for the city’s first Pride Parade. But due to coronavirus concerns, the inaugural celebration has been postponed to next June. The idea for the parade arose last year, when Jackson Adams — the principal creative at Life: Styled... → Read More
89th Waa-Mu Show, “State of the Art,” to be performed over Zoom
Opening night of the 89th annual Waa-Mu Show will look a little different this year than usual. Instead of watching actors take the stage in Cahn Auditorium, audience members will tune into a full reading of “State of the Art” by clicking on a Zoom link. “Obviously it’s not the same as doing it live,”... → Read More
In Focus: Independent businesses in Evanston deal with declining support
If you walk through the streets of Evanston, you’ll notice struggling small businesses, empty storefronts and a plethora of big-box chains. Small businesses in the city have faced challenges in the past decade. In the last year alone, several longstanding independent stores have closed, including Market Fresh Books, Williams Shoes the Walking Spirit and Coucou... → Read More
Softball: Cats come away from Mary Nutter Classic with a single win
Softball In a weekend filled with ranked opponents, near-wins and even a grand slam, Northwestern only managed to take one out of five games during the Mary Nutter Classic. The Wildcats (5-9) dropped the first two on Friday, lost close games to Auburn and No. 7 Florida, and fell to No. 15 Oregon the next... → Read More
Northwestern softball prepares for tough competition at Mary Nutter Classic
Softball Northwestern has always circled the Mary Nutter Classic on the calendar as one of its favorites of the season, coach Kate Drohan said. “It’s a great environment for our game,” she added. “It’s a great opportunity in February to check in and see where you are against other elite programs, and it has some... → Read More
Softball: Cats open 2020 season with two wins at the Kajikawa Classic
This weekend could have gone better for Northwestern, but it could have gone worse. At this weekend’s season opener in Tempe, Arizona, the No. 14 Wildcats took two of five at the Kajikawa Classic, beating Seattle on Friday and Portland State on Sunday. NU fell to Utah in their first game, and then dropped both... → Read More
Northwestern SID Hope Carpinello finds her niche in athletic communications
Ever since high school, Northwestern assistant director of athletic communications Hope Carpinello knew she wanted to work in sports — just not in what capacity. She’d spent her childhood and teenage years watching her little brother, Casey, play basketball and her older sister, Katy, cheer. Carpinello herself played volleyball throughout high school, but when college... → Read More
Northwestern women’s basketball coach Tangela Smith reflects on coaching career
Women’s Basketball After being the No. 12 overall draft pick of the 1998 WNBA Draft, accumulating a career 42.3 field goal percentage and ranking in the league’s all-time top-10 in points, blocks and rebounds, WNBA superstar Tangela Smith ended a 15-year career in 2012 and traded her jersey for a clipboard. “I always wanted to... → Read More
Northwestern women’s soccer picks up three Big Ten accolades
Women’s Soccer Northwestern earned a pair of spots on the All-Big Ten third team in the end-of-season conference accolades on Oct. 31. Junior midfielder Regan Steigleder took home one spot on the All-Big Ten third team after starting all 18 games this season and firing 31 shots — the most of anyone on the Wildcats.... → Read More
Northwestern women’s soccer looks to beat Minnesota, get to Big Ten Tournament
Women’s Soccer If the season were to end today, Northwestern would have earned its ticket to the Big Ten Tournament after missing it last year. However, with two games left against Minnesota and Wisconsin, the Wildcats — currently holding onto eighth place in the conference standings — still have to seal the deal. Coming off... → Read More
Northwestern women’s soccer draws against Ohio State
Women’s Soccer For the third time this season, Northwestern couldn’t pull out the win when tied in double overtime. However, the Wildcats’ (5-7-3, 3-3-2 Big Ten) 1-1 draw against Ohio State (4-8-3, 2-4-2) on Thursday looked much different than their other double-overtime ties. In their Aug. 29 tie against Central Michigan, NU had 15 shots,... → Read More
Northwestern women’s soccer loses in shutout to Rutgers
In just three days, Northwestern went from shutting out Purdue to losing in the same fashion to Rutgers. Sunday’s 2-0 loss in Piscataway, New Jersey marks the Wildcats’ (4-6-2, 2-2-1 Big Ten) fifth shutout loss this season, pushing them to seventh in the conference standings — three places beneath the Scarlet Knights (9-2-1, 3-2 Big... → Read More
Northwestern women’s soccer ties Purdue after double overtime
Women’s Soccer After five shots, six corner kicks and 110 minutes of play, Northwestern still couldn’t find the back of the net — and neither could Purdue. Thursday’s contest at Martin Stadium ended in a 0-0 draw after double overtime, giving the Wildcats their third shutout of the year in their conference home-opener. Purdue (6-4-2,... → Read More
Northwestern women’s soccer returns home to face Purdue
Women’s Soccer After nearly three weeks on the road, Northwestern is ready to return to Evanston. The Wildcats (4-5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) will open up their home conference play Thursday against Purdue (6-4-1, 2-2), who currently sits in sixth in the conference standings, two spots behind NU. The Cats enter Thursday’s contest in a different... → Read More
Northwestern cross country finishes near last at Buckeye Preview
Ahead of Saturday’s Buckeye Preview and Loyola Lakefront Invite, coach Jill Miller told the Northwestern runners to be present during the race and find their teammates throughout the course. After the Wildcats finished in the bottom half of both meets, Miller said she didn’t think the Wildcats lived up to her goal. “It was a... → Read More