Andrew Gottesman

When Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams spat at Fenway Park fans 40 summers ago, sports columnist Red Smith wrote critically but with tongue firmly in cheek of the "great...

After his team dismantled Indiana 35-17 Saturday in Bloomington, Ind., Northwestern coach Gary Barnett was asked if it was the perfect prelude to a big game against Michigan (4-0). Answered...

After a preseason scrimmage, Northwestern coach Gary Barnett half joked that running back Darnell Autry had had his one fumble for the season. After all, Autry lost the ball only...

If Northwestern is to hide inadequacies in its secondary, the pass rush will have to be stellar. In beating Duke 38-13 on Saturday, it was. The Wildcats had six sacks,...

It briefly looked last week as though Northwestern might endure a placekicker problem, what with junior Brian Gowins nursing a sore hip. Gowins had not kicked much during Camp Kenosha,...

Northwestern's passing game, which appears likely to get more work this season, performed well in Saturday's scrimmage at Dyche Stadium. Quarterback Steve Schnur threw a pair of touchdown passes, which...

Sports and politics have a lot in common, from confrontation to media exposure, so it should come as little surprise that some athletes occasionally do cross into government. Indeed, there's...

Pat Fitzgerald expected to be a little rusty when Northwestern's camp started, and that is turning out to be true. After two days of light workouts and drills here, the...

Snagging an autograph used to be easy. A kid could hang over the ballfield fence and wait for his favorite player to sign a ball or hang around the Chicago...

Baseball may need a good therapist during its grieving process, and then maybe a decent 12-step program. While many of the sport's barons are stuck in denial about their problems,...