Andrew Gottesman

Northwestern freshman Cathy Lundin's spectacular collegiate debut featured the Cats' 151-149 near miss against defending Big Ten champion Michigan at the Northwestern University Relays Sunday. Lundin, from Syracuse, Ind., broke...

Hello again, Ryne Sandberg. Good-bye Shawon Dunston? Sandberg's comeback comes with the understanding that he play second base, and from all indications, Shawon Dunston will be playing elsewhere next season....

In losing to Northwestern 17-14 Saturday, Illinois almost certainly ended any shot at a bowl invitation. The Illini (3-4 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) face three tough road games in November--at...

Wildcat coach Gary Barnett finally used the B-word Saturday. Well, he almost said "bowl." "I told our players they would be going somewhere warm for Christmas," said Barnett, after the...

Notre Dame's Amy Van Laecke, a junior forward, was named the Big East Conference offensive player of the week Monday for her role in the Irish soccer team's wins over...

Time: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, WBBM-Ch. 2. Place: Champaign. Series record: Illinois leads, 47-36-5. Fact: The last time Northwestern had a winning season, 1971, the Wildcats lost to Illinois 24-7 in...

Illinois (3-3 overall, 1-2 Big Ten), which was idle last weekend, faces an uphill battle in finding the three victories it needs to qualify for postseason play. Fighting Illini teams...

The Illinois volleyball team (13-4 overall, 4-4 Big Ten), ranked 21st nationally in the USA Today coaches' poll, stretched its conference winning streak to three by beating Indiana and Iowa...

Notre Dame's volleyball team, ranked 10th in the nation, swept Duke in three games Saturday for its seventh consecutive victory and 15th in 16 matches. Sophomore outside hitter Jaimie Lee...

Illinois linebacker Simeon Rice, considered one of the best defensive players in the nation, is struggling a bit statistically--but only because he's drawing so much attention from opposing offenses. Coaches...