NU DESERVES MORE THAN A LESSER BOWL
A grudge is a terrible thing to waste. "Now the series is 1-0 instead of 21-0." said Northwestern safety Eric Collier. Northwestern coach Gary Barnett chose Iowa to measure his...
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WILDCATS’ REAL ENEMY: BUCKEYES, NOT HAWKEYES
Irrelevantly, it turns out that Northwestern's lustiest rival is Iowa. This is like being hated by mulch. An undefeated Big 10 team deserves more. A top-5 contender ought to do...
THESE GUYS HAVE ALL THE MOVES: NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST
Welcome to the NFL owners meeting. The meeting will come to order. All teams that are moving, stand over there by the door. That would be you, Cleveland, and you,...
UGH! BEARS GO FROM WOULD-BE THUGS TO DUDS
The Pro Bowl ballot lay crumbled on the concrete concourse of Soldier Field, never to be cast. The hole was punched beside the name of C. Conway, Bears. And scribbled...
YOU’RE OVERDOGS NOW, NU, SO JUST SAVOR IT
This is how unusual this is, this Northwestern Top-5-in-the-nation, big-bowl-bound, national-championship-seeking (no smirking allowed), bandwagon-rolling, feel-good football journey. This is like a chalk outline getting up and doing the meringue....
INGREDIENTS THERE, BUT CHEMISTRY DOESN’T KICK IN
Strange days ahead. Let's hope. The last thing you expect is tedium, on opening night, from a team with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, a team coached...
A BASKETFUL OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
With yet another NBA season about to inflict itself upon us, we find there are fortunately exactly as many answers as there are questions. Q--With a full training camp and...
TURNING BACK CLOCK WON’T NECESSARILY SPRING CUBS AHEAD
Nostalgia is for reunions and wakes. Which one it is for Ryne Sandberg does not matter because nostalgia is also no way to build a baseball team. But the Cubs...
HERE’S A SHIFT: BEARS SNIFFING UP RIGHT TREE
The Bears will accept apologies in writing or in person. Nothing elaborate, but heartfelt. Doubts begone. All is forgiven. "Monday Night Football" jinx? Bah. Puny victories over petty opponents? Wins...
UNDERDOG LABEL STILL HOUNDING THESE CATS
Roll on, Big Grape. That would be Northwestern. Those purple nuisances from Evanston. Yet again. This time against Illinois, not your Notre Dame or your Michigan, but substantial and traditional....