Bill Jauss

Purdue's Boilermakers were generous in their praise of Northwestern's Wildcats after Saturday's 23-8 victory earned the Cats at least a share of the Big Ten title. "They say if you...

In Donyale Bush's 24 years, his four-year hitch in the U.S. Navy, and his service in Europe, Asia and the Persian Gulf, the 6-foot-7-inch Chicagoan had never tried to guard...

Injured placekicker Sam Valenzisi learned Tuesday he was one of five finalists for the Lou Groza Award that goes to the nation's No. 1 kicker. Valenzisi tore up his knee...

Three straight sellout crowds of 49,256 for games against Wisconsin, Penn State and Iowa raised Northwestern's final 1995 home attendance to 229,380 for six dates in Dyche Stadium. That's an...

Reviewing tapes of their sloppy defense in Thursday's exhibition opener against Zagrab of Croatia paid dividends in DePaul's second exhibition Saturday night against Marathon Oil. "Our players were embarrassed at...

So much for the infamous jinx that is supposed to strike a person whose picture appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Northwestern sophomore tailback Darnell Autry, whose picture adorns...

The weather's possible effect on the crowd was coach Gary Barnett's biggest concern on the eve of Saturday's Iowa-NU game in Dyche Stadium. "The weather won't affect our game plan,...

Does Iowa coach Hayden Fry run up scores? Here are some facts: In its 106-year history, Iowa has won 33 games by margins of 51 points or more. Twenty-one of...

It's getting down to some nitty-gritty matches for the Illinois volleyball team, which is hoping to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. The Fighting Illini (17-6, 8-6 Big Ten)...

The war of words heated up a bit Tuesday when Iowa coach Hayden Fry reacted to suggestions by Northwestern players that Fry had run up scores in recent Northwestern-Iowa games....