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Northwestern's Shannon Smith, center, and her teammates celebrate an 8-7 win over Maryland in the 2011 NCAA Division I final at Stony Brook, New York.

A fitting start for Big Ten lacrosse: Maryland vs. Northwestern

June 16, 2018 at 6:47 p.m.

There could be no better matchup for the first conference game in Big Ten lacrosse history than the one that will take place Thursday night in Evanston. It brings together...

Johns Hopkins makes Big Ten, lacrosse history

August 19, 2019 at 8:17 a.m.

BALTIMORE — If you shot a lacrosse ball downhill from the home of the sport's most decorated family, within a mile it would pass the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame...

If Boston 2024 becomes a ghost ship, does that sink USOC leaders?

May 22, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

The ignominious failure of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics 5 1/2 years ago led to a major shakeup in both the U.S. Olympic Committee leadership and the way...

In lacrosse, Northwestern women beat No. 5 Syracuse

June 15, 2018 at 9:33 p.m.

Kelly Amonte Hiller gave senior defender Jess Carroll the biggest assignment of her Northwestern lacrosse career Sunday. Carroll was asked to shut down Syracuse's Kayla Treanor, the reigning Atlantic Coast...

DePaul coach Doug Bruno hopes to end his team's losing streak to Notre Dame.

DePaul women could mean trouble for Notre Dame in NCAA tournament

August 19, 2019 at 8:16 a.m.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The DePaul women's basketball team had Notre Dame on the ropes when the teams met Dec. 10 in Chicago. The Blue Demons had an eight-point lead...

Venus Williams, left, and Serena Williams, right, pose with Katrina Adams.

Katrina Adams comes home as tennis’ history-making leader

August 19, 2019 at 8:15 a.m.

Katrina Adams knew she was on the wrong side of the fence. This was in the summer of 1975, when Arthur Ashe would become the first black man to win...

DePaul's Centrese McGee, left, and Ashton Millender react in the second half of the Blue Demons' 79-72 win over Minnesota in the NCAA basketball tournament.

DePaul advances to meet Notre Dame in second round of NCAA tournament

August 19, 2019 at 8:16 a.m.

SOUTH BEND — The holes that the DePaul women's basketball team dug itself into kept getting deeper and deeper. The Blue Demons were down by eight early in the game,...

Adam Marsh (12) carries the puck for the Saint John Sea Dogs during an early-season game against Baie-Comeau.

Injury spoils end of Adam Marsh’s breakout junior hockey season

June 15, 2018 at 9:51 p.m.

Last November, the Tribune sent reporter Philip Hersh and photographer Zbigniew Bzdak to New Brunswick for a story on west suburban teen Adam Marsh, who was turning around his hockey...

"Most people don't like to do the dirty work -- getting deflections, making stops, diving for loose balls, things that aren't on the stat sheet," said DePaul's Centrese McGee (23). "I take pride in that."

Little things mean a lot to DePaul’s Centrese McGee

August 19, 2019 at 8:15 a.m.

DePaul women's basketball coach Doug Bruno calls senior guard Centrese McGee the "quintessential garbage player." "That's a compliment," Bruno said. And McGee takes it that way. "Most people don't like...

Northwestern's Nia Coffey reaches out for a pass during a team practice for the first round of the NCAA women's college basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament women’s capsules —Northwestern, DePaul, Notre Dame

August 19, 2019 at 8:15 a.m.

Northwestern (7) vs. Arkansas (10) TV: 11 a.m. Friday at Waco, Texas, ESPN2. Winner plays: at 1:30 p.m. Sunday vs. Baylor (2)-Northwestern State (15) winner. Quick look: Can the team...

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