Mike Polisky resigns: The timeline of events that led to the Northwestern AD’s departure after less than 2 weeks
Northwestern athletic director Mike Polisky resigned only nine days after his hiring was announced.
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Mike Polisky resigns as Northwestern athletic director after continued criticism of his hiring: ‘I do not want to be a distraction’
Mike Polisky stepped down Wednesday from his newly appointed role as Northwestern athletic director as criticism continued to mount against his hiring. Polisky was promoted from his deputy athletic director...
Letter supporting Northwestern’s hiring of athletic director Mike Polisky is signed by more than 140 alumni, donors and student-athletes
More than 140 people connected to Northwestern signed a letter addressed to the university board of trustees in support of new athletic director Mike Polisky, whose hiring has been the...
Patrick Baldwin Jr., the nation’s 4th-ranked prospect, will play for his father at Milwaukee — shunning Duke and Georgetown
Patrick Baldwin Jr., one of the nation's top high school basketball recruits, announced Wednesday that he will stay in his home state and play for his father at Milwaukee. The...
What Cubs and White Sox fans said about returning to the ballpark — and what can be improved as capacity increases
Lakeview couple Meredith Burlew and Andrew McDonald missed going to Chicago White Sox games in 2020, when the pandemic kept fans from baseball stadiums. They usually take in nearly 20...
Nearly 400 protest Northwestern’s hiring of AD Mike Polisky with a march to President Morton Schapiro’s home: ‘They made a mistake. They should change their minds.’
Nearly 400 Northwestern students, faculty and community members marched Friday afternoon from campus to university President Morton Schapiro's home to protest the hiring of Mike Polisky as athletic director. Protest...
Northwestern President Morton Schapiro defends hiring Mike Polisky as athletic director, saying he met the ‘highest standard of conduct and character’
Following days of criticism surrounding Mike Polisky's hiring as Northwestern's athletic director, university President Morton Schapiro released a letter Thursday explaining his decision and stating confidence that Polisky met the...
Illinois loses assistant coaches Orlando Antigua and Chin Coleman to Kentucky, then adds Chester Frazier to its staff
Illinois officially lost two top basketball assistant coaches Thursday when Kentucky announced Orlando Antigua and Chin Coleman are joining John Calipari's staff, and former Illini point guard Chester Frazier was...
Northwestern faculty say they’re ‘alarmed’ and ’embarrassed’ by athletic director Mike Polisky’s hiring and plan to protest at President Morton Schapiro’s house
Northwestern's announcement of Mike Polisky as its new athletic director has been met coolly by some alumni and campus leaders who have expressed confusion and resistance to the selection, according...
DePaul coach Tony Stubblefield adds 3 to his staff, including former Illinois assistant and Public League coach Paris Parham
DePaul men's basketball coach Tony Stubblefield has hired three members of his inaugural staff, the program announced Tuesday. Paris Parham, a former Illinois assistant, and Steve Thomas, a former Richmond...