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Northwestern's Justin Jackson runs against Illinois State on Sept. 10, 2016.

Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Duke at Northwestern

June 12, 2018 at 6:56 a.m.

TV/radio: 7 p.m. Saturday, BTN, WGN-AM 720. Line: Northwestern by 3.5. Records: Duke 1-1; Northwestern 0-2. Last meeting: Northwestern won 19-10 on Sept. 19, 2015, in Durham, N.C., relying way...

Rory McIlroy hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the second round of the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club on Sept. 9, 2016.

An immodest proposal for golf calendar: Move FedEx Cup, PGA Championship

May 23, 2019 at 7:21 p.m.

The year was 2011, and Britain's Justin Rose was about to receive a lesson in the pecking order of American sports. Rose shared the lead of the BMW Championship at...

Big Ten football picks: Price is right for Michigan State at Notre Dame

May 23, 2019 at 7:21 p.m.

Every so often, you knock in a 30-footer. Or roll three consecutive strikes. Last week I went 8-1 against the spread. The one I missed was Wyoming plus 24.5 at...

A man walks under a tree at the Jackson Park Golf Course on July 29, 2016.

Chicago lakefront golf project could involve Tiger Woods

May 12, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

Mike Keiser knows about long odds, having built one of the world's finest golf resorts, Bandon Dunes, in a remote town in Oregon. Two years ago, the Chicago greeting-card magnate...

Alabama coach Nick Saban is dunked with Gatorade by his players after defeating Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 11, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz.

OK, OK, I was wrong: The playoff has been good for college football

May 23, 2019 at 7:21 p.m.

I can admit when I'm wrong. It pains me to do it, but I opposed a college football playoff, and now I'm glad it's here. College football is better with...

Northwestern’s 0-2 start making 10-win season look like an aberration

May 23, 2019 at 7:20 p.m.

Northwestern players talked Monday about holding one another accountable. Coach Pat Fitzgerald vowed to create more competition within his underachieving offensive line. It's what you say after you lose 9-7...

Illinois State kicker Sean Slattery, right, celebrates with quarterback Koty Thelen after scoring the game-winning field goal as Northwestern running back Justin Jackson, left, reacts.

Northwestern RB Justin Jackson expected to play against Duke

June 12, 2018 at 7:02 a.m.

Pat Fitzgerald expects to have tailback Justin Jackson, Northwestern's top offensive weapon, available Saturday night against Duke. When Fitzgerald saw him Monday, the coach asked: Are you going to play?...

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, left, leads his team out of the tunnel the 51-14 win against Central Florida in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016.

Teddy Greenstein’s Big Ten power rankings

May 23, 2019 at 7:20 p.m.

Last week in parentheses 1. (1) Michigan: Colorado visits next; are you coming, Kordell Stewart? 2. (2) Ohio State: Zero offensive TDs allowed, but trip to Oklahoma on horizon. 3....

In DeShone Kizer, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has met his match

May 23, 2019 at 7:20 p.m.

Brian Kelly's quarterbacks have caused him to turn purple. Everett Golson threw 20 interceptions over two seasons, and Kelly bears the mental scars. Now the Notre Dame coach has a...

Notre Dame running back Tarean Folston scores past Nevada linebacker Alex Bertrando during the first half.

Beating Nevada is nice, but can Notre Dame take down Michigan State?

June 12, 2018 at 7:51 a.m.

Rules are made to be broken. Thankfully. No one on Notre Dame was adhering to the school's "24-hour rule" of celebrating a win/bemoaning a loss until Earth completes a rotation....

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