Twins Andrew, David Dowell head flurry of Northwestern commitments
They first raced on the day they were born, with Andrew Dowell beating twin David by 22 minutes. In the ensuing years, the three Dowell brothers — Michael is the...
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Young Jordan Spieth had Masters ‘in my hands’
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Like John Travolta's character in "Saturday Night Fever," Jordan Spieth strutted down the Augusta National practice range, one confident stride after the next. While onlookers applauded, Spieth...
Source: NU pursuing Rice transfer Obi
Northwestern is in the mix for Sean Obi, a 6-foot-9 forward who will be transferring from Rice, according to sources. A native of Nigeria, Obi averaged 11.4 points and 9.3...
Bubba Watson keeping things simple at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The man who is hyper enough to make caffeine nervous tried to make his golf game sound boring. "All I'm trying to do," Bubba Watson said, "is...
Masters a family tradition for first-round leader Bill Haas
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Craig and Kevin Stadler ("Walrus" and "Smallrus") became the first father-son combo to play in the same Masters, but perhaps they're not the first family of this...
Phil Mickelson knows the Masters inside and out
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The man who once supposedly cashed a $560,000 Super Bowl bet played another high-stakes game Tuesday at Augusta National. Phil Mickelson engaged in a blood match with...
Though Tiger Woods-less, it’s still Master-ful
You know the sound a golf gallery makes when a 5-foot birdie putt lips out? Ohhhhhhhhh. That's the groan that also accompanied the news that a rehabbing Tiger Woods would...
Northwestern football players dodge unionization questions on practice field
Northwestern University football players took to the practice field Tuesday for the first time as student-employees, the result of a ruling last week, and were uncomfortable with questions about unionization....
Northwestern center Alex Olah growing into his role
Northwestern center Alex Olah scored a quiet seven points Jan. 29 at Wisconsin. But Dan Dakich saw something. The ESPN analyst tweeted this: "From the start of the season to...
Final home game for NU’s Crawford
Thursday is Senior Night at Northwestern. NU's 6 p.m. game with Penn State also could determine which team finishes last in the Big Ten and will get the No. 12...