Big Ten picks for Week 6: Will Ohio State let down after beating Penn State?
What does the coach say when his team stinks? We’re going to stress the fundamentals, that’s what. Well, my team stinks. And by “team,” I mean me. If you’ve wagered...
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Kyle Schwarber and Jon Lester insist pain of 2018 can make Cubs better in ’19
Surprise, surprise: The Cubs’ clubhouse was not a particularly sad place. Players hugged one another. Kyle Schwarber embraced Willson Contreras, telling him: “I’m so proud of you. You’re the best.”...
Terrance Gore: Wild-card loss ‘hurts, but these guys next year will come back strong’
Terrance Gore was a central figure in one of the many odd sequences in the NL wild-card game Tuesday. In the 13th and final inning, the left fielder tried to...
Cubs’ Terrance Gore on getting ‘grazed’ and going down swinging
Terrance Gore was a central figure in one of the many odd sequences in the Cubs’ season-ending 2-1 loss to the Rockies in the National League wild-card game Tuesday night...
Rockies on short rest in wild-card game: ‘No sleep, a lot of sleep, it don’t matter’
Their starting pitcher is on short rest. He has no postseason experience. And the Rockies had to travel from Denver to Los Angeles to Chicago over the last two days....
Brewers’ Ryan Braun: ‘We had to take it from them, and we did.’
Some well-oiled fans exiting the stands by first base hollered “LET’S GO BREWERS!” loud enough to be heard at the Brat House in downtown Milwaukee. The actual Brewers were more...
Atlanta-area post player Jared Jones commits to Northwestern basketball
Northwestern basketball received a verbal commitment from Jared Jones, a big man from the Atlanta area who at one point planned to play at Auburn. The 6-foot-9, 230-pound Jones is...
5 things we learned about Big Ten football, including playoff chances and awkward fan interactions
Five things we learned about the Big Ten, including this reminder: Don’t feed the animals. 1. The Big Ten looks like a one-bid (at best) playoff league. If Ohio State...
3 takeaways from Northwestern’s 20-17 loss to Michigan
After allowing Michigan to score the final 20 points in the Wolverines’ 20-17 victory Saturday, Northwestern fell to 4-8 in September over the last three seasons. Ugly. Here are three...
Northwestern squanders 17-point lead as Michigan comes back for 20-17 victory
Northwestern specializes in these Out of Nowhere performances. Lose to Akron … and then take Michigan to the wire before falling 20-17. It’s the Northwestern way. The Wildcats led the...