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Big Ten picks for Week 4: Will Wisconsin and Michigan State (finally) justify the preseason hype?

May 31, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

This is Stubborn Week in Big Ten football. Michigan State has done nothing to warrant being favored on the road against an undefeated team, barely beating Utah State and folding...

John McEnroe, captain of Team World, greets the crowd at Millennium Park Wednesday.

Roger Federer introduces Laver Cup to Chicago: ‘We know this is a sports-crazy city’

May 31, 2019 at 4:38 p.m.

Roger Federer fans don’t simply cheer when they see him in the flesh. They scream. So if you were strolling around Millennium Park at lunchtime Wednesday and heard shrieking, now...

A whiteout for a night game at Beaver Stadium makes for one of the best atmospheres in college football.

Ranking the Big Ten’s game-day experiences

May 31, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

Leaves are turning. Beer is flowing. Everyone is back on campus. Ah, college football has returned. Chances are if you’re a Big Ten fan, you’ve returned to your alma mater...

5 bright spots for the Big Ten entering conference play

May 31, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

Taken as a whole, the nonconference season was a disaster for the Big Ten. Purdue and Nebraska are winless, Northwestern and Illinois blew huge leads Saturday, Michigan State went dry...

NU donors shelled out hundreds of millions for the Fitz Carlton but could not buy a victory over Akron.

5 things we learned about the Big Ten’s lackluster weekend

May 31, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

Five things we learned about Big Ten football, beyond the fact that it stinks. 1. OK, slight exaggeration. Let’s start with the good: Only a fool would sleep on Ohio...

3 things we learned from Notre Dame’s 22-17 victory over Vanderbilt

May 31, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

Notre Dame is 3-0 heading into its first road game. The Irish will play Saturday at Wake Forest, in storm-ravaged Winston-Salem, N.C. “I’m ready to get on a chartered flight,”...

Notre Dame notches another ugly victory, squeaking past Vanderbilt 22-17

May 31, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

This was the kind of victory that can split Notre Dame fans into two camps: • We survived and advanced. We’re 3-0. What else matters? • We barely beat Ball...

3 ways Notre Dame can beat Vanderbilt on Saturday

May 31, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

TV/radio: 1:30 p.m. Saturday; NBC-5, WMVP-AM 1000. Line: Notre Dame by 14. Records: Vanderbilt 2-0; Notre Dame 2-0. 1. Plow ahead. Notre Dame ranks 120th among 130 FBS schools in...

Big Ten picks for Week 3: Ohio State’s spread over TCU seems a bit steep

May 31, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

Can someone give me a hand on Ohio State-TCU? I’m torn. Before the season, I figured the spread would be around a tuddy. Seven points seemed right considering: 1. It’s...

3 ways Northwestern can beat Akron on Saturday

May 31, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

TV/radio: 6:30 p.m. Saturday; BTN, WMVP-AM 1000. Line: Northwestern by 21½. Records: Akron 1-0; Northwestern 1-1. 1. Block. The NU offensive line kept quarterbacks Clayton Thorson and TJ Green clean...

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