Terry Bannon

Northwestern's softball team landed its highest-ever seeding in the NCAA tournament Sunday and will host a four-team, double-elimination regional this weekend. The Wildcats (42-12), seeded No. 4 overall in the...

After a 2-9 season, including 0-8 in the Big Ten, Illinois did not figure to make a big splash in the NFL draft. But this? For the first time since...

Maurice Stovall dropped 18 pounds last year and made himself a prospect for the first day of the NFL draft. It paid off when the Notre Dame product was drafted...

Notre Dame's Anthony Fasano didn't figure to wind up with the Dallas Cowboys, who have a two-time Pro Bowl tight end in Jason Witten. But coach Bill Parcells, a former...

Brett Basanez got a chance to work out at Halas Hall a couple of weeks ago. It doesn't appear he'll get a chance to hold a job there. Barring injury,...

Mike Capocci could have been just another cog at St. Joseph, sharing the spotlight with other high-profile juniors. Instead, he has one year left at Glenbard East--and that helps explain...

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Bannon: Ohio State center Terence Dials turned it on as a senior and was the league's most effective difference-maker. Dominant big men are rare in college...

Northwestern forward Vedran Vukusic said Thursday he doesn't expect his bad back to keep him out of Saturday's game at 19th-ranked Ohio State. "It's getting better every day," said Vukusic,...

Terry Bannon Quarterbacks make the difference, and both Matt Hasselbeck and Ben Roethlisberger are on a roll. The Steelers' romantic playoff run has overshadowed the Seahawks' season-long consistency. But Seattle...

With the Big Ten season beginning this week, Northwestern's basketball team didn't need more personnel issues. But that's what the Wildcats have. Senior guard Mohamed Hachad is out indefinitely after...