Terry Bannon

With the Big Ten season beginning next 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...

Friday's Sun Bowl will be a family reunion for Northwestern's David Oredugba and his brother, Olukayode, of UCLA. "I've been saying, `If we play you, we'll beat you, we'll beat...

Once in a while, Tammy Walker drops by for a leisurely walk with her husband back to his office after practice. It all seems so peaceful now, so unlike five...

GRAY SCREEN = BANNON'S BEST GAMES Last week's record: 14-2 Season's record: 126-66 BANNON'S BEST GAMES THE MATCHUP: AWAY: BEARS (9-3) HOME: STEELERS (7-5) NOON SUNDAY WFLD-Ch. 32, WBBM-AM 780...

Mike Thompson had been a McDonald's All-American at Providence Catholic High School, so when the 6-foot-10-inch center transferred from Duke to Northwestern, much anticipation surrounded the Wildcats' program. But coach...

Well into the third quarter at Memorial Stadium Saturday, last-place Illinois was hanging around with bowl-bound Northwestern like the little brother who wouldn't go away. Then Northwestern coach Randy Walker...

Northwestern has spent much of the season ranked near the bottom of the NCAA defensive statistics, but the Wildcats aren't likely to finish last in the Big Ten. After all,...

Junior cornerback Marquice Cole quietly has played an important role in Northwestern's quest for a bowl game. Early in the season he handled punt-return duties, returning one 81 yards for...

Freshman safety Brendan Smith, out with a knee injury since taking a helmet to his knee returning an interception Oct. 22 at Michigan State, is expected back for Saturday's game....

Saturday's Illinois-Northwestern game will be a reunion of sorts. Northwestern coach Randy Walker and Illinois' Ron Zook were teammates under coach Bill Mallory at Miami of Ohio in the 1970s....