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The WIldcats are the athletic teams of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. The school colors are purple and white and all teams compete in the Big Ten conference. The women's lacrosse team has won the National Championship five times and the football team has been ranked No. 1 twice in school history. Famous athletes include Joe Girardi, Mike Adamle, Luke Donald, Betty Robinson, Todd Martin, Otto Graham and Matt Grevers.
The WIldcats are the athletic teams of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. The school colors are purple and white and all teams compete in the Big Ten conference. The women's lacrosse team has won the National Championship five times and the football team has been ranked No. 1 twice in school history. Famous athletes include Joe Girardi, Mike Adamle, Luke Donald, Betty Robinson, Todd Martin, Otto Graham and Matt Grevers.
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NU making huge strides in football recruiting
High school players used to pick Northwestern because the alternative was Ivy League football or maybe a Mid-American Conference school. Oh, how times have changed. Offensive lineman Tommy Doles chose Northwestern over home-state Michigan. Receiver/...Tags: Big Ten Conference, Chicago Skyline, Michigan State Spartans, Vanderbilt Commodores, Wisconsin Badgers
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NU to play in Vegas, vs. N.C. State in Big Ten-ACC Challenge
Tribune reporterNorthwestern will travel to North Carolina State on Dec. 4 as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and play in the Nov. 28-29 Las Vegas Invitational. The Wolfpack went 24-11 last year, losing to Temple in the NCAA tournament’s round of 64. They are...Tags: Big Ten Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, North Carolina State Wolfpack, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Maryland Terrapins
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Football recruiting | Glenbard North's Jackson picks Northwestern
Justin Jackson hung up the phone Tuesday and breathed a sigh of relief. The Glenbard North junior running back had just committed to Northwestern, becoming coach Pat Fitzgerald's ninth recruit in the Class of 2014. "I've had enough," Jackson said with...
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A day in the life of Northwestern lacrosse
Kelly Amonte Hiller is halfway through her pregame speech. She is in a locker room on the ground floor of Notre Dame's Joyce Center, about 90 minutes before her Northwestern women's lacrosse team will play the Irish. She already has made her strategic...
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Edgy Tim's football recruiting notes | Bolingbrook's Westphal checks out Florida
Special to the TribuneBolingbrook junior defensive back Parrker Westphal made an unofficial visit to Florida over the weekend. Westphal reconnected with former Raiders teammate and current Gators freshman linebacker Antonio Morrison in Gainesville. "It was great," Westphal...Tags: Big Ten Conference, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Eastern Michigan Eagles, Chicago Bears, Michigan State Spartans
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NU looking for some assistance at Final Four
When Northwestern assistant lacrosse coach Scott Hiller watched film this week of the Wildcats' 11-8 loss to North Carolina three months ago, he found little resemblance to the team that will meet the Tar Heels again in the NCAA tournament semifinals...
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Syracuse Orange are No. 96 team in Sentinel's 2013 college football preseason rankings
Orlando Sentinel college insider Matt Murschel has ranked all 125 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country. The Sentinel staff will take a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 125 to our projected No. 1 team. Today at No. 96:...
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18 holes with … Tim Beckman
Tim Beckman faced a dilemma on the 14th hole at Olympia Fields' North Course: lay up or try to fly it 160 yards from the right rough to clear the scrub area. "You know me," the Illinois football coach said. "I'm not going to play it dang short." At...
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Softball | North Stars' season enters fourth stage
St. Charles North's softball season can be defined by three stages. The North Stars won their first four games, lost four of their next six and then finished the regular season with 17 wins in their 18 games to enter the playoffs with a 23-5 record. St....
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College Plus: Presentation adds another transfer from Central Lakes
Taalyr Egeness will play for the Presentation College women’s basketball team this upcoming season. Egeness is a 5-foot-9 guard from Eagle Bend, Minn. She started for Central Lakes and shot 43 percent from the field, including 42.5 percent from...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Andrew Johnson, Teaching and Learning, Michigan State Spartans, Ohio State Buckeyes
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Northwestern Wildcats are a team that will surprise in 2013
Orlando SentinelNorthwestern is coming off its first double-digit win season since 1995 highlighted by only the second bowl victory in the program’s history. The win snapped a nine-game postseason losing streak and was the first bowl victory in more than six...Tags: Big Ten Conference, Google Inc., Ohio State Buckeyes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Michigan Wolverines
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Sunday: Satchel Paige Summer Travel Baseball will hold tryouts for its 11-12, 13-15 and 16-19-year-old teams May 26 and again on June 2. Tryouts will start at 10 a.m. at the Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center, 11900 S. Loomis. For more...Tags: The Salvation Army, Special Olympics
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