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NEWS ABOUT: Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern Wildcats stories: 9 news summaries
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 Top US Sports City: Pittsburgh 

Having NFL, NHL champions gives it a leg up on Penn. rival Philadelphia

Oct 7, 09 11:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - With championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke... More »

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Georgetown Win Clinches Big East

Alabama stuns Vandy; Wisconsin beats Northwestern

Mar 8, 08 8:50 PM CST
(Newser) - John Thompson III accomplished something today his father never did – he led Georgetown to consecutive Big East regular season titles. The 11th-ranked Hoyas battled No. 12 Louisville and hung on to win in the final minute of the game, 55-52. Georgetown, winners of five straight, head to MSG next... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • SEC • Louisville Cardinals • Alabama Crimson Tide • Wisconsin Badgers • Georgetown Hoyas • Big Ten Conference • Big East Conference • Northwestern Wildcats • Vanderbilt Commodores • John Thompson III • Brian Butch

Rice's 46 Points
Not Enough to Beat Tar Heels

No. 14 Butler blows out Detroit, Purdue moves into tie atop Big Ten

Mar 1, 08 8:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Tyrese Rice and Boston College must be trying to figure out what it takes to beat No. 3 North Carolina. Rice scored 46 points and the Eagles led by 18 at home in the second half, only to lose the ACC game 90-80 today, reports the Associated Press. Tyler Hansbrough... More »

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NCAA basketball • Big Ten • Boston College Eagles • ACC • Wisconsin Badgers • Tyler Hansbrough • North Carolina Tar Heels • Wayne Ellington • Butler Bulldogs • Horizon League • Northwestern Wildcats • Purdue Boilermakers • Detroit University • Tyrese Rice • Pete Campbell • Robbie Hummel

IU Survives First Without Sampson

Boycotting players come back as Hoosiers edge Northwestern

Feb 23, 08 10:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Jordan Crawford ended his boycott long enough to score 21 points and help No. 15 Indiana hold off Northwestern 85-82 in a Big Ten win last night, reports the Associated Press. Crawford and five other Hoosiers skipped practice yesterday in protest of the buyout of coach Kelvin Sampson, let go... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Big Ten • Indiana Hoosiers • Northwestern Wildcats • Kelvin Sampson • Jordan Crawford • Armon Bassett • D.J. White • Michael Thompson

No. 9 Butler
Holds Back Cleveland State

Conference leaders Drake and Purdue both gain road victories

Feb 16, 08 10:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Butler made up for a loss earlier in the season to Cleveland State with an improved defensive game in a 51-46 win over the Vikings. Matt Howard and A.J. Graves led the Bulldogs, who lead the Horizon league at 13-2, with 17 and 15 points respectively. The teams combined... More »

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NCAA basketball • Butler Bulldogs • Horizon League • Northwestern Wildcats • Drake Bulldogs • Missouri Valley Conference • Northern Iowa Panthers • Purdue Boilermakers • Cleveland State Vikings

Vanderbilt Beats South Carolina in Last Second

Beasley carries Kansas St., Michigan St. cruises past Northwestern

Feb 9, 08 10:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Shan Foster led the way with 21 points, but it was Jermaine Beal who saved day today for No. 23 Vanderbilt. Beal drove the length of the court and hit a short fadeaway with 0.6 left to lift the Commodores to a 66-65 SEC win over South Carolina today,... More »

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Hoosiers Hang on Versus Pesky Northwestern

No. 11 IU tightens defense in second half, breaks losing streak

Feb 4, 08 12:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Indiana used a 2-3 zone defense and dominance on the boards to slow pesky Northwestern, winning 75-63 at Assembly Hall to break a two-game losing streak and improve to 18-3 overall. The Wildcats apparently didn't have an answer for Indiana's Eric Gordon and DJ White, who scored 29 and 26... More »

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NCAA basketball • Indiana Hoosiers • Big Ten Conference • Northwestern Wildcats

Arizona's Offense Smokes No. 6 WSU

UCLA Loves beating Oregon, Michigan State hammers Northwestern

Jan 25, 08 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Chase Budinger had 22 points as Arizona beat red-hot No. 6 Washington State 76-64 last night in a Pac-10 game, the Arizona Republic reports. The Wildcats hadn't beaten an opponent ranked this high since beating Oklahoma State in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The Cougars, 16-2, were holding opponents to 52.... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Oregon Ducks • UCLA Bruins • Michigan State Spartans • Washington State Cougars • Arizona Wildcats • Big Ten Conference • Northwestern Wildcats • Pac-10 Conference

No. 25 Badgers Best Wolverines

Super frosh Gordon leads No. 11 Indiana past Iowa, Penn State beats Northwestern

Jan 3, 08 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - No. 25 Wisconsin got 25 points from reserve freshman Jon Leuer and beat Michigan 70-54 to open Big Ten conference play. The Badgers improve to 11-2 with the win and both losses were to Top Ten teams, Marquette and Duke. On the flip side, Michigan fell to 4-9 and is... More »

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basketball • NCAA basketball • Michigan Wolverines • Penn State Nittany Lions • Wisconsin Badgers • Indiana Hoosiers • Iowa Hawkeyes • Northwestern Wildcats • Eric Gordon

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