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@NUCatsBaseball/X Jacob Hand plays hero as the ‘Cats return to the win column. Northwestern (18-20, 8-10 B1G) survived a late-game rally from UIC (11-27, 7-8 MVC), coming away with a 7-6 victory at Miller Park on Tuesday after infielder Jacob Hand smashed a walk-off home run. Northwestern starting pitcher Crawford Wade got off to a rocky start, allowing a leadoff double … [Read more...] about Baseball: Northwestern takes season series over UIC in walk-off fashion

Northwestern Athletics The quest for a three-peat is on. Postseason play is officially here as the 2025 Big Ten women’s lacrosse tournament begins Wednesday in College Park, Maryland. No. 1-seeded Northwestern, which already claimed the Big Ten regular season title, aims to maintain its unbeaten conference record this season and secure its third consecutive conference … [Read more...] about Everything you need to know about the 2025 Big Ten women’s lacrosse tournament

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Who are these ever so special Wildcats? While the NFL Draft stage will likely not bleed purple and white on Thursday night, the Wildcats have had their share of former first round picks in the NFL Draft. Here are the players hailing from Evanston who heard their names called on night one: Peter Skoronski, 2023, Round 1, Pick 11, OL Skoronski is … [Read more...] about Looking back at Northwestern’s former first round picks in the NFL Draft

Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics Northwestern’s highest returning scorer will have her work cut out for her next season. The latest of Inside NU’s women’s basketball player reviews features Grace Sullivan, perhaps the most crucial returning piece on the squad for 2025-26. Grace Sullivan came to Northwestern this season as a transfer from Bucknell, and the … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball player reviews: Grace Sullivan

@NUSBcats on X Oh boy, what a ride it’s been. With a week’s worth of Big Ten regular season softball left, Northwestern finds itself in an intense battle for first with Nebraska, Oregon and UCLA, the latter of which it concludes the season against. With a 12-4 record, the ‘Cats sit in third place, tied with Nebraska, and are two games behind the first-place Ducks. How … [Read more...] about Grading Northwestern softball this season