Martinelli, Barnhizer lead Northwestern past Maryland
Nick Martinelli scored a career-high 27 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Northwestern held off Maryland 68-61.
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Nick Martinelli scored a career-high 27 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Northwestern held off Maryland 68-61.
The University of Illinois Chicago women's basketball team picked up another conference win over the weekend against Valparaiso to improve to 9-7 in conference play. After years of being at or near the bottom of the standings, something seems to be building on the city's Near West Side.
Five Kenwood players, their head coach and two assistant coaches were ruled ineligible from further participating this season.
At 6-foot-1, she's not only brought both size and athleticism to the program, but a big personality.
Jeremiah Williams scored 15 points, Clifford Omoruyi had nine points, nine rebounds and four blocks, and Rutgers rallied from an 11-point, second-half deficit to beat Northwestern 63-60 for its fourth straight victory.
After winning just four games in their first season in the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Loyola men's basketball team has won three of their first four conference games this season. The Ramblers are trying to make sure that last year was just a blip on the Loyola success radar. Freshman center Miles Rubin is part of the reason the defense has gone from one of the worst in the Atlantic 10 to one of the best.
Brooks Barnhizer scored a career-high 23 points, Boo Buie had 17 points and eight assists and Northwestern beat Penn State 76-72 on Wednesday night for its first win in the series since the 2019-20 season.
Meyer was head coach from 1984 to 1997 - succeeding his father, Ray Meyer.
One team played on Wednesday despite their longtime coach suddenly died just days ago.
The Chicago Public League and Chicago Catholic League squared off Wednesday for the first annual Basketball Challenge. Although high school basketball players are in the middle of their season, some coaches and players looked at this competition like its the Big Ten. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray went to see the action at St. Rita Cascia High School.
Ty Berry scored 20 points, Ryan Langborg added 17 and the pair combined for nine 3-pointers in Northwestern's 74-63 victory over Jackson State.
They played against the group Royalty Empowerment from Detroit with the goal of building relationships between first responders and communities of color.
They played against the group Royalty Empowerment from Detroit with the goal of building relationships between first responders and communities of color.
The Detroit organization, Royalty Empowerment, aims to build relationships between first responders and young African Americans.
CBS 2's Jermont Terry was at the school when Robbie Avila presented their big surprise Wednesday night.
Jeremiah Oden scored 22 points and Chico Carter Jr. scored 14 points and DePaul ended its five-game losing streak by beating Louisville 75-68.
Dave Yates said despite receiving the diagnosis, he was determined to return for his 18th season coaching.
The hardwood is starting to heat up for area high school basketball teams. Every team aspires to win a state championship, but one coach in suburban Palatine is battling for more.
Morez Johnson Jr. is the top-rated recruit in Illinois in the Class of 2024 and a top-30 prospect in the nation.
The Chicago Sky formally introduced Hall of Famer Teresa Weatherspoon as their new head coach on Tuesday. With her hiring, 6 of the league's 12 teams are now coached by former WNBA players.
Kahleah Copper missed the Sky's regular season finale win over the Connecticut Sun with an ailing toe. But she told CBS 2 Sports Director Marshall Harris that she's fully good to go when the sky start their best-of-three playoff series with the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday night.
"Once people are gone, sometimes we forget about them. So we just want to keep that legacy going on."
Napheesa Collier scored 29 points, Jessica Shepard added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 88-79.
Reserve Shey Peddy hit five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 20 points as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 80-62.
In Wade's place, Emre Vatansever will take over as Interim General Manager and Head Coach effective immediately.
