Northwestern's Buie, Illinois' Shannon, Domask named to All-Big Ten Team
Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. and Marcus Domask and Northwestern's Boo Buie were honored as some of the best players in the Big Ten Conference.
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Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. and Marcus Domask and Northwestern's Boo Buie were honored as some of the best players in the Big Ten Conference.
Tyson Walker scored 19 points, Malik Hall had 15 points and 17 rebounds, and Michigan State edged Northwestern 53-49.
Abbey Ellis scored 25 points, 10 in the fourth quarter when she made six free throws in the last 40 seconds, and 12th-seeded Purdue rallied to beat 13th-seeded Northwestern 78-72 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournamen.
Three Northwestern players, along with other local athletes from the Chicago area, did their best in hopes of taking their games to the next level.
The Northwestern Wildcats started spring practice on Tuesday. They still don't know where they will play their home games next season with the construction at Ryan Field for the next two years for upgrades.
As next month's NFL Draft approaches, colleges across the country are holding pro days, including Northwestern. CBS 2 was there as a trio of Wildcats showed their skills in hopes of taking their games to the next level.
It was created by Casey Qadir when she was a Northwestern University student.
While McKinney was the Wildcats' leading scorer for more than 30 years, there is much more to his remarkable story.
Billy McKinney, an All-American basketball player for Northwestern in the 1970s, will be celebrated with an honor the school has never given to another player in their 173-year history when his jersey number is retired on Saturday.
Nick Martinelli scored a career-high 27 points, Brooks Barnhizer added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Northwestern held off Maryland 68-61.
Mackenzie Holmes had 28 points and nine rebounds, Sydney Parrish added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 14 Indiana beat Northwestern 84-64 for its fourth straight win in the series.
Buie entered four points shy of matching John Shurna's (2008—2012) program-best 2,038 career points.
Ryan Langborg scored 26 points, Matt Nicholson and Nick Martinelli had double-doubles and Northwestern held off a furious Indiana rally to defeat the Hoosiers 76-72 on Sunday.
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.
Wilmette said the agreement with Northwestern will let the village address issues of concern right away.
Trustees approved an agreement Tuesday night, despite residents' objections at a village board meeting.
An attorney for former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald wants to move up the trial date in a dispute over his firing.
There were four lead changes and a couple of ties in the first 4 minutes of the second half before a 3-pointer by Buie gave Northwestern a lead they would not relinquish over the final 15 minutes.
As of Friday, equipment was ready to go for tearing down the old stadium, and fencing was up.
As of Friday, equipment was ready to go for tearing down the old stadium, and fencing was up.
Dirt is about as basic and fundamental as it gets. But under a microscope at a lab at Northwestern University, something we think of as simple becomes much more complex. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Through one Chicago area lab's research, soil could be a change maker.
Buie now has 1,978 career points, which ranks second-most in Northwestern history.
Nollan arrived at Northwestern after spending the last eight years as head volleyball coach at Grand Canyon University.
Dawson Garcia drilled his first 3-pointer of the game with 2:31 left in overtime and followed it with five free throws as Minnesota came from nine-points down with under six minutes left in regulation to beat Northwestern 75-66 on Saturday.
