Stories by Jono Zarrilli

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The Blue Devils took the series, but the Wildcats managed to squeak out a win on Sunday

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The ‘Cats did their best to make it exciting, but in the end, the story was the same.

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With the loss – their fourth in a row – Northwestern falls to 12th in the Big Ten, behind Rutgers (sigh)

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Add resilient to the list of characteristics that are starting to define 2019 Northwestern women’s basketball.

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Falzon scored 21 points to lead Northwestern to a big win over the Indiana Hoosiers.

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The win catapulted the Wildcats to sixth in the conference and represented their third win over a ranked team this season.

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Northwestern was doomed for failure after Vic Law's injury.

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On the final day of the year, the No. 22 Northwestern Wildcats will end their 2018 campaign in the always-classy city of San Diego against the solid No. 17 Utah Utes.

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Northwestern refused to go away in the second half, making this an extremely entertaining and memorable Big Ten Championship.

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There are 30 minutes left in Indianapolis, and Northwestern currently trails Ohio State, 24-7. Here are they key takeaways from the first half.

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Northwestern went 2-1 in the Wooden Legacy this weekend, but will fly back to Chicago leaving something to be desired.

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Northwestern defeated Illinois to win the Land of Lincoln trophy in the regular season finale and the Wildcats’ last home game of the year.

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Three games into the season, Northwestern men’s basketball (3-0) looks sharp and appears to be finding its identity. Thus far, ...

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On a lazy Monday night in Evanston, Northwestern (2-0) came out on top of a relatively ugly 63-51 win over American (1-1).

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Northwestern women’s basketball is back, and they mean business.

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In a few short hours, Northwestern will square up against the No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish under the lights at Ryan Field, in a matchup has everything you could ask for.

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For the second straight week, the Wildcats have overcome a fourth-quarter deficit to secure a Big Ten win.

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As the third quarter turned into the fourth, it became clear that the Wildcats had no answer for Duke’s athleticism, and eventually the game (mercifully) ended.

NBN Sports looks at key matchups and players to prepare you for kickoff.

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Northwestern - despite being shut out in the second half - held on for an impressive conference road win in primetime on ESPN, earning them a respectable 28 points in the AP poll.

This is a unique opener for Northwestern on Thursday night in West Lafayette. It’s the first opener against a Big ...

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Northwestern came into the weekend as the No. 33 team in the country and one of two Big Ten teams to secure a berth.

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On Tuesday, Northwestern’s season ended after a close 3-2 loss to Stanford in the NCAA quarterfinals, leaving them with a top-10 finish nationally.

The series win leaves Northwestern as the winner (loser?) in the battle for the cellar, which is a good thing; Penn State has secured last place in the conference.

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After a season of looking up at Maryland, the Wildcats got caught from behind on Friday night.

Chicago State will come to Evanston on Tuesday before the ‘Cats travel to Kalamazoo to take on Western Michigan on Wednesday.

Getting swept by Michigan State is the latest in a series of Big Ten woes for Northwestern baseball.

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This weekend, Northwestern Women’s Tennis dominated the Wisconsin Badgers and the Minnesota Gophers.

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"We’re getting better every game, every practice. The defense has been playing really well, the offense is starting to mesh."

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In their first down-to-the-wire contest of the season, the Wildcats were unable to pull through.

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The Buffaloes showed why they are not Canisius or Detroit Mercy (sidenote: rest in peace Tommy Titan).

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What is this team? Not a tournament team - that’s (almost) for sure.

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Women's lacrosse had no "mercy" this weekend in their 21-2 beatdown of Detroit Mercy.

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All margin for error is now gone as Northwestern looks unlikely to make a postseason appearance.

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Northwestern could not overcome their 16 turnovers and the Wolverines’ hot three-point shooting.

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If there were an all-star team for general managers, Daryl Morey would be on it year after year.

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The 'Cats stormed back to win 70-61.

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The Wildcats have lost 3 of their last 4 and fallen to 10th in the 14-team conference.

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The ‘Cats took a big stride on Wednesday with a convincing 83-60 stomping of Minnesota.

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Playing their fourth game in eight days with a bench that hasn't contributed much, to say the 'Cats struggled Sunday would be an understatement.

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NU couldn't stop scoring on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, they could not stop Creighton from following suit.

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NBN 2017-18 basketball preview

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NU and Butler reached a stalemate in regulation, but the 'Cats prevailed in PKs and move on to face UCLA.

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NU has effectively lost all momentum from its relatively strong start.

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After a successful non-conference slate, Northwestern volleyball struggled in its first week in the mighty Big Ten.

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NU has already matched its win total from last season with a 10-2 start.

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NU baseball is now two wins from a B1G championship. Actually.

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After Sunday's win, the ‘Cats sit at No. 8 in the conference standings, and will stay there going into the Big Ten tournament.

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In their last non-conference game of the season, NU fell just short at Notre Dame.

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NU will likely finish the season as the No. 3 seed while the Terps clinched the regular season B1G championship.

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As of now, NU has the eighth best 2018 class according to 247 Sports, better than the likes of Big Ten rivals Wisconsin, Michigan, and Nebraska.

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The 'Cats have now won three straight, their longest winning streak of the season.