Stories by Nomaan Merchant

Our sports blogger and an NNN analyst chat about Northwestern basketball.

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Northwestern had a chance Sunday to pull off a road victory in one of the nation’s toughest arenas. But NU ...

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It’s been a hell of a week – really, a hell of a season – for fans of the Illinois ...

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First of all, what a halftime show yesterday. (If you turned on the Lingerie Bowl or went for a walk ...

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ESPN.com gets a Medill ‘F’ today in a story about Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson. Tank, you might remember, ...

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What is it with the Wildcats and falling just short of huge upsets? First, it was Wisconsin. Now, the latest ...

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NNN's Henry Rosoff talks to us about NU's prospects against Ohio State.

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Patrick St. Michel and I were joking on the shuttle up to Saturday’s men’s basketball game against Wisconsin about how ...

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We talk with NNN sports analyst Henry Rosoff about the Wildcats' prospects.

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There are a lot of reasons for Northwestern fans to celebrate the start of 2007. Our athletic programs are improving ...

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Many people often wonder why the ‘Cats always fall short in football and basketball to other Big Ten teams like ...

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I’m…speechless. Well, almost. My four or so regular readers might remember that I’ve been making fun of men’s basketball coach ...

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It’s been a while since my last post, I know. Blame it on Reading Week and Finals Week (not that ...

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I don’t know how I feel about my Cubbies turning into the Yankees, Red Sox, or Mets. Signing Alfonso Soriano ...

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Sports commentary site Deadspin made fun of our men’s basketball team’s Friday loss to Cornell in a Monday post. The ...

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I know journalism commentary isn’t part of my realm on this site, but since this one has to do with ...

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Yes, that headline was an obvious ploy to get you to click here. But you know, the last time Ohio ...

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You ain’t seen nothing yet – the men’s basketball season starts Friday. Star Vedran Vukusic’s gone, as is his sidekick ...