
Q&A: How an 87-year-old Italian grandma became an accidental YouTube star
By Carolina Baldin Medill Reports Nearly seven years ago, Gina Petitti, an Italian grandma who lives in Freehold, New Jersey, starred in her first video.

NFL, Arizona Cardinals promote physical wellness, community building among Phoenix youth at Boys & Girls Clubs
By Tristan Tucker Medill Reports PHOENIX — Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley worked in collaboration with the NFL to inspire local youth to

‘365 Days of Defending Freedom’ rally in Chicago: How the war in Ukraine has changed and what’s ahead?
By Almagul Serikbayeva Medill Reports One year has passed since the beginning of the war, and some people are already forgetting about it, Ukrainian native

Meet Chef Joel Reno: The pâtissier who once only needed pastry now kneads pizza
By Amanda Rosenberg Medill Reports In 2012, chef Joel Reno received a call from the head of The French Pastry School in Chicago with an

Big Ten Tournament: ‘Today we laid an egg’: Michigan State’s defensive effort costs them in quarterfinals
By Kyle Williams Medill Reports Michigan State coach Tom Izzo didn’t mince words about his team’s performance in their 68-58 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal loss

Big Ten Tournament: Edey’s presence looms large as No. 1 Purdue advances to semifinals
By Jonah Dayton Medill Reports While it was a relatively quiet day for presumed National Player of the Year Zach Edey, his presence alone dominated

Big Ten Tournament: No Sensabaugh, no problem; Buckeyes advance to semifinals
By Max Olsan Medill Reports Brice Sensabaugh, Ohio State’s leading scorer, was ruled out with knee soreness Friday ahead of the team’s Big Ten men’s

Big Ten basketball success runs deep in Loyer family
By Elena Shklyar Medill Reports On Thursday afternoon at the Barclays Center, Foster Loyer took off his black and red Davidson jersey after playing in

Freshman Caroline Lau showcases scoring, passing ability in first season
By Tristan Tucker Medill Reports First-year guard Caroline Lau burst onto the scene for Northwestern University’s women’s basketball team, emphasized by her career outing against

Big Ten Tournament: Penn State silences United Center crowd, knocks off Illinois in second round
By Drew Steiner Medill Reports The boisterous, orange-filled United Center was silenced Thursday as the No. 7 seed Illinois Fighting Illini were knocked out of

Big Ten Tournament: ‘Unacceptable’ second-half struggles end Wolverines’ run
By Kierstin Lindkvist Medill Reports The Michigan Wolverines’ second-half struggles ended their Big Ten tournament run against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights — marking the first

Big Ten Tournament: Buckeyes knock off Hawkeyes, continue unprecedented streak of upsets
By Adam Bakr Medill Reports No. 13 seed Ohio State defeated No. 5 seed Iowa 73-69 in the Big Ten tournament second round on Thursday