Athletes with disabilities in it to win it

By Neel Madhavan Medill Reports Rohan Murphy lost his legs at birth and grew up thinking that he wouldn’t ever be able to play sports. However, in eighth grade his physical education teacher introduced him to wrestling and he started to become fully involved with the team in ninth grade. He later went on to […]

7 game-changers to watch in Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament

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By Michelle R. Martinelli Each women’s basketball team in the Big Ten has at least one standout player, one superstar who can control the course of a game, regardless of how well or poorly the rest of her team is playing. They each have the ability to paralyze their opponents, leaving them stunned while watching […]

Former Michigan State guard gets defensive in Denver

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By Michelle R. Martinelli As Denver Nuggets shooting guard Gary Harris establishes himself in the team’s starting lineup, the defensive lessons taught by his college coach, Tom Izzo, still impact his approach to each game. Harris hasn’t forgotten what he learned in his two seasons at Michigan State, especially since he and Izzo are still […]

Shooting woes plague Wildcats again in loss to Michigan State

By Adam Rossow Before every Northwestern home basketball game, DJ Steve Aoki’s dance anthem, “Turbulence,” plays in the moments leading up to the opening tip. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the chorus’ opening line  “We hit turbulence” is a perfect way to describe their last two weeks of play. Northwestern was routed by No. 12 Michigan […]

Turnovers holding Wildcats back in Big Ten play

By Michelle R. Martinelli Joe McKeown threw both hands in the air. The Northwestern women’s basketball coach was exasperated after watching his team turn the ball over on its last possession of the third quarter at Michigan State on Sunday. To make matters worse, the Wildcats did the exact same thing just 13 seconds into […]