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Alex Marcotullio nailed three 3-pointers in Sunday's win over Tennessee State, including the go-ahead basket with just over two minutes remaining.

The jubilant Northwestern students marched off the field wearing T-shirts that read: "Real Fans Wear Purple" and "FITZ is my Facebook friend." And one savvy fan was singing: "Let's go Outback tonight." The fan obviously realized NU's stirring 33-31 victory Saturday over Wisconsin at Ryan Field has launched the program into a territory that was ...

Michael Thompson scored 13 of his career-high 31 points in the final 5 minutes 5 seconds Sunday as Northwestern finished with a 16-1 run and rallied to defeat Tennessee State 69-62. Northwestern trailed 61-53 before Thompson took over.

They're back in the playoffs. Again. The University of New Hampshire football clinched a spot in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs with a wild and wooly 27-24 win over Maine in front of 6,635 fans in sunny Cowell Stadium yesterday afternoon.

Mike Kafka hit Andrew Brewer with two first-half touchdown passes and Brian Peters and Jordan Mabin made key defensive plays late as Northwestern beat No.

On a rather balmy mid-November afternoon, Northwestern defeated Illinois by a final score of 21-16 to claim the very first Land of Lincoln Trophy, after bringing home the last edition of the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk last year in Evanston.

Favorites dominated the college football landscape last week, covering at a 61% clip after two straight winning weeks by the underdogs.

Last meeting: 2006, Wisconsin 41-9. What's at stake The Badgers can still have a 10-win season - they play at Hawaii in their finale - and carve out a spot in a top-notch bowl with a victory.

Illinois linebacker Ian Thomas brings down Northwestern running back Jacob Schmidt during the first half.

Shelvin Mack had 15 points, Gordon Hayward added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No.

His workday begins at 6 a.m. and ends around 10:30 p.m., a 16 1/2 -hour grind of film study, meetings, film study, practice and, for dessert, more film study.

No one believes in you. Your season is over and it's barely even started. Your leading scorer and rebounder from last year is out for the season after opting for foot surgery .

And here I thought I wasted four years of high school French and a year of college French.

Northwestern has issued its official injury report for Saturday's game at Illinois .

Last Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis, Illinois put on Act II in its late-season offensive resurgence, putting up 35 points in an upset of Minnesota.

Mike Kafka threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score and Sherrick McManis made a last-minute interception to preserve Northwestern's 21-16 win Saturday over Illinois.

Jeremy Nash scored 20 points to lead Northwestern past Northern Illinois 77-55 Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari added another top recruit, signing 6-foot-5 small forward Stacey Poole Jr.

Last Weekenda s win in Iowa City against theNo. 4 Hawkeyes was probably one of the best feelings I have had playing football.

IOWA CITY, Iowa - No. 8 Iowa finally ran out of time. Northwestern's Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass and Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another score to help the Wildcats snap the Hawkeyes' 13-game winning streak with a 17-10 victory Saturday.