Vereen steps up while Miles bails out

Todd McShay offers his Week 12 stock report, including rising RB Shane Vereen and a a pair of coaches who are falling fast.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Northwestern 69, Tennessee St. 62

Northwestern 69, Tennessee St. 62

Northwestern holds off Wisconsin en route to 3rd win in row

Brian Peters and Jordan Mabin made key defensive plays late as Northwestern beat Wisconsin 33-31 on Saturday.

Northwestern Knocks Off No. 16 Wisconsin

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. 17 Wisconsin 33-31

Hurt so good

Injuries plagued Adam Hahn for much of his Northwestern career, but his senior season made it all worth it.

Illinois college basketball rankings

Scott Powers' Illinois college basketball rankings

Week 12 college football preview

Scott Powers' Week 12 local college football preview

ND tied for highest graduation rate

Notre Dame, Duke tied for highest graduation rate among FBS schools.

PTI : Shout Outs: Wildcats Finale

Michael shouts out to his alma mater's final regular-season game. Tony shouts out to Sarah Waxman's induction.

Video | November 20, 2009

Mel's Matchups: CFB Week 12

Mel Kiper spotlights the best individual matchups of Week 12 in college football, including Dane Sanzenbacher and DeVier Posey versus Donovan Warren, Jacoby Ford versus Ras-I Dowling and more.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Looking at CFB Week 12 point-spread moves

...After all, he's the one who set them to begin with. Matchup: Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats Line moves: Badgers opened at minus-4, now minus-7. What that means: Even on the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

...OLB, Navorro Bowman puts the clamps on Scott Concannon during their 34-13 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois

Mack leads Butler's second straight win over Northwestern

Shelvin Mack had 15 points, Gordon Hayward added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Butler showed off its depth with a 67-54 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night.

No. 10 Butler Runs By Northwestern, 67-54

Shelvin Mack had 15 points, Gordon Hayward added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 11 Butler showed off its depth with a 67-54 victory over Northwestern

Let's make some (rivalry) picks

I had a solid week last week, going 13-9 against the line -- putting me 16 over for the season versus the number. The good was picking TCU to pound Ut...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009