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Big Ten schedule: NU to face Maryland Oct. 24

The Big Ten Conference today released its 2020 football schedule with eight regular season games, plus a ninth championship or bonus game for each team. Northwestern opens at home versus

By Jeff Hirsh on September 19, 2020 - 12:58

NU to get millions from football; city, merchants almost nothing

The school will have big TV revenue paydays, but with no fans in the stands merchants will lose out.

By Jeff Hirsh on September 17, 2020 - 16:46

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NU to resume football season Oct. 24

Big Ten officials have announced plans to resume the football season late next month.

By Jeff Hirsh on September 16, 2020 - 10:28

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Swim season could have Cold War feel

Swimmers and divers at Evanston Township High School will have to seek virtual success this fall.

By Dennis Mahoney on August 26, 2020 - 16:37

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Despite COVID, girls turn out for tennis at ETHS

The stock market goes up and down, and so do the poll numbers of the political candidates leading up to the national election in November. But the numbers have never

By Dennis Mahoney on August 20, 2020 - 20:42

Big Ten postpones football season

Northwestern University's Ryan Field will be silent this fall.

By Jeff Hirsh on August 11, 2020 - 20:14

Wildcats back, COVID test was false positive

The Northwestern Wildcats had their first fall practice this morning, after a COVID-19 scare turned out to be a false alarm.

By Jeff Hirsh on August 8, 2020 - 01:30

Wildcat football kicks off Sept. 5 — maybe

The Big Ten released its coronavirus-shortened 2020 football season this morning. But even the conference commissioner concedes the games may never be played. The Big Ten had previously cancelled all

By Jeff Hirsh on August 5, 2020 - 18:57

No football, but marching band starts practice

The Evanston Township High School marching band is getting ready to perform, in a season where making a question mark on the field might be the only reasonable formation.

By Jeff Hirsh on August 5, 2020 - 00:25

Governor puts tight limits on fall sports

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced rules today in response to an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Illinois that put the future of fall sports at Evanston Township High School and across

By Bill Smith on July 29, 2020 - 14:52

Ex-NU opponent loses entire football season

A college that had its scheduled football game this fall against Northwestern University canceled when the Big Ten dropped non-conference games has now had its entire season postponed. Morgan State

By Jeff Hirsh on July 17, 2020 - 12:28

Big Ten goes conference only, 3 NU homes games cut

Citing concerns over the ongoing coronovarius pandemic, the Big Ten Conference today said fall sports will be restricted to conference games only. For Northwestern, that means three non-conference football games,

By Jeff Hirsh on July 10, 2020 - 10:55

Wildcat game at Wrigley off for this year

The college football season has not even started, but the final score of a planned game at Wrigley Field is Coronavirus 7, Northwestern 0. The Wildcats game at the home

By Jeff Hirsh on July 8, 2020 - 14:33

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ETHS athletes back on the field — 15 feet apart

It may not look like a traditional workout, but more than 500 student-athletes at Evanston Township High School are still getting in some training for three weeks this summer. The

By Jasper Davidoff on June 23, 2020 - 20:31

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Season over for Wildkits — tournament canceled

The season is over for the Evanston Township High School boys basketball team after the Illinois High School Association announced this evening that it's canceling what's left of the winter

By Bill Smith on March 13, 2020 - 01:13

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Wildkits to play before nearly empty stands

As a result of conerns about the coronavirus, the Evanston Township High School boys basketetball team will be playing before nearly empty stands at the state basketball tournament Friday night.

By Bill Smith on March 12, 2020 - 17:11

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