Author Archive: David Uberti
The week in Northwestern sports
Men’s golf won its second-straight Big Ten Match Play Championship, the fencing team notched its seventh-straight 30-win season and both men’s and women’s basketball suffered a pair of tough losses. Read about the week that was in NU sports here.
Northwestern Basketball’s Nine Lives
The story of NU basketball is the story of heartbreaks and nail-biters, of lead changes, highs, lows and everything in between. It’s the story of which no one knows the ending. Last week proved it.
Signing Day brings hope for Fitzgerald & Co. in 2011
The historic blizzard that hit the Chicago area on February 2 overshadowed Pat Fitzgerald and the Wildcats introducing perhaps their [...]
Juice leads ‘Cats to signature win over Illinios
Juice Thompson scored 22 points to help NU upset Illinois this afternoon, 71-70. Thompson knocked down a trio of triples down the stretch as the Wildcats fended off a furious comeback to earn a signature win.
SOTU: Obama calls for innovation, progress
Obama knows exactly where he wants to lead the U.S. The lone doubt, however, remains the same: How he’ll get there.
Illini Blow Out Wildcats In Second Half
Read the Chronicle’s live coverage of the NU-Illinois game at Wrigley Field.
Dan Persa: Me Against the World
How long can Dan Persa’s 2Pac impersonation last? Don’t worry, kids, I’m not saying Northwestern’s signal caller should worry about drive-bys from East Side gang bangers anytime soon. All I’m saying is that this “Me Against the World” act is a ticking time bomb.
Treading a Dangerous Path: Israel’s Loyalty Oath
The path Israel has chosen to walk down is a dangerous one. If the government doesn’t rescind its decision to implement a loyalty oath soon, it may have a difficult time finding its way back.
Snoop Dogg: From gangster to prankster
Snoop Dogg used to be a gun-clapping gangbanger. Now he’s collaborating with Katy Perry and dressing like an oompa loompa. What would 1993 Snoop Dogg do if he could see what he’d become by 2010?
Purdue Storylines: Special Teams, O-line Woes and the Running Game
Northwestern’s bye week couldn’t come at a better time. The ‘Cats performance against Purdue Saturday highlighted a number of weaknesses they’ll have to address before taking on Michigan State on Oct. 23.
