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Joliet Catholic star Dillan Johnson switches from Northwestern to Wisconsin

It didn’t take long for the fallout from Pat Fitzgerald’s stunning firing to spill over into Northwestern’s recruiting prospects.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Rust’? More like bust. These Cubs are almost out of chances to make their season matter

In an 11-5 loss to the Red Sox on Sunday, the Cubs looked like a team late for a long nap, not a team fighting for its life with time disappearing before president Jed Hoyer says to hell with it and goes into sell mode.

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Northwestern and the cost of wanting to be big-time in college sports

The hazing scandal that led to coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing has shone a harsh spotlight on the school.

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How will Northwestern’s football hazing scandal affect the university long term? ‘It’s a reputational issue.’

CHICAGO — Repercussions from Northwestern University’s football hazing scandal have thrown the Big Ten school’s athletic department into upheaval in just a matter of days, spurring leadership shake-ups, football recruits decommitting from the team and concerns over possible legal action.

Chicago Tribune

New Alzheimer’s drug is first to show it slows disease. But It’s facing a rocky rollout

Eisai Co.’s breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug — the first to show it slows the brain-destroying disease — is facing a rocky rollout as doctors grapple with logistical issues, insurance uncertainties and complicated safety testing requirements.

Tribune News Service

Pat Leonard’s NFL notes: Joe Mixon’s pay cut with Bengals reinforces cratered RB market

NEW YORK — Former Dallas Cowboys standout Ezekiel Elliott was already a street free agent. Then the Minnesota Vikings cut Dalvin Cook. Now Joe Mixon has taken a pay cut to stay on the Cincinnati Bengals.

Tribune News Service

Polling Place: Did Northwestern do the right thing in firing football coach Pat Fitzgerald?

Voters supported the firing by a large margin, despite Fitzgerald’s claims that he was unaware of the alleged hazing in his program that an independent investigation found likely to have occurred.

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On list of Northwestern Q’s still unanswered: Where is AD Derrick Gragg’s leadership?

Does Gragg have any real authority over the football program, or does that authority quietly reside, as some insiders indicate, with the board of trustees and the school’s preeminent benefactor, former insurance magnate and billionaire alum Pat Ryan?

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Top three punt returners in the Big Ten for 2023

Does Ohio State have the best punt returner in the Big Ten?

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Will Northwestern football recruits stay or decommit? ‘College football coaches and teams are opportunistic.’

CHICAGO — Amid fallout from the report of an outside investigation into hazing within Northwestern’s football program, recruits have started to reassess their commitments.

Chicago Tribune

Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster is fired days after football hazing scandal

In an announcement posted to Northwestern University's athletics page, head baseball coach Jim Foster was "relieved of his duties effective immediately."

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Northwestern promotes David Braun to interim football coach, replacing Pat Fitzgerald

The university had hired Braun as defensive coordinator six months ago. He replaces the former coach after a hazing scandal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former LSU Coach Ed Orgeron Has Clear Response to Wild Northwestern Rumors

The veteran coach was reportedly interested in the vacancy.

Sports Illustrated

Mike Kafka remains with Giants as Northwestern goes with David Braun

Northwestern will name David Braun their interim head coach for the 2023 season, leaving Mike Kafka to remain with the New York Giants.

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Miami Herald

Greg Cote: 100-plus deaths later, why can’t we finally end bizarre culture of college & sports hazing?

MIAMI — Asinine. Juvenile. Unnecessary. Archaic. Embarrassing. Dumb. Humiliating. Dangerous.

Chicago Tribune

Northwestern dismisses Jim Foster as head baseball coach amid controversy

CHICAGO — Northwestern University has relieved Jim Foster as head baseball coach days after news surfaced of controversy surrounding him.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Northwestern Football Decides on 2023 Interim Coach After Pat Fitzgerald Firing

He was just hired as the program’s defensive coordinator in January.

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Northwestern Fires Second Head Coach in Four Days After Probe Into Abusive Behavior

The move comes after an investigation into bullying and abusive behavior by the coach.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern fires baseball coach Jim Foster

On Monday, The Score afternoon co-host Danny Parkins reported on his show that Foster “was the subject of an HR investigation that found him to have violated university policy by engaging in bullying and abusive behavior.”

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Amid hazing scandal, Northwestern has another conflict on its board of trustees

I don’t understand how anyone schooled in journalism can toss aside the press hat they wore for decades while the press covers a story that’s right under their nose.

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Northwestern’s hazing scandal and the limits on accountability

A fraternity found guilty of such behavior would be banned from campus — because fraternities don’t bring millions of dollars to the university’s treasury, like the football team.

Orlando Sentinel

Mike Bianchi: Hail to local journalists who uncovered Northwestern hazing, put Larry Nassar in prison

ORLANDO, Fla. — Pat Fitzgerald and Dr. Larry Nassar.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Ed Orgeron Interested in Northwestern Coaching Vacancy

The former LSU coach is reportedly interested in the Wildcats’ vacancy

USA Today Sports Media Group

Top three kick returners in the Big Ten for 2023

No Buckeyes on this list, but the competition is elite #GoBucks #B1G

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What Northwestern’s firing of Pat Fitzgerald is not about

Many of the questions and criticisms aimed at the hazing investigation miss the point.

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