Bill Carmody

Collins can benefit from Fitzgerald's experience

Chris Collins and Pat Fitzgerald both grew up as sports stars in suburban Chicago. Both Collins and Fitzgerald are 38 and born in 1974 — Collins eight months earlier in April. Both enthusiastically view each day as an opportunity to improve and...

Tags: Basketball, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, College Basketball, Big Ten Network (tv network), Ohio State Buckeyes

Northwestern plays so tight it strangles itself

INDIANAPOLIS — Inside a cramped Northwestern locker room where 73 years of NCAA tournament futility hung in the heavy air, John Shurna tried in vain Thursday night to explain how his team blew a 75-68 overtime loss to Minnesota. "To be honest I'm...

Tags: Chicago Cubs, Basketball, National League Championship Series, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Association

Northwestern athletic director did what he had to do

Jim Phillips began the toughest day of his tenure as Northwestern athletic director at 8 a.m. Saturday by telling the father of his son's seventh-grade basketball coach how much he respected him. The meeting with Bill Carmody lasted long enough to...

Tags: College Sports, Big Ten Conference, Northwestern Wildcats, Basketball, Wisconsin Badgers

A-Z guide to Northwestern basketball

The essence of Northwestern basketball trivia, repeated Sunday during CBS' broadcast of Duke's loss to Louisville, is that the school hosted the first NCAA basketball tournament, in 1939. The Wildcats were denied a bid that year, and the bracketologists...

Tags: Under Armour Inc., Basketball, CBS Corp., National Invitation Tournament, College Basketball

Time for NU and Carmody to part ways

Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips is bunkered down and buttoned up regarding the NU men's basketball program. It's tough to fault Phillips for that. Northwestern basketball isn't a subject many people are willing to engage. Hell, I'm reluctant...

Tags: Basketball, New Year's Day, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball, College Sports

In keeping Carmody, NU did wrong thing for right reason

Every revolution starts with a single shot. Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips fired one Thursday without realizing it. Phillips did more than recommit to coach Bill Carmody for a 13th season. He renewed Northwestern's vow to interpret...

Tags: Football, Basketball, Arne Duncan, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball

Long list of candidates if NU cans Carmody

Bill Carmody has elevated Northwestern basketball from Point C to Point B. Or is it Z to B? He took over after Kevin O'Neill's 1999-2000 misfits went 5-25. The point guard, Collier Drayton, was legally blind in one eye. Two years later, Carmody's crew...

Tags: USC Trojans, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Ohio State Buckeyes, Seth Greenberg

Has Carmody earned another year at Northwestern?

By all means make Iona the latest four-letter word screamed in the name of Northwestern basketball. Mimic every bracketologist who hasn't seen sunlight since February in pointing out Iona played the 144th-toughest schedule and never beat a team in the...

Tags: Iona Gaels, Basketball, National Invitation Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Basketball

Emery needs to strengthen Bears offensive line

Greed is unattractive, but what kind of poker player walks away from the table when the dealer keeps throwing him hot cards? I got my wish when the Bears closed the book on Brian Urlacher's career here. As a bonus, Urlacher whined like a jilted...

Tags: Football, Lance Louis, Chicago Blackhawks, Brian Urlacher, Michal Rozsival

NU wonks don't make the grade

I like Bill Carmody. Classy guy. Well-spoken. Smart basketball man. I think Northwestern is a cute little sports story. Look at those brainiacs go out to recess and try to play with actual athletes. So cute that you want to pet them. Beyond that, forget...

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Northwestern basketball: Northwestern comes up short again

Northwestern basketball: Athletic director Jim Phillips evaluating coach Bill Carmody