NU players sweat through the night with no AC but keep cool in Big Ten Tournament win
Sports Thursday, March 13, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Junior forward Nick Martinelli slept near a bucket of ice Tuesday night in the Northwestern team hotel, grabbing fistfuls to rub on himself when he felt overheated. Fifth-year guard Ty Berry slept
on top of his covers but still tossed and turned. It wasn’t anxious thoughts about facing Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament that kept the Wildcats up. It was the hotel’s broken air conditioning, which coach Chris Collins said
resulted in room temperatures near 85 degrees. Despite the restless night, the 13th-seeded Wildcats looked cool and collected throughout Wednesday afternoon’s 72-64 victory over No. 12 seed Minnesota at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. They advanced to play No. 5 seed Wisconsin in the second round at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. No. 7 seed Illinois is also in action today, tipping off at 5:30 p.m. against No. 15 seed Iowa. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | While searching for things to argue about on St. Patrick’s Day during the Green Beer Agenda, we discovered a cornucopia of magically delicious topics from our ever-changing sports world. | | | | | MyHome Team features 20 regional sports networks, including the Cubs on Marquee Sports Network and the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks on CHSN. | | | | | The Chicago White Sox on Wednesday signed outfielder Travis Jankowski to a minor-league deal with a nonroster invitation to camp. He’s among the veterans battling for a roster spot. | | | | | Joe Thuney and Grady Jarrett will make the Chicago Bears better on the lines. They also can show the way for their new teammates — and that’s invaluable for Ben Johnson. | | | | | The Chicago Bears were happy to learn that lineman Jonah Jackson was available. Ben Johnson believes Jackson can be an integral part of the reimagined offensive line in Chicago. | | | | | Northwestern coach Chris Collins called his players “a tough group of guys” after they beat Minnesota 72-64 on Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. | | | | | NJ Benson scored 18 points off the bench Wednesday to help No. 10 seed DePaul knock off seventh-seeded Georgetown 71-67 in the first round of the Big East Tournament. | | | | | Chicago Stars striker Mallory Swanson will not play in Friday’s regular-season opener against the Orlando Pride. And the Stars won’t specify when — or if — Swanson will return. | | | |
