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The Chicago Tribune tracks commitments and other recruiting news for Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame and Northern Illinois as well as area high schools.
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Northwestern basketball coach Ricky Byrdsong was murdered in 1999 by a white supremacist in his Skokie neighborhood. An annual race was started in his honor.
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Pat Spencer, who starred for Loyola Maryland's lacrosse team the last four seasons, will switch sports and play basketball for Northwestern next season.
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The Chicago Tribune tracks commitments and other recruiting news for Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, DePaul, Loyola and UIC as well as area high schools.
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Illinois tight end will have to wait to play until the 2020 season after his request for immediate eligibility was denied by the NCAA.
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Kevin Warren, the next Big Ten commissioner, counts former NFL coach Dick Vermeil as one of his mentors.
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The Big Ten named Kevin Warren the sixth commissioner in its history Tuesday. The former Vikings COO becomes the first black Power Five commissioner.
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Kevin Warren is the 6th commissioner in the Big Ten conference's history.
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The Big Ten and SEC will be heading to the Las Vegas Bowl in coming years, taking turns facing the Pac-12 when the game moves into a new stadium in 2020.
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