Mike Gesell is no stranger to making the highlight play. Usually, the Iowa senior's highlight is a nifty pass that leads to a basket or dunk. On rare occasions, though, Gesell flashes his underrated athleticism on unexpected jams of his own. The latest example came Sunday afternoon's loss at Ohio State, when Gesell used a […]
Iowa sophomore Megan Reaska is in the process of becoming the first female combat engineer in the state?s National Guard. And while she?s proud of this, Reaska admitted she?s something of an accidental trailblazer. ?I didn't know that when I first decided to be a combat engineer,? she said. ?That?s a pretty cool feeling.? Born […]
The nation's top draft-eligible college football players are in Indianapolis through Monday participating in the 2016 NFL Combine. [ MORE: Get all of our Big Ten pros coverage ] As is the case every year, there's no shortage of former Big Ten stars showing off their athleticism at Lucas Oil Stadium. Names such as Jack […]
Michigan captured the 2016 Big Ten Men?s Swimming & Diving Championship on Saturday night at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center on the campus of Purdue University. The title marks the Wolverines? sixth consecutive crown and 40th overall. Michigan compiled 1,475.5 points throughout the four-day event. Indiana finished second after collecting 1,306 points and Ohio State was […]
The penultimate Saturday of the regular season included a pair of Big Ten men's basketball games. [ MORE: Get all of Saturday's scores & stats on our Big Ten scoreboard ] In the opener, Northwestern walloped Rutgers, 98-59, behind Tre Demps' hot shooting and Alex Olah's double-double. No. 20 Purdue closed the day's festivities by […]
The Michigan women?s track & field team won the 2016 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The Wolverines posted four individual titles and claimed one relay to secure Michigan?s ninth Big Ten Championship and first since 2006. Michigan tallied 109 team points, while Purdue was […]