Purdue's Kara Patterson will compete on the U.S. Women's Olympic track and field team in the javelin, becoming the first woman to represent Purdue track & field at the Olympics. (Purdue Track, 07/2008); The U.S. will send a women's field hockey team to the Olympics, for the first time since the Atlanta games 12 years ago. The Big Ten Conference had four athletes talented enough to compete for the team. Hear their story. (Big Ten Field Hockey); Paul and Morgan Hamm talk about their goals of winning a medal at the Beijing Olympics and the memories formed in the competition. (Big Ten Gymnastics, 07/2008); Former Ohio State guard Katie Smith won gold in 2000 and 2004 and is looking to make it three-for-three in this years Olympics. (Ohio State Basketball, 07/2008); Minnesota's Shani Marks, Minnesota's first women's track and field athlete to quailfy for the Olympics, looks to become the first American woman to medal in the triple jump. (Minnesota Track, 07/2008); Iowa assistant wrestling coach Doug Schwab talks with Mike Hall about his path to the U.S. Olympic wrestling team. (Iowa Wrestling, 07/2008); Illininois gymnast Justin Spring talks about heading to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics and the role he will play on the U.S. Gymnastics team. (Illinois Gymnastics, 07/2008); Eyeing his first Olympics, former Illinois guard Deron Williams talks about his desire to help lead the U.S. men’s basketball team to the gold medal. (Illinois Basketball, 07/2008); Preview the special "Big Ten Tonight" that looks at current and former Big Ten athletes who will represent their country in the Beijing summer Olympics. The full episode airs 9 p.m. ET Friday. (Olympics, 07/2008); More than 30 years after his historic playing career at Ohio State, Archie Griffin remains the only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy. Watch a Legends preview now and the full show Wednesday, July 16 at 9 p.m. ET. (Ohio State Football, 07/2008); Illinois Football: The Journey will go deep inside the Fighting Illini program all year, capturing the team's activities on the field and beyond. The series debuts September 2. (Illinois Football, 07/2008); Preview "Mendenhall's Journey to the NFL" as former Illini running back Rashard Mendenhall makes the transition from college football to the NFL. Watch the full episode July 17 at 9 p.m. ET. (Illinois Football, 07/20008); Preview the special "Big Ten Tonight: Quarterback Preview" and catch the full episode Saturday July 12 at 10 a.m. ET. (07/2008); Preview the emotional story of the Northwestern lacrosse team and the special relationship it has formed with a young fan in need. Catch the full episode at 7:30 p.m. ET on July 10. (Northwestern Lacrosse, 07/2008); A special Big Ten Tonight is counting down the top 25 moments of the Big Ten year. Watch a preview and catch the whole episode on July 4 at 12:30 p.m. ET. (07/2008); The Big Ten Network is previewing each of the major positions as we gear up for football. Check out this running backs preview and catch the full episode on July 5 at 10 a.m. ET. (07/2008); Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Bob Lichtenfels take a look at the newcomers for each Big Ten school. Watch this clip now and catch the full episode July 4 at 12 p.m. ET. (Big Ten Football 07/2008); There were many special moments in Olympic sports during the 2008 spring season. Michigan baseball winning it's third consecutive conference championship and tournament title is just one of them. (Michigan Baseball, 06/2008); Indiana Athletic Director Rick Greenspan announced Thursday he will step down at the end of the calendar year. (Indiana Hoosiers, 06/26/08); The Big Ten Network catches up with Eric Gordon as he prepares for the 2008 NBA draft. (Indiana Basketball, 06/2008); Mike Hall talks with Wisconsin's Brian Butch at NBA Draft Camp as he prepares to be drafted in the 2008 NBA Draft. (Wisconsin Basketball, 06/2008); Michigan State's Drew Neitzel talks with Mike Hall about the importance of his NBA Draft Camp and what he's trying to accomplish before the draft. (Michigan State Basketball, 06/2008); Catch up with Illinois' Shaun Pruitt, including a stop at his NBA Draft Camp, as he trains to make the NBA. (Illinois Basketball, 06/2008); The Big Ten Network's Mike Hall takes a look at the Big Ten players who are looking to be drafted in the upcoming NBA draft. (Big Ten Basketball, 06/2008); Minnesota's Blake Hoffarber hitting the game winning shot to beat Indiana 59-58 in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal wins the award for Play of the Year. (Minnesota Basketball, 06/2008); The Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year Award goes to Hanna Nielson. Nielson led the Wildcats to their 4th straight national title. Kelly Amonte Hiller accepts the award on behalf of Nielsen. (Northwestern Lacrosse, 06/2008); The Jesse Owens Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year Award goes to Iowa's Brent Metcalf. Metcalf claimed both the Big Ten and NCAA Wrestling National Championships at 149 pounds. (Iowa Wrestling, 06/2008); Northwestern lacrosse wins the Women's Team of the Year Award for winning their sixth straight ALC Title and their fourth straight NCAA Championship. (Northwestern Lacrosee, 06/2008); The Wisconsin men's basketball team wins the award for Men's Team of the Year having won the Big Ten Tournament and making a good run in the NCAA Tournament. (Wisconsin Basketball, 06/2008); Minnesota's Blake Hoffarber hitting the game winning shot to beat Indiana 59-58 in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal wins the award for Best Finish. (Minnesota Basketball, 06/2008); Minnesota's Heather Dorniden won the Big Ten Award for Most Courageous Performance for falling down during a track heat at the Big Ten Championshps, but got back up to win the race. (Minnesota Athletics, 06/2008); In support of flood relief efforts at the University of Iowa, the Big Ten Network is asking fans to send their support to the Hawkeye campus. Here is what you can do to help. ; Northwestern tennis coach Claire Pollard talks with Rick Pizzo following the season where Northwestern won its 10th consecutive Big Ten title. (Northwestern Tennis); Watch the video recap of the Big Ten Play of the Year nominees and then vote for who you think should win. ; Meet Peter Vanderkaay, a Michigan grad who is training for the Olympics. Get a glimpse of his daily routine as he prepares to make his second U.S. Olympic swim team appearance. ; Joe McKeown, the head women's basketball coach at George Washington University the past 19 years, has been named the Wildcats' new head coach. (Northwestern Basketball); Penn State swimmer Pat Schirk is the National Champion in the the 200 yard backstroke. He's headed to Omaha in hopes of qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Swim Team. (Penn State Swimming); Penn State swimmer Basil Kaaki will be spending a few weeks in Beijing representing Lebanon in the Summer Olympics. (Penn State Swimming); As the sports season comes to an end, Big Ten Tonight looks back at some top moments from the various Big Ten championships of the past year. (Big Ten Sports); Ryan Blake, Asst. Director of Scouting from Marty Blake and Associates, talks with Rick Pizzo about the Big Ten players at NBA's pre-draft workout camp. (Big Ten Basketball); Check out the top defensive plays from the Big Ten Baseball Tournament. (Big Ten Baseball); Get acquainted with some of the Big Ten's football-baseball two sport athletes. ; Michigan added the Big Ten Tournament championship to its resume following a 3-2 victory over Purdue on Saturday. (Michigan Baseball, Purdue Baseball); Purdue and Indiana face-off in the Big Ten Tournament for a shot at Michigan and the Big Ten title. (Indiana Baseball, Purdue Baseball); Tyler Cox, who had committed the error in the top half of the inning, ended the game with a game-winning grand slam to left center to give the Hoosiers an 11-8 win. (Indiana Baseball, Penn State Baseball); The Wolverines sewed up the win over the No. 2-seeded Boilermakers with two insurance runs in the eighth frame of their Big Ten Tournament match-up. (Michigan Baseball, Purdue Baseball); Josh Phegley went 4-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI as the Indiana baseball team knocked Illinois from the Big Ten Tournament today. (Indiana Baseball, Illinois Baseball); Meet Jaclyn Murphy, a 13-year-old brain cancer survivor, who the Northwestern lacrosse team adopted as one of its own three years ago. (Northwestern Lacrosse); Marley Powers talks with Big Ten Tonight about Michigan softball heading to the NCAA Super Regionals. (Michigan Softball); Tammy Williams of Northwestern's softball team talks with Big Ten Tonight about her team's NCAA Super Regional matchup against Arizona State. (Northwestern Softball); Zach Putnam joins Big Ten Tonight to talk Michigan baseball as the team gears up for the Big Ten Baseball Tournament as the No. 1 seed. (Michigan Baseball); Purdue baseball coach Doug Schreiber checks in with Big Ten Tonight as his team heads into the Big Ten Baseball Tournament as the No. 2 seed. (Purdue Baseball); Craig Virgin talks with Mike Hall about the Big Ten Track and Field Championships that were won by Michigan's men and Penn State's women. (Big Ten Track and Field); After No. 19 DePaul forced a must-win scenario with a win earlier in the day, No. 11 Northwestern bounced back to claim a 3-2 victory in the championship of the NCAA Evanston Regional. (Northwestern Softball); Missouri rallied for the second time in three days to beat Iowa, 5-4, Sunday and eliminate the Hawkeyes in the regional final. (Iowa Softball); Dorian Shaw lined a Burns sixth-inning curve ball deep over the right field wall, delivering her first career grand slam, securing a 5-0 victory over Kent State. (Michigan Softball); IU head coach Bill Lync sits down on Big Ten Tonight to talk about Hoosier football heading into the 2008 season. (Indiana Football); Sophomore Lauren Delaney continued her dominance with a three-hit shutout to propel No. 11 Northwestern past No. 19 DePaul, 6-0, Saturday in the regional's winner's bracket game at Sharon J. Drysdale Field. (Northwestern Softball); Marley Powers delivered her second pinch-hit homer in as many days to lead Michigan past Notre Dame, 8-0, in NCAA regional action. (Michigan Softball); Iowa looks to bounce back against Creighton after an opening round loss in the NCAA Softball Regional. (Iowa Softball); Northwestern continues their march to a 4th consecutive NCAA lacrosse title against Princeton. (Northwestern Lacrosse); Purdue looks to continue their success against Illinois after Friday's doubleheader sweep. (Illinois Baseball, Purdue Baseball); Iowa and Ohio State continue their weekend baseball series after splitting Friday's twinbill. (Iowa Baseball, Ohio State Baseball); Marley Powers delivered her second pinch-hit homer in as many days to lead Michigan past Notre Dame, 8-0, in NCAA regional action. (Michigan Softball); The Boilermakers scored 27 runs and collected 34 hits in 16 innings of baseball on Friday, sweeping Illinois in a Big Ten doubleheader 14-4 and 13-8. (Illinois Baseball, Purdue Baseball); Get a brief introduction to meet Jaclyn Murphy, the Northwestern lacrosse team's good luck charm. See the full feature on Monday's episode of Big Ten Tonight. (Northwestern Lacrosse); The Big Ten Network football team of Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith look ahead, academia style, to what's ahead for the Big Ten teams. (Big Ten Football); Dave Revsine, Gene Keady and Jim Jackson look ahead, academia style, to the '08-'09 season for the Big Ten teams. (Big Ten Basketball); The Big Ten Network breaks down Northwestern's bracket for the NCAA Softball Tournament and catches up with their coach, Kate Drohan. (Northwestern Softball); Led by eight points from Hilary Bowen and seven from Hannah Nielsen, top-seeded Northwestern beat Notre Dame, 15-7, in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship. (Northwestern Lacrosse); The No. 15 Illinois men's tennis team advanced to the Sweet 16 for the seventh straight season and the ninth time in the last 10 years with a come-from-behind 4-2 win over No. 18 LSU. (Illinois Tennis); Michigan baseball claimed its third consecutive Big Ten Conference championship with a doubleheader sweep of Minnesota. Michigan took game one 11-5, and won 12-8 in game two. (Michigan Baseball, Minnesota Baseball); Indiana won a wild, 14-12 contest over Northwestern on Sunday in extra innings. Josh Phegley and Kipp Schutz hit home runs for the Hoosiers in the victory. (Indiana Baseball, Northwestern Baseball); Meet tennis legend, Indiana women's coach Lin Loring. Loring has mentored the Hoosiers to 16 Big Ten crowns in 30 years. (Indiana Tennis); Dave Revsine sits down and talks all things Northwestern with Athletics Director Jim Phillips. (Northwestern Athletics); Sophomore Lauren Delaney fired her third-straight Big Ten Tournament shutout Saturday in the championship game against Iowa, making a fourth-inning Erin Dyer solo home run stand up in a 1-0 victory for NU. (Northwestern Softball, Iowa Softball) ; Northwestern pitcher Lauren Delaney talks about her stellar performance in helping to lead the Wildcats to winning the Big Ten Championship. (Northwestern Softball); Northwestern softball coach Kate Drohan talks about winning her first BIg Ten title at Northwestern and what it means to her. (Northwestern Softball); No. 1 seed and 12th-ranked Northwestern exploded for 12 runs -- including a seven-run fourth inning -- against Minnesota Friday in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. (Minnesota Softball, Northwestern Softball); The Hawkeyes hit three home runs off the Fighting Illini pitching staff for the second time in three straight-games. The nine runs scored by Iowa are also the second-most in Hawkeye Big Ten Tournament history. (Illinois Softball, Iowa Softball); Michigan State softball saw its hopes of a Big Ten Tournament title come to an end on Friday, as third-seeded Iowa eliminated the Spartans in the semifinals, 13-4 in five innings. (Iowa Softball, Michigan State Softball); Malisa Barnes' bases-loaded single with one in the bottom of the seventh inning broke a 4-4 tie, giving the Golden Gopher softball team a dramatic, come-from-behind win over the Purdue Boilermakers. (Minnesota Softball, Purdue Softball); Northwestern continued its dominance of the American Lacrosse Conference as the Wildcats shut down eighth-ranked Vanderbilt 14-3 to capture their sixth-straight ALC title. (Northwestern Lacrosse); Darcy Sengewald talks with Rick Pizzo about her homerun that helped Northwestern beat Michigan State on Sunday to earn them a share of the regular-season title, while looking ahead to the Big Ten Tournament. (Northwestern Softball); Wolverines softball head coach Carol Hutchins talks with Dave Revsine about what's ahead for Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament. (Michigan Softball) ; Dave Revsine catches up with Pat Fitzgerald to talk about his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame and his path to Northwestern as a player and then as a coach. (Northwestern Football); Minnesota center fielder Matt Nohelty talks with Rick Pizzo about their marathon win over Iowa and looks ahead to Minnesota's weekend series with Michigan. (Minnesota Baseball) ; No. 6 Michigan used solid pitching and a pair of home runs to defeat Penn State 3-0 and claim a share of the Big Ten Conference championship. (Michigan Softball, Penn State Softball); softball; Hear from Northwestern head coach Kate Drohan about the success NU softball has had over the last few seasons, including the addition of her twin sister as an assistant coach. 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