The Latest Breaking News from Northwestern

Black athletes long have been involved in battles beyond the athletic field. The university’s culture didn’t become toxic overnight.

When I read about the allegations of rampant sexual violence in the Northwestern University football program, I was horrified. But sadly, I wasn’t surprised. As a cheerleader, I, too, was a victim of sexual abuse and harassment at Northwestern University, and school officials did nothing to stop it.

With lawyers becoming involved, who knows what lies ahead in this scandal?

The team is set to lose its first player since the coach was fired over allegations of sexual hazing and racism within the program.

Eight former Northwestern University football players who say they were subjected to hazing are being represented for expected legal action by prominent attorney Ben Crump and the Chicago firm Levin & Perconti.

“Sadly, our research suggests that this kind of abuse of student athletes may be far more common on college campuses than we know, because there is tremendous pressure to keep quiet,” attorney Ben Crump said. “It’s time for a reckoning to protect young athletes.”

The school fired head coach Pat Fitzgerald last week following a hazing investigation.

It didn’t take long for the fallout from Pat Fitzgerald’s stunning firing to spill over into Northwestern’s recruiting prospects.

In an 11-5 loss to the Red Sox on Sunday, the Cubs looked like a team late for a long nap, not a team fighting for its life with time disappearing before president Jed Hoyer says to hell with it and goes into sell mode.

The hazing scandal that led to coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing has shone a harsh spotlight on the school.

CHICAGO — Repercussions from Northwestern University’s football hazing scandal have thrown the Big Ten school’s athletic department into upheaval in just a matter of days, spurring leadership shake-ups, football recruits decommitting from the team and concerns over possible legal action.