Tom Brady and the Patriots have nothing on the Chicago Wolves. With the Super Bowl around the corner, my eyes will be glued to Comcast digital cable and the Chicago Wolves American Hockey League hockey team. Don't get me wrong, I will be watching the...

Andrew Hansen: Well Steve, I can't wait for a football-less weekend. What do you have planned? Steve Nitz: I hate the bye week. I kind of lose interest for the Super Bowl. I don't think I'll be watching the Senior Bowl either. AH: Hate the bye week? But...

Prominent icons and accomplishments line the wall of one particular office on the second floor of the Yordon Center. A portrait of former Grambling State football coach Eddie Robinson hangs near the door. Next to that in a bookshelf is a picture, equipped...

If you can't beat them, hire them as your coach. While that wasn't Athletic Director Jim Phillips' mantra when selecting a coach, it's what happened. On Dec. 13, NIU hired former Southern Illinois University football head coach Jerry Kill for the same...

After 16 days of uncertainty, the NIU football team has a new head coach. Former Southern Illinois head coach Jerry Kill has been named NIU's 20th head coach. "The competition was fast and furious," Athletic Director Jim Phillips said about the position....

Editor's Note: The following stories developed from the minds of the Northern Star sports reporters. The likelihood of these events ever occurring range from plausible to extremely unlikely. However, if the events do happen, you heard it here first. Being...

FOOTBALL Grade: INCOMPLETE This student missed too many classes but provided a doctors note. I cannot fail this student for medical reasons; however, I can't pass them either. Student must get this card signed by parent or guardian and return next fall...

An unexpected story emerged this semester, as the NIU women's soccer team had the most successful season of all of the fall sports. After an up-and-down, roller-coaster start, NIU finished its last six games with a 5-0-1 record. Overall, the Huskies finished...

NIU redshirt freshman Jake Smith's home wrestling debut couldn't have gone much better. The 197-pound Wyoming transfer outlasted Northwestern junior Carl Howe Friday night to give the Huskies a crucial 3-0 lead, en route to an upset of the fifth-ranked...

NIU redshirt freshman Jake Smith's home wrestling debut couldn't have gone much better. The 197-pound Wyoming transfer outlasted Northwestern junior Carl Howe Friday night to give the Huskies a crucial 3-0 lead, en route to an upset of the fifth-ranked...

It's been the theme of college sports this year. In football, Stanford beat USC and in basketball, Gardner-Webb upset Kentucky. And Friday night, the NIU wrestling team beat fifth-ranked Northwestern 22-19. With a special lighting system brought in to...