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Entering the Golden era

By Sean Connor | October 19, 2006

DeKALB | Yes, Temple's football team is in the midst of a 19-game losing streak. It began on Nov. 13, 2004 when Temple lost its last game of the season 34-17 to Boston College. That fall was also Temple football's last year competing in the Big East Conference....

The fall of Homecoming

By Ben Gross | October 18, 2006

DeKALB | Saturday will be the culmination. A week full of events displaying school pride and spirit will cap off as the Huskies celebrate NIU's 100th Homecoming game against Temple. Yes, thousands of students have been showing off their school pride this...

Libero grabbing national attention

By Lacy Searcy | October 18, 2006

DeKALB | With the season getting close to the end and the NIU volleyball team playing well, it's only fitting for the Huskies to receive national attention at some point. Garrett Wolfe is no longer the only reason the nation knows of NIU. Senior libero...

Make it four: DT Krutsch out

By Lacy Searcy | October 16, 2006

DeKALB | The injury bug has bit the NIU football team for the fourth time this season. Coach Joe Novak announced Thursday that sophomore defensive tackle Alex Krutsch is out for the season after he broke his right foot during practice last week. Krutsch...

WMU shows changes need to be made on ‘O’

By Sean Connor | October 16, 2006

DeKALB | You knew this was coming, and deservedly so. NIU quarterback Phil Horvath and the Huskies' passing game has looked worse than actress Kirstie Alley in a two-piece bathing suit. How can you be that bad when even your opponent's band's tuba player's...

Defense finally impresses in loss

By Ben Gross | October 15, 2006

KALAMAZOO, Mich. | What's there to look forward to after a loss to Western Michigan? Well, with two MAC losses, NIU no longer controls its own destiny in its hopes to win the MAC West outright. NIU tailback Garrett Wolfe was held to 25 yards rushing,...

Sick Feeling

By Ben Gross | October 15, 2006

KALAMAZOO, Mich. | Zero, natta, nothing, zilch — that's how many rushing yards the NIU offense produced against Western Michigan. NIU running back Garrett Wolfe, the nation's leading rusher, only had 18 chances to break through the No. 12 rushing defense...

Spying on Bonds

By Ben Gross | October 12, 2006

DeKALB | As Will Ferrell's character Ricky Bobby said, "If you ain't first, you're last." Start telling that to everyone behind Garrett Wolfe in the MAC. Wolfe is averaging a nation-best 223.8 rushing yards per game. That's 131 yards more per game than...

NIU looks to win fifth straight

By Ben Gross | October 12, 2006

DeKALB | Two down, one left — consecutive road games, that is, for the NIU football team. The Huskies will look for their fifth win in a row and third on the road, as they take on Western Michigan at 1 p.m. Saturday. Comcast SportsNet will televise...

Less preparation not a problem for Huskies

By Sean Connor | October 12, 2006

DeKALB | Its game at Miami-Ohio ended at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, and the NIU football team arrived in DeKalb at 5 a.m. Monday morning. But despite the change in schedule, Tuesday morning's 7 a.m. video session was not full of bobbing heads and heavy eyelids....

HUSKIES FALL TO WMU

By Sean Connor | October 12, 2006

Updated: 6:55 p.m. Saturday KALAMAZOO, Mich. | One way or another, Western Michigan's football team said NIU running back Garrett Wolfe's presence would land them on ESPN's Sportscenter. But it wasn't Wolfe providing highlights as WMU held the nation's...

Bend it like . . . VanDuerm?

By Ben Gross | October 11, 2006

Alright class, I am behind on the syllabus as usual. That said, lets get right into today's lecture. We've all heard of soccer stars like David Beckham bending a soccer ball to curve it around the goalkeeper or aim corner kicks. But before understanding...