Football wants to build a defensive line so good it’s “bad.”The Huskies lost their entire starting front four — Ken Bishop, George Rainey, Joe Windsor and Anthony Wells. They also lost Stephen O’Neal, who played in 12 games and started one,...
Football is searching for former quarterback Jordan Lynch’s successor, but it’s a search that likely won’t come to a close until the temperatures soar into the triple digits.Among the candidates to replace Lynch are redshirt junior Matt McIntosh...
Major League Baseball, a league known to be notoriously slow in embracing change, should look to college softball for rule changes that could better the game.Two MLB rules that have always stumped me as to why they can’t be changed are the American...
While Northwestern’s football team didn’t do much on the field last season, it’s certainly made its mark in the world now.Wednesday, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Northwestern football players are employees of the university, who are,...
Football’s preparing for life without quarterback Jordan Lynch, safety Jimmie Ward and a number of other seniors who graduated.Head coach Rod Carey, athletic director Sean Frazier, redshirt senior running back Cameron Stingily, redshirt junior offensive...
March Madness is the only time of year where people gather round their televisions and root for the underdog in college sports.You may think I’m crazy, but this is the only time America allows for the underdog to be embraced without the underlying hatred...
Football’s 2014 season schedule presents some challenges, but it’s very favorable in terms of making a return trip to Detroit for the MAC Championship game.For the second year in a row, Huskie Stadium will play host to only five teams, while the Huskies...
As his senior season comes to a close, Jared Torrence is still working hard to make sure wrestling is headed in the right direction.Torrence has had 13 wins this season and is No. 30 in his weight class at 285 and has won four of his last five matches....
The NFL doesn’t have its first openly gay player yet, but it will when the 2014 NFL Draft comes along in early May.Missouri defensive end Michael Sam revealed he is gay in an interview with ESPN’s Outside the Lines and The New York Times Sunday.Sam’s...
In football’s recruiting class, defense was the name of the game for the Huskies and head coach Rod Carey.NIU’s defense took a big hit losing safety Jimmie Ward along with three other defensive backs. The Huskies also lost defensive tackle Ken Bishop...
Every football team fights it out in rain, sleet or snow, but when the Super Bowl comes around, the elements are suddenly a bad thing.This year, Super Bowl XLVIII will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with most of the festivities surrounding...
