Editor's Note: The following stories are completely fake and made up by the Northern Star staff. Farm expo outdraws all Convo sporting events "Green acres is the place to be / Farm living is the life for me." Or so the "Green Acres" theme goes. Farm living...

The Northern Star counts down the top 10 athletes of the year, as picked by the sports staff. "I didn't intend to do it," said Darion "Jake" Anderson, of the NIU men's basketball team. "It just happened that way." Anderson said he didn't plan on becoming...

When I first came to NIU two years ago, I joined the Northern Star sports section for two reasons: I like sports and I like writing. I was excited by the opportunity to cover all the different teams, working with them and somehow sharing a glimpse of...

Home away from home is no vacation for NIU coaches and their staffs. Booking the right hotel can keep a coach's hands full when deciding the best location for his or her team, said men's tennis coach Pontus Hiort. Coaches have a lot more to look for than...

NIU men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton inked guards Jerwin Callaway and Keith Smith to National Letters of Intent to play for NIU in 2008. Patton also got former recruit Xavier Silas to join the squad for next year. The guard will transfer from Colorado,...

NIU announced that Robert Collins, deputy athletics director, will serve as NIU's interim athletics director. Collins assumes the role immediately, as Friday was former NIU Athletics Director Jim Phillips' last day. Phillips has assumed the position of...

Former NIU men's basketball coach Jim Molinari was named the new men's basketball coach for Western Illinois University on Friday. Molinari coached the Huskies from 1989-91. In two seasons, the coach posted a record of 42-17 (.712). In 1991 Molinari led...

Should NIU basketball have left the fieldhouse for the Convocation Center? Andrea Bradley: Now that basketball season is over, I am thankful that I won't have to see an empty Convocation Center on game nights. Jon Levanich: What are you talking about?...

NIU has officially begun its search to replace departing Athletic Director Jim Phillips. No timetable for hiring a new AD has been set, though NIU Faculty Senate President Paul Stoddard said he expects a decision before the end of the semester. Phillips...

With a new coaching staff, neither fans nor players knew what to expect from the men's basketball team this year. By season's end, not even head coach Ricardo Patton could've planned for some of the season's big surprises. The Huskies had to deal with...

The NIU men's rugby team placed second in the South Side Irish 10's Tournament last weekend. Fourteen men's collegiate teams participated in the tournament. NIU won its first three games but lost in the championship game 30-0 at the hands of Illinois....

Hot shooting from Central Michigan ended all hopes for a Northern Illinois tournament victory. After a failed comeback attempt, NIU lost 83-71 in the first round of the MAC tournament to the Chippewas. "We had a good stretch where we had a run and got...