Lebron ends November with a suspension and COVID-19  The face of the NBA and Los Angeles Lakers forward Lebron James has had a tough week and a half, to say the least. The Lakers superstar was involved in an altercation with Detroit Pistons forward...

The first week of December brings plenty of NFL headlines as teams around the league look to make a final push for the postseason. NFL suspends two Buccaneers players, one free agent for COVID-19 violations The NFL announced Thursday that it had suspended...

Five-star recruit Mikey Williams signed a multi-year deal with Puma on Oct. 29, becoming the first high school student athlete in America to sign a shoe deal. Williams, a 6-foot-2 junior from San Diego, currently attends school and plays basketball...

DeKALB — Men’s basketball defeated the visiting Eastern Illinois University Panthers 55-45 in their regular season home-opener Tuesday night. Sophomore guard Keshawn Williams surpassed his career-high in points scored in a game, posting 24 points....

Scottie Pippen, a six-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer, released his memoir “Unguarded” on Nov. 9, addressing the Bulls Dynasty in the ‘90s and his journey to the NBA after ESPN dropped a documentary series called “The Last Dance” in 2020...

DeKALB — Head football coach Thomas Hammock and COVID-freshman running back Jay Ducker received conference honors from the Mid-American Conference Wednesday for their 2021 efforts. Hammock was named MAC Coach of the Year after improving the Huskies...

The last time head coach Thomas Hammock was in Detroit, it was for Mid-American Conference Media Day in July. Hammock’s Huskies team was voted to finish last in the MAC West division. NIU went on to upset Georgia Tech in their season opener, beat...

It’s not cliché to say that I’ve grown a ton since I first arrived at the Northern Star, in part because the Northern Star has been a part of my life since I was 15 years old. I first walked into the Northern Star offices in between my freshman...

The Chicago Bears have been one of the most underwhelming teams over the past couple of seasons.  A lot of the Bears’ struggles stemmed from head coach Matt Nagy. Hired back in 2018 after the team parted ways with John Fox, Nagy was meant to be...

After missing a few key players in a 42-21 loss to Western Michigan, NIU hopes rest over the Thanksgiving holiday rehabs and reenergizes the Huskies ahead of a championship battle in Detroit. Thomas Hammock returns to Detroit for the first time since...

DeKALB — After going from worst to first in their division, the Huskies compete Saturday for the Mid-American Conference Championship against the Kent State University Golden Flashes at Ford Field in Detroit. NIU, entering with an 8-4 record, is...

The Chicago Red Stars closed out their 2021 campaign as the league runner-up after losing to the Washington Spirits 2-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League Championship Nov. 20 in Louisville, Kentucky. The Red Stars began a promising playoff run...