Sports Editor Walt Owens keeps a stack of pictures in his desk. Not just of his family, like his son, Mel, who played football for the St. Louis Rams and now works for the XFL. "It was nice watching my son turn pro," he said. Nor is the stack limited...

Sports Reporter While the NIU football program celebrated its first winning season in a decade, it lost a member of the Huskie football family last month. Former NIU Hall of Fame player Bob Fowlie, 74, died in Carrollton, Ga. As a two-sport athlete for...

As we close the book on one of the most insane years in sports history, this is a time to reflect on the excitement, ecstasy, achievements and grief that encompassed all of 1993. First and foremost—Michael Jordan's retirement. For the younger generation...

Well, it would appear that NIU will remain in the Mid-Continent Conference after all. According to Star sources, the presidents of Missouri Valley Conference voted to extend an invitation to the University of Evansville while voting down NIU's bid. That...

NEW YORK (AP)—Gene Lamont figures the strong finish of the Chicago White Sox may have contributed to his selection Monday as American League manager of the year. ‘‘I'm sure that helped. We treaded water and let some teams come back, but when we...

Someday you'll be sitting in front of the television set watching a baseball game. Some colorful commentator will be talking about a young prospect in the organization and mention that this incredibly talented player was drafted out of NIU. It could happen....

Quick, everyone grab your current issue of Sports Illustrated. What you'll see is SI honoring NIU's own Scott Crabtree as College Football Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Nevada on Sept. 25th. The numbers have been re-hashed probably...

NIU's short tenure in the Mid-Continent Conference may soon be severed. The Missouri Valley Conference is deciding whether or not to expand upon their current 10 team enrollment to include several new schools with NIU possibly being one of them. Six MVC...

NIU sports could be following in the footsteps of the football team, but in a different direction. The football team has plans to go ‘big' time after entering the Big West, and believes it will help the future of NIU football. Yesterday, representatives...

BASEBALL National League SAN DIEGO PADRES_Placed Wally Whitehurst, pitcher, on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 20. Recalled Scott Sanders, pitcher, from Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS_Placed Will Clark, first...

Weekend Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX_Acquired Rob Deer, outfielder, from the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. Placed Luis Rivera, infielder, on the 15-day disabled list. CALIFORNIA ANGELS_Recalled J.T. Snow,...

You know, I really hate the "New" Comiskey Park. It's clean, sterile, visitor friendly and absolutely lame. There, I said it. My reasons for thinking this way should be obvious. See, I was raised as a true Sox fan. This means that I absolutely despised...