YPSILANTI, Mich.—After NIU's 32-31 loss to Eastern Michigan, the Huskies are 1-2-1 although they are a mere eight points away from having a perfect record. NIU's non-wins include a 39-35 loss to Lamar in the opener, a 16-16 tie to Northwestern a week...

This week—Dan vs. Jesse Jackson. I can sum up the adventure with one simple statement: Rev. Jackson, stay out of baseball. First, an admission. I like Jesse Jackson. Sort of. I remember seeing him on Lou Grant several years ago, playing a character...

Think of spring and you think of baseball. Everywhere you turn, the National Pastime is grabbing headlines. The Milwaukee Brewers captured the eye of the sporting world by starting their season with a 13-0 record. The Chicago Cubs' Jaime Moyer came within...

Wise men say there are two things in life that are certain—death and taxes. We usually can't do anything to avoid impending death, but today is the day to take care of taxes. Have you filed all the required forms? If you haven't, don't fret. It could...

Lies are legal today. With that in mind, here are my predictions for the sports world on this day of fools and jokers. The Cubs and Sox will run away with their respective divisions and meet in the World Series. Shawon Dunston will win a Gold Glove. Gene...

During the past six weeks, as the 26 major league baseball teams have gone through the paces of spring training, the catch-phrase "undergoing a youth movement" has popped up a few times. Over at Huskie Stadium, the NIU football team has a youth movement...

You are looking live at sold-out Soldier Field where today the Chicago Bears meet the New York Giants for the NFC championship ... ha, ha—wheeee! What, am I supposed to tell you kids who I think will win the NCAA championship? Look, I'm into baseball—I...

Every year it seems a different sport decides to expand its playoffs by inviting more teams or lengthening "best-of" series. After the NCAA crowns its basketball champion Monday in New Orleans, we soon will be bombarded with the stretch run for the final...

Baseball does not begin for another two months, but NIU will try to avoid striking out on the basketball court tonight. The Huskie men's basketball team plays Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich., at 6:45. It will be the third time the two teams have...

Are we having fun yet? Probably not. Sportswise, February is the most boring month of the year. The calendar says Feb. 4, and the top sports story so far this month has been about the America's Cup race in Australia. Exciting, huh? The Pro Bowl, which...

"Let's play two." Ernie Banks may have been talking about baseball but the same can be said of college basketball. The NIU men's and women's basketball teams have their own twinbill tonight against Toledo starting at 5:15 with the women's contest. This...