The UCONN women's basketball team is once again ranked No. 1 in the nation, and I feel like I speak for the entire country when I say "thank goodness." Because after all, nothing is more important than women's basketball and having the best team ranked...

Remember Garrett Wittels? He's the Florida International University shortstop that ended last season on a 56-game hitting streak, two games shy of Robin Ventura's Division-I record 58-game streak. Last December, the junior was charged with the rape of...

Many Chicago sports fans plan on utilizing this upcoming baseball season as a remedy to recover from the heartbreak and letdown of the Bears' loss to the Packers. There will certainly need to be a heavy dosage of winning baseball to cure the lingering...

C.C. Sabathia of the New York Yankees said earlier this week that after the 2011 season, he would consider opting out of the $161 million deal he signed before the 2009 season. Sabathia has averaged 20 wins in his first two seasons as a Yankee. Apparently...

Andrew Singer: With the looming expiration of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, people are starting to envision the possibility of a world without football on Sundays. Fantasy football nerds everywhere will die a little bit if there are no sleeper...

Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum told The Oregonian after Monday night's win against the Bulls that guard Derrick Rose couldn't play defense. Less than 24 hours later, Batum took to Twitter claiming his words had been taken out of context....

When exactly did filing lawsuits become the new American pastime? Approximately 1,000 fans are suing Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys for not providing adequate seating at the Super Bowl. I may have been inclined to support the fans had they not already...

Before the season, NIU guard Xavier Silas said he wanted to put a banner up in the Convocation Center.If you read about it, you probably laughed. Here's the thing; it's not a far-fetched idea.Nobody will argue that NIU's men's basketball team is not a...

Andrew Singer: Dave Doeren is good for NIU football. The man comes from a Big Ten program in Wisconsin, and has shown throughout his career that he is ready for this opportunity. Just seeing how many recruits that he swayed from the football powerhouse...

DeKALB | One play perfectly represented the course of action in NIU’s 72-43 loss to Akron on Saturday afternoon. At 17:32 in the second half, NIU center Ebony Ellis received a pass in the low block, posted up on her defender, faked to her left and pivoted...

Ben Roethlisberger had his way with the Green Bay defense in Super Bowl XLV, pounding the Packers 24-0 to capture his third Super Bowl victory, and first Super Bowl MVP award. Roethlisberger completed 16-of-21 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns....

Take one glance at the 2011 recruiting class of the NIU football team, and you'll notice something different about it. A mere four players in Dave Doeren's first class at NIU are from Illinois. Past years have seen the vast majority of recruiting classes...