At some point in all of our lives we have said "it is now or never." And even if it has not been in those exact words, there has been an occasion where we come to the realization that we either have to focus and pick it up, or give in to failure and defeat....

Some wonder if it's time for the NCAA to take notice and force basketball student athletes to be out of high school for longer than one year before entering the NBA. Sports writers Mike Romor and Andrew Singer take center stage to debate the controversial...

DeKALB | President Barack Obama panders to the masses like it’s his job. Oh wait, it is his job. He constantly references his die-hard love for the Chicago Bears and White Sox. Let’s be honest, though, the president probably couldn’t care less what...

Former NFL running back Herschel Walker wants to be the George Foreman of football. No, he doesn't want to endorse his own line of super-efficient grills. Instead, he wants to make a geriatric comeback to the gridiron. In fact, Walker even gave a short...

Philadelphia Flyer Chris Pronger is reportedly going to sell the puck he stole after game two of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks. Pronger stated he will sell the puck on eBay and will donate all proceeds to a charity of the...

College baseball needs Tony Gwynn. The former San Diego Padre and current head coach of the San Diego State baseball team announced earlier this month that he is doing well after a series of cancer treatments for a malignant tumor in his parotid gland....

DeKALB | With both NIU basketball teams currently floundering, sports writers Katie Leb and Andrew Singer discuss which team has a better chance to make a late-season run.Katie Leb: Andrew, thank you for agreeing to face off with me this week. I am actually...

Supposedly the playoffs are where players go to prove their legacies. Jay Cutler proved his Sunday afternoon. In the biggest game in Bears franchise history, against the Green Bay Packers, with the Super Bowl on the line...Cutler quit. Sure, maybe his...

Jimmy Johnson: Chris, I can't contain the excitement that is flying out of me about this game. I never thought in my lifetime that I'd get to see the Bears and Packers as the two remaining teams in the NFC. I'm guessing you share these sentiments as well?...

Chicago Bulls basketball is surging at a light-speed pace. Led by MVP candidate Derrick Rose, the Bulls appear to be on track toward a long run in the playoffs. But  acquiring three-time all-star Carmelo Anthony would position them as the clear-cut favorite...

Anyone who thinks Al Davis has no place in the NFL knows absolutely nothing about football. With the hiring of Hue Jackson as the Oakland Raiders new head coach, people are back using Davis as just another punch line. It's true the Raiders owner has made...

Chris Dertz: Katie, this weekend is sort of a big deal in the NFL. But let's be honest; we can just skip these stupid championship games that nobody cares about and skip straight ahead to the one that really counts, and no, I don't mean the Pro Bowl....