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Commentary: The state of NIU basketball: Not good.

By Andrew Singer | January 18, 2011

Reality is slowly starting to sink in. Once the NFL playoffs wrap up, students will start to fully appreciate the sports wasteland that DeKalb has become in the matter of a few weeks. Last semester, the entire community banded together to support one...

The Rant: No “pro”-tential here

By Jimmy Johnson | January 18, 2011

It's such a shame we will likely never get to see the full potential of the Portland Trail Blazers. After cleaning house from the infamous bong-hitting cast of Rasheed Wallace and Zach Randolph, the Trail Blazers appeared on course to becoming a long-standing...

Commentary: football armageddon is upon us in Bears vs. Packers game

By Jimmy Johnson | January 17, 2011

We all know the overplayed elements between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. Sky-rocketing cholesterol. George Halas and Vince Lombardi. The list goes on and on, but I'll save you from my being "meat-headed." Put aside the food that will clog...

Commentary: NIU football played in a bowl game it had a chance of winning

By Andrew Singer | January 17, 2011

Last month, the NIU football team went to a bowl game it deserved to be in and played a team of comparable ability. Nice concept, isn't it? It's unfortunate this notion has been lost on NIU in recent years. The Huskies - along with many other mid-major...

Dave Doeren answers questions at Monday's press conference.

Commentary: Doeren the right man for the job

By Jerry Burnes | December 13, 2010

Sometimes it just feels like the right call. Other times, not so much. As Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Doeren, 39, was named the new head football coach at Northern Illinois on Monday afternoon, everything felt right. The match of NIU and Doeren...

Column: Kill’s departure a classless gesture

By Chris Dertz | December 6, 2010

NIU fans have no reason to be upset with Jerry Kill for taking the head coaching job at the University of Minnesota. Those same fans have every right to be upset with how Kill did it. Consider this: at Sunday night's annual football banquet at NIU, Kill...

The blitz that broke a season

By Chris Dertz | December 5, 2010

Miami (OH) quarterback Austin Boucher said he couldn't believe NIU blitzed two players on the play that ended the Huskies' MAC Championship dreams. On second down, with no timeouts in the last minute of the game, the RedHawks lined up with three receivers...

One sports writer’s experience

By Mike Buda | November 29, 2010

Loving what you do ranks right up there in importance with finding the right person to love. Spending five semesters watching and writing about college athletics made the college experience more bearable than I could have even imagined and was probably...

Deutsch looks to take step foward

By Mike Buda | November 22, 2010

Leaving a mark can be on the minds of many athletes, but for one NIU grappler, it comes down to one final season. Senior wrestler Bryan Deutsch has reached the top of the conference before and is now looking to get to the top of the country. Since cutting...

Harnish and another NIU teammate celebrates a touchdown in a game earlier this season.

Is this the best football team ever at NIU?

By Chris Dertz | November 21, 2010

Is this the best football team ever at NIU? I pose the question as the Huskies, after a 59-21 dismantling of Ball State, have outscored their last two opponents 124-51. They have won eight straight games, the team’s longest winning streak since 1965,...

Miami Heat forward LeBron James argues after he was called for fouling Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday in Miami. The Celtics defeated the Heat 112-107.

The Rant: LeBron James is in a class of his own

By Chris Dertz | November 15, 2010

Finally, Time Magazine has gotten something right. With the publication revealing that LeBron James is on its list of finalists for "Person of the Year," the magazine has gained instant credibility, and should be viewed as truly ground-breaking in its...

This Nov. 6, 2010 file photo shows Auburn fans showing their sentiments to the Cameron Newton investigation by the NCAA over his recruitment, prior to an NCAA college football game against Chattanooga at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. The Auburn Tigers found themselves defending quarterback Cam Newton for the second time in five days, this time adamantly sticking up for the Heisman hopeful in the wake of allegations of academic cheating when he was at Florida.

Benefits for NCAA athletes practically tradition

By Andrew Singer | November 15, 2010

When it comes to traditional values of college athletics, nothing is more organic to the institution than giving illegal benefits to players. Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is currently under a fire storm of allegations that have neither been confirmed...