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Huskie Athletics drops the ball with scheduling

By Mike Buda | October 7, 2010

Empty bleachers are the norm at the NIU Soccer Complex and the athletics department might have shot itself in the foot.In what might be one of the biggest sports days in Huskie history, the athletic department decided to line up football’s game against...

The Rant: Wranglers aren’t the only pants Favre wants to get into

By Mike Buda | October 7, 2010

When Brett Favre tells you that he's just a kid out there, what he means is he's a young and horny teenager without the acne who's really into sexting. Alleged photos of Favre's downstairs and voicemails to Versus's Jenn Sterger, who was a New York Jets...

Faceoff: How far can the Blackhawks go?

By Korey Peterson and Chris Dertz | October 6, 2010

It's hockey season and after winning the Stanley Cup last year, expectations in Chicago are high for the Blackhawks to repeat. After losing a number of important role players though, it can be questioned just how far this team can go. Korey Peterson:...

The Rant: Bears in trouble

By Korey Peterson | October 5, 2010

Well, Lovie Smith, you should realize that you have a problem now. 24 defenses in the NFL do not have as many sacks as your team gave up this past Sunday night. The Bears nearly lost Jay Cutler for longer than just that game when his helmet smacked off...

NCAA needs to own up to hypocrisies.

By Andrew Singer | October 4, 2010

Using people as step-ladders to the top is fine with me. Heck, so long as you own up to it, it's basically the American way.Admitting to what you're doing is the key though; something the NCAA simply refuses to do.The long-standing organization completely...

Boise State fans Gretchen and Dan Simpson, from Tucson, Ariz., cheer during an NCAA college football game against New Mexico State, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Las Cruces, N.M. (AP Photo/Victor Calzada)

RANT: Boise State likely to be left out by BCS again

By Chris Dertz | October 4, 2010

It must be extremely displeasing to be a Boise State fan. After beating Stanford, Oregon jumped the Broncos to move to No. 3 in the nation. Even if Boise goes undefeated and Oregon loses, the message here is clear: No mid-major football program will ever...

Don’t fear the bye week, plan ahead

By Chris Dertz | September 30, 2010

First of all, let me apologize to everyone who, if they knew where I lived, would be throwing rocks at my apartment for saying to start Knowshon Moreno last week. To be fair, I didn't know he'd get hurt. At least we knew in time to make some roster moves....

Blackhawks shouldn’t worry about roster

By Kyle Nabors | September 28, 2010

How do you spell overrated? B-y-f-u-g-l-i-e-n. Yeah, that looks about right. The salary cap forced the Blackhawks to make a ton of moves this offseason, not all I agree with, but trading Dustin Byfuglien lands at the bottom of the list of transactions...

Bye bye, Blackhawks

By Chris Dertz | September 27, 2010

So, apparently Blackhawks fans think their team is making the playoffs this season.Last season, merchandise sales were at a fever-pitch, and now thousands of Dustin Byfuglien fans don't know what to do with their brand new jerseys. The fact of the matter...

Lowering ticket prices only fix for mediocre results

By Jerry Burnes | September 27, 2010

Prior to Sunday's home finale, Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts discussed the two most dreaded words to Cubs fans-ticket prices-with no decision announced. Usually that means the ownership is raising prices by ‘X' percent in hopes of increasing revenue so...

NIU’s special teams requires improvement

By Chris Dertz | September 26, 2010

Minneapolis | Jerry Kill always put a huge emphasis on the performance of his special teams unit. The head coach hasn’t had a lot to be pleased with when it comes to special teams up to this point in the season, but he always made an effort to reiterate...

The results of beating Minnesota

By Chris Dertz | September 26, 2010

DeKALB | “It was our day today.” Those were the final words out of Jerry Kill’s mouth after Saturday night’s 34-23 win over Minnesota. But the NIU head coach dispelled any delusions of grandeur, spouting allthe coach speak you’d expect: Any...