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Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu is led off the court by the Bulls' medical team for concussion protocols during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in San Antonio, Texas.

COLUMN: Ayo Dosunmu is the Chicago Bulls’ newest hometown hero

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter | October 31, 2022
Sports reporter DeOndre Saunders compares the early popularity and on-court success of Chicago Bulls second-year player Ayo Dosunmu and former Bulls star Derrick Rose.
Then-redshirt junior quarterback Rocky Lombardi rushes to the right against Eastern Michigan University at Huskie Stadium on Oct. 2, 2021. Lombardi made his return from injury in Saturday's matchup against EMU.

COLUMN: Rocky Lombardi will save NIU’s season

By Tyler Murray, Sports Reporter | October 21, 2022

Editor's note: Tyler Murray is a sophomore communications major and serves as a sports reporter at the Northern Star. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Star. This is an opinion piece. Senior quarterback Rocky Lombardi made his comeback...

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson carries the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Jackson was the Ravens' leading rusher with 12 carries for 58 yards in a 19-17 win over the Bengals. (Nick Wass | Associated Press)

COLUMN: Lamar’s holdout is setting the right example

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter | October 15, 2022

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson declined a new contract over the offseason because he is a $230 million player. The Ravens and Jackson couldn’t reach an agreement on an extension after they attempted to give him a $133 million guaranteed...

(Left to Right) Francesca Bertucci, Katie Jablonski, Charli Atiemo and  Ella Mihacevich celebrate a kill in the second set of their match against Southern Indiana Saturday afternoon.  (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

COLUMN: Volleyball will be NIU’s fall frontrunner

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | October 6, 2022

Editor’s note: Skyler Kisellus is a junior accountancy major and serves as the sports editor at the Northern Star. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Star. This is an opinion piece. NIU is commonly tabbed as a football school, though...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pitches against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 24, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mike McGinnis)

COLUMN: Starting pitchers are losing their shine

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | April 26, 2022

The new age thinking of baseball is slowly starting to ruin the once-great sport. The modern style of analytics that has been adopted by many baseball teams across the league has had a huge effect on the entertainment value of the game. Los Angeles...

Arizona guard Shaina Pellington walks past an NCAA March Madness sign in the hallways of McKale Center before Arizona's game against UNLV in the first round of the NCAA women's college basketball tournament March 19 in Tucson, Arizona. (Rebecca Sasnett/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

COLUMN: NCAA should shift March Madness to 32-team bracket

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | March 29, 2022

The NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament continues to bolster its branding as “March Madness” with a number of upsets occurring in the past two weeks. Within the action of the postseason, the true madness lies within the playoff format that...

New Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill holds his first news conference among family members and the media in Miami Gardens, Florida, March 24. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)

High-profile NFL trades have changed landscape of league

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter | March 29, 2022

The 2022 NFL offseason has brought some of the most shocking moves in the history of the league that will leave it looking completely different from last year.  Davante Adams being traded to the Las Vegas Raiders.  Many people thought the drama between...

Women's basketball vs. Bowling Green

Bench stepping up for women’s basketball

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter | February 10, 2022

Players need to step up for the NIU women’s basketball team due to two starters being injured. Junior guard Chelby Koker will be out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury and redshirt senior guard Errin Hodges is day-to-day with an ankle...

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow celebrates at the end of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri. The Bengals won 27-24 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Fill in the blank: The winner of Super Bowl 56 will be…

By Northern Star Staff | January 31, 2022

With the Championship round of the 2021-22 playoffs now in the books, only two teams remain as the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams square off for a Super Bowl title on Feb. 13. Ahead of the biggest football game of the year, the time for predictions...

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates after throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce during the second half of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Jan. 24, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri.

What to do with the NFL’s overtime regulations

By Northern Star Staff | January 26, 2022

The ending of Sunday night's NFL divisional round shootout between Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen bring question as to whether overtime rules should be modified. Kansas City advanced to the American...

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed during the second half of Sunday's Super Wild Card playoff game in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Making the case against the NFL’s #7 seed

By Skyler Kisellus, Senior Sports Reporter | January 18, 2022

The National Football League introduced a modified playoff format in 2020 that added an additional spot in each of the two conferences for postseason contention. The lack of success of the seventh-seeded teams from both conferences for the second-straight...

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy walks onto the field before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in Chicago.

Fill in the blank: The Chicago Bears should replace Matt Nagy with…

By Carlos Finney Jr., Sports Reporter | January 10, 2022

After another disappointing season for the Chicago Bears under head coach Matt Nagy, it’s time to look ahead at the best options to replace him as head coach. Jim Harbaugh Harbaugh is the head coach of the University of Michigan Wolverines, as well...