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Fantasy Football: Time for roster moves

By Chris Dertz | September 23, 2010

The third week of the fantasy season is when most people start to make a lot of roster moves based on the first two weeks. Whether a player's stock is rising or falling, this is the time of season to start sitting some of your players if they're not performing...

Edwards blows at more than football

By Chris Dertz | September 22, 2010

Braylon Edwards' super beard couldn't save him from being super stupid. The New York Jets wide receiver was arrested Tuesday morning - yes, morning - for driving drunk, like most smart people tend to do. It wasn't even erratic driving, however, that Edwards...

NFL needs concussion help

By Mike Buda | September 20, 2010

Concussions are apparently not at the top of the priority list for the NFL at the moment. Prior to the start of the 2010 season, Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL created a poster that would be placed in all teams' locker rooms. The poster lists...

NIU Volleyball deserves attention

By Chris Dertz | September 20, 2010

The number of columns that I've written during my time at this newspaper asking the student body to pay attention to sports other than football has to be astronomical. I don't want to preach at you anymore than you don't want to hear me talk at you about...

Kill made right call on two-point conversion

By Chris Dertz | September 19, 2010

CHAMPAIGN | After the NIU football team had scored what seemed to be a game-tying touchdown against Illinois this weekend, the Huskies fell to a two-point conversion gone awry. The Huskies lined up with one down lineman, quarterback Chandler Harnish directly...

Top 3 Fantasy Footbal weekend pickups

Top 3 Fantasy Footbal weekend pickups

By Chris Dertz | September 16, 2010

Week one for the NFL season always brings about the unexpected, and this year was no different. Injuries are the other harsh truth of the first week, and chances are a lot of you are hurting. There are plenty of players that go undrafted that you can...

Can the NIU football team live up to the hype?

By Jimmy Johnson and Andrew Singer | September 16, 2010

Is the NIU football team just treading water or are the Huskies on the verge of bowing out this season? After dropping their opener to Iowa State and barely beating North Dakota, the MAC West favorite Huskies have had their share of problems so far. The...

Bush tries to right his wrongs

By Chris Dertz | September 14, 2010

Reggie Bush, forfeiting your Heisman Trophy doesn't make you cool. It doesn't make you a role model. It does make you a faker. I don't have anymore respect for you because you decided to take what you see as the high road and give your trophy back. If...

It’s up to Red Riot to bring interest to NIU soccer

By Mike Buda | September 14, 2010

Students come to college to study, get good grades and graduate. In their spare time, they usually support their school - in this case, the Huskies. Besides a football team that can bring in over 20,000 fans a game, all other NIU athletics are suffering...

RANT: Bear’s cheap win

By Jerry Burnes | September 12, 2010

I'll take a 1-0 start for the Bears, but in reality, they lost that game. Rules are rules, I know, but Calvin Johnson caught that final pass, and highlighted the minor intricacies - and problems- with football's terrible rules. "Megatron" had every aspect...

NIU football found their swagger against North Dakota

By Jerry Burnes | September 12, 2010

DeKALB | There was a pulse in Huskie Stadium on Saturday night against North Dakota- the NIU football team, for the most part, found its swagger. The final score didn't tell the whole story, but the fact NIU posted 510 yards of total offense is a far...

Three low-effort tips for fantasy success

By Chris Dertz | September 9, 2010

With the majority of fantasy football drafts now finished, your focus should be moving to getting your week one lineup set. It's still (probably) too early for major roster moves, and while you always want to keep an eye out for waiver wire gems, I'd...