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Baseball falls in mid-week doubleheader

By Brian Earle | April 16, 2014

Baseball came away empty-handed as it lost both games of a doubleheader to Bradley in Peoria Wednesday.The Huskies (9-26-1) were shutout by the Braves (20-13) 3-0 in game one and came up short in game two, falling 7-5.In game one, the bottom of the second...

Rantings: Carmelo Anthony so overrated it’s funny

By Frank Gogola | April 16, 2014

I don’t know who first deemed New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony an elite NBA player, but the notion of him being in a category of elite players is laughable.What exactly has Anthony done in his 11-year NBA career to earn an elite distinction?...

Softball looks to ‘get on a flow’

By Frank Gogola | April 16, 2014

Softball will have a chance to work on its 2-9 road record when it travels to Michigan over the weekend.The Huskies (17-20, 5-5 MAC) will take on the Central Michigan Chippewas (26-13, 5-3 MAC) noon and 2 p.m. Friday in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. They will then...

MAC Tournament on line for women’s tennis

By Shaquil Manigault | April 16, 2014

Women’s tennis (7-10, 1-5 MAC) will play host to a pair of conference opponents, including the No. 2 team in the MAC, this weekend.The Huskies will play the Toledo Rockets 11 a.m. Friday. They will then face the Eastern Michigan Eagles 1 p.m. Saturday....

Redshirt junior Dor Amir returns a serve against Toledo April 12. Men’s tennis is a win away from securing sole ownership of the regular season MAC Championship.

Men’s tennis set to seize 1st place

By Darwin Minnis | April 16, 2014

Men’s tennis is taking on its final opponent of the season, Buffalo (11-5, 1-1 MAC), at 1 p.m. Friday at NIU.The Huskies (17-5, 3-0 MAC) already own at least a share of the MAC regular season championship, but there are a few ways everything can play...

Senior Axel Lagerlof returns the ball during Saturday’s game against Toledo. Men’s tennis is headed to the MAC Tournament, where it lost in the finals in 2013 and the semi-finals in 2012.

Men’s tennis to fight to finally stand atop MAC

By Darwin Minnis | April 15, 2014

The MAC Tournament is something this year’s men’s tennis team is no stranger to.With four players from their 2012 run and five from their 2013 run still on board, the Huskies have a lot of experience in the tournament. The players have shared the...

Talent on ground for football

By Steve Shonder | April 15, 2014

While football is searching for Jordan Lynch’s replacement at quarterback, it is also trying to figure out how to replace his production on the ground.The Huskies are bringing back eight running backs from last season’s team, which was fourth in the...

Five minutes with… Jenny Niemiec

By Rhema Rhea | April 15, 2014

Senior golfer Jenny Niemiec, the lone senior on the team, talked about her final season with the Northern Star.Niemiec has had her ups and downs on the golf course this season, but she’s looking to bounce back for the April 25 MAC Championships.Northern...

Senior Nicole Gremillion has started all 37 games in left field and batting leadoff for softball this season.

Gremillion provides charge

By Frank Gogola | April 15, 2014

Consistency is the first thing Nicole Gremillion’s coaches and teammates mention when they talk about her.Senior left fielder Gremillion, of Missouri City, Texas, has started in 191 of 201 games during more than three seasons in DeKalb. In each of her...

Gautier finds her way

By Rhema Rhea | April 15, 2014

Freshman Lena Gautier joined women’s golf during the second half of the season, and despite the late start, she hasn’t skipped a beat.A native of La Celle Saint-Cloud, France, the transition from high school to college and to a new country may be...

Andres opening after closing gig

By Brian Earle | April 14, 2014

In his first three seasons, senior pitcher Anthony Andres had only been used out of the Huskies’ bullpen, never once making a start on the mound.That all changed when Andres made his first collegiate start as a Huskie March 11 against Cal Poly, which...

Rupard ‘stepping up’ in circle

By Frank Gogola | April 14, 2014

Freshman pitcher Rebecca Rupard has thrown 79.1 innings this season — exactly 79.1 innings more than she expected to toss in her first season with softball.The Huskies lost junior pitcher Emily Norton, their No. 1 starter from 2013, to a medical hardship...