DeKALB — San Francisco 49ers defensive back Jimmie Ward will represent NIU when the team faces the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV Sunday in Miami.Ward is the first NIU alum to reach and start in the Super Bowl since Ryan Diem did so as an offensive...

It is fitting to me that the President’s Salute to America wasn’t sun kissed and bright like the ideal day for attendees would have been, but cloudy with occasional downpours.For the past few years on Independence Day, there has been a cloud over...

I think we can all agree that Sunday’s Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens was odd, but interesting nonetheless. It didn’t start that way, however. Poor tackling by the 49ers and stagnant offense opened up the door...