Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico said if he is elected he will work toward bringing the Super Bowl to Chicago.Jigga what? That has to be the dumbest thing I've heard since someone told me Jay Cutler isn't a total panty waste. No one wants to be in...
By Mike Romor and Andrew Singer
| February 1, 2011
Some wonder if it's time for the NCAA to take notice and force basketball student athletes to be out of high school for longer than one year before entering the NBA. Sports writers Mike Romor and Andrew Singer take center stage to debate the controversial...
NAPERVILLE | Renovations to Ralph McKinzie Field and talk of an indoor-practice facility highlighted the NIU baseball team's leadoff banquet Sunday evening.NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher and NIU baseball head coach Ed Mathey discussed the state of...
DeKALB | Three days after notching its first win against a MAC East opponent since Feb. 2009, the NIU men’s basketball team fell hard at Buffalo 63-52. The Huskies never led against the Bulls on Saturday afternoon. Buffalo (13-6 overall, 5-2 MAC) followed...
DeKALB | President Barack Obama panders to the masses like it’s his job. Oh wait, it is his job. He constantly references his die-hard love for the Chicago Bears and White Sox. Let’s be honest, though, the president probably couldn’t care less what...
A year ago at this time, Aksel Bolin found himself in Norway trying to make a decision between basketball and school. All college-aged members of the Norway national basketball team are expected to choose between studying at a university in-country or...
Prior to Wednesday night's 83-74 win over Akron, the NIU men's basketball team passed around a bucket in the locker room. Each player was to write down an excuse on a slip of paper and throw it in. Without any excuses to call on, the Huskies came out...
Four years ago, Chad Spann walked onto the NIU football team and earned a scholarship. As a departing senior, he has his sights set a little higher in 2011. After helping the Huskies cap a 11-3 season with a victory in the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl, Spann...
Some may see it as odd that Ricardo Patton wants nothing to change about the attitude of a 6-11 team. If Patton has learned one thing about this year's Huskies, it's that they're motivation level is unquestionable. On their most recent road trip, the...
Philadelphia Flyer Chris Pronger is reportedly going to sell the puck he stole after game two of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks. Pronger stated he will sell the puck on eBay and will donate all proceeds to a charity of the...
College baseball needs Tony Gwynn. The former San Diego Padre and current head coach of the San Diego State baseball team announced earlier this month that he is doing well after a series of cancer treatments for a malignant tumor in his parotid gland....
DeKALB | With both NIU basketball teams currently floundering, sports writers Katie Leb and Andrew Singer discuss which team has a better chance to make a late-season run.Katie Leb: Andrew, thank you for agreeing to face off with me this week. I am actually...
