Sniff it. Can you smell it? College basketball is back, and before everyone throws in all the "it doesn't matter until March" nonsense, let me give you one reason that it's absolutely imperative to pay attention all season. The national champion is likely...
NIU’s road to Detroit is now clearly laid out. After losing 14 of 16 to Toledo, the Huskies (8-2 overall, 6-0 MAC) were able to exact their revenge on the Rockets (6-4, 5-1) with a 65-30 shellacking Tuesday night. The win gave NIU its seventh straight...
Tonight’s game against Toledo is not the biggest football game in the NIU football program’s history. It’s not even close to being the biggest game in the last 10 years. None of that is relevant, though, because it is the biggest game NIU has been...
DeKALB | When the lights go on in Huskie Stadium tonight, all eyes will be on an NIU program garnering national attention going up against its most bitter rival. When the Toledo Rockets roll into DeKalb, they bring with them a 29-8 record all-time against...
Twenty wins in a season is a solid barometer of how well a college basketball program is performing. Twenty wins in two seasons is another story entirely. After back-to-back 10-win seasons and an offseason full of roster upheaval, the NIU basketball team...
With the roster upheaval that the NIU men’s basketball team underwent in the offseason, the lineup has been in flux. But one thing is for sure: senior guard Xavier Silas is going to be a leader for this Huskie team. After being named to the preseason...
Oregon is the new No. 1 team in the latest BCS standings, and football fans everywhere should rejoice. Not because the Ducks' point-per-minute offense is the most exciting thing since sliced bread (seriously genius stuff). Not because Oregon is clearly...
Everyone's got to leave home sometime. After spending its last three games at home, NIU football will travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. Saturday looking to extend its winning streak to six games against the Western Michigan Broncos. The Huskies (6-2 overall,...
The NBA Draft might be getting a lot more watchable.A source close to some situation told ESPN that good old David Stern is planning on moving the NBA Draft to Newark, New Jersey.I think it's pretty obvious that this means the likely inclusion of a Bon...
Mourn, planet Earth. A psychic octopus has died. Paul, the magical octopus who correctly predicted the results at this year's World Cup, has died at the ripe-old age of 2.5 years old. I want everyone out there to remember the good times that Paul gave...
Well, the Mayans had it right. The world, as well as college basketball coaches everywhere, has just received its first sign of confirmation that the world will in fact end in 2012.And this sign came gift-wrapped by the Conference Commissioners Association...
