In the game of football, you've got to be able to convert third downs if you want to have success. NIU's ability to move the sticks when it mattered led to a victory over the preseason MAC-favorite Temple Owls on Saturday, 31-17. The Huskies successfully...
Saturday is a big day for NIU athletics, for more reasons than may be readily apparent. Chances are that most people are aware of the implications that the football team's game against Temple will have on the look of the MAC this season. I shouldn't have...
The Huskies know they have an important game this weekend. Starting quarterback Chandler Harnish said as much, calling Saturday's matchup against Temple a game between what he feels are the two best teams in the MAC. "I think it's huge to have that homefield...
So Randy Moss is a Viking again, and nobody outside the state of Minnesota should be happy about that.Fact is that the biggest reason the Vikings’ offense has been sputtering, other than Brett Favre’s “distractions,” is the absence of deep-threat...
It's hockey season and after winning the Stanley Cup last year, expectations in Chicago are high for the Blackhawks to repeat. After losing a number of important role players though, it can be questioned just how far this team can go. Korey Peterson:...
Tell a man he can't do something, and he'll stop at nothing to prove you wrong. Tell a player he's too short or too skinny, and it only throws fuel on the fire. For Jasmin Hopkins, that's always been the story. Critics told the NIU tailback, who was 5-feet-7-inches...
It must be extremely displeasing to be a Boise State fan. After beating Stanford, Oregon jumped the Broncos to move to No. 3 in the nation. Even if Boise goes undefeated and Oregon loses, the message here is clear: No mid-major football program will ever...
First of all, let me apologize to everyone who, if they knew where I lived, would be throwing rocks at my apartment for saying to start Knowshon Moreno last week. To be fair, I didn't know he'd get hurt. At least we knew in time to make some roster moves....
And with this, the real season begins. After taking down Minnesota, NIU football will play its fourth game on the road, travelling to Akron, Ohio to open up its MAC slate against the Zips. The Huskies (2-2) are coming off their best game of the season,...
So, apparently Blackhawks fans think their team is making the playoffs this season.Last season, merchandise sales were at a fever-pitch, and now thousands of Dustin Byfuglien fans don't know what to do with their brand new jerseys. The fact of the matter...
DeKALB | “It was our day today.” Those were the final words out of Jerry Kill’s mouth after Saturday night’s 34-23 win over Minnesota. But the NIU head coach dispelled any delusions of grandeur, spouting allthe coach speak you’d expect: Any...
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...
