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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

South Carolina pulls away early, beats reeling Georgia 75-59

By CHARLES ODUM | February 12, 2020

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — South Carolina credits its defense for its growing collection of double-digit Southeastern Conference wins.Against Georgia, that defense was overwhelming.AJ Lawson scored 20 points and South Carolina held Georgia to one field goal...

2 Ohio State football players dismissed amid rape charges

By MITCH STACY | February 12, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio State University football players were kicked off the team Wednesday after being charged with rape and kidnapping.Defensive backs Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint, both 21, were booked into jail earlier in the day after they...

800 retweets to return stolen, pink purse to tourist

February 6, 2020

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A good Samaritan used the power of social media to track down the owner of a stolen pink purse, returning the purse — and some photos he took of New Orleans on the camera that was tucked inside — to the surprised tourist.23-year-old...

Judge rejects Sandusky’s latest request for shorter sentence

By MARK SCOLFORO | January 28, 2020

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge flatly rejected Jerry Sandusky's latest request to have his 30- to 60-year child molestation sentence reduced during a brief hearing Tuesday.Judge Maureen Skerda said she purposely fashioned the prison term to have an...

Washington State’s Anthony Gordon leads North in Senior Bowl

By JOHN ZENOR | January 25, 2020

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon is used to waiting his turn.Gordon, who didn't start until his senior year, led the North to three touchdowns in the third quarter in a 31-17 victory over the South in the Senior Bowl on...

Top 10 tweets from football head coach Thomas Hammock to make your day

By Mike Knapp | January 21, 2020

College coaches all over the country use Twitter as both a recruiting tool and a way to communicate with athletes and alumni.Some are better than others, and some even delegate their tweeting to staffers or assistants. Many of the Huskie football coaches...

Powerhouse programs will dominate college football, NIU facing top-5 conference contenders

Powerhouse programs will dominate college football, NIU facing top-5 conference contenders

By Mike Knapp | August 30, 2019

DeKALB — College football has one of the longest off-seasons in sports, so it’s no surprise that the start of the season brings plenty of excitement.It’s been 234 days since Clemson beat Alabama, 44-16, Jan. 7 to win its second championship in...

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