The Chicago White Sox had themselves an out-of-the-blue renaissance over the offseason that sparked the fan base and put the team into the national eye.The White Sox’s offseason moves combined with a good core of returning players puts them on the fast...
On paper, football should be a much more pass-heavy team than in past years.The Huskies lose Da’Ron Brown and his team-leading 1,065 receiving yards, but they return eight receivers — six of whom played in 11 or more games — from last year’s squad....
The Sports staff predicts the winners of the six Major League Baseball divisions, four wild card spots, the American League and National League pennants and the World Series champion.American League EastFrank Gogola: Boston Red SoxSteve Shonder: Boston...
Assistant coach Ross Watson is nearing the end of not only his first spring camp at NIU but also his first stint at coaching linebackers.Watson has spent his coaching career in the secondary, serving as the cornerbacks coach at his alma mater, the Mount...
Only four teams — No. 1 Kentucky, No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 7 Michigan State and No. 1 Duke — remain heading into the final weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.The Big Ten was supposedly in a down year yet it has two teams in Wisconsin and...
Track and field set four outdoor school records over the weekend as the team competed in a pair of meets in the Lone Star state.The Huskies broke two outdoor program records at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, and two more records at the Bobcat Invitational...
Redshirt junior quarterback Drew Hare knew after the Boca Raton Bowl loss in December that his first season as football’s starting quarterback was far from great on a personal level.Hare guided the ship as the Huskies won their third MAC Championship...
Women’s tennis junior Cristina Alvarez didn’t hesitate when asked which match has stood out the most this season: “DePaul.”Senior Nelle Youel, who makes up the other half of the Huskies’ No. 1 doubles team with Alvarez, nearly simultaneously...
Junior wide receiver Aregeros Turner and the receiver corps stole the show during football’s spring practice Friday inside the Chessick Practice Center.The 5-foot-11, 173-pound wideout caught nearly everything thrown his way during 7-on-7s and the live...
Head coach Mike Kunigonis has baseball sitting just below .500 after 23 games into his first career head coaching job.The Huskies are 11-12 this season after they were 4-18-1 at this point last season under former head coach Ed Mathey. Still, Kunigonis...
Men’s basketball saw its attendance increase by nearly 25 percent in a season in which the Huskies’ record remained nearly stagnant.The Huskies went 14-16 (.467) this season after going 15-17 (.469) in 2013-14. Unlike their winning percentage, attendance...
Track and field started its outdoor season on the right foot, winning eight events over the weekend.NIU picked up the eight victories while going up against Milwaukee, Drake and host school St. Louis on Friday and Saturday at the SLU Medical Center Stadium...
