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Wide receivers Kacper Rutkiewicz (Left) and Cole Tucker running the ball after receiving the ball in the second half of Saturdays game. (Marco Sotelo Avila | Northern Star)

Tucker, Green-May headed to NFL camps

By Daija Hammonds, Managing Editor | May 1, 2023

DeKALB – NIU football announced former players Cole Tucker and Izayah Green-May have been invited to NFL camps Monday.  Tucker will be headed to the Minnesota Vikings’ training camp after playing in a Huskie uniform for five seasons.  The...

Thoughts on Super Bowl XLVI

By Colin Remes | February 5, 2012

I could not have been more pleased with the Super Bowl matchup yesterday. Four years ago when the Giants went up against the Patriots, and the heavily favored Pats fell was one of the happiest sports moments of my life. The Patriots are the 800 pound...

Patriots beat Giants… not really

By Eli Gehn | February 1, 2012

Editor's note: This is a recap of a simulation run on the vidego game Madden NFL 2012. None of the people, quotes, or events specified in this story actually happened. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have done it once again.The New England Patriots defeated...

Sports writers Eli Gehn and Matt Hopkinson discuss Super Bowl XLVI matchup between Giants and Patriots

By Eli Gehn and Matt Hopkinson | January 31, 2012

Eli Gehn: Well, Matt, the Super Bowl is finally upon us. Most people, including me, didn't have these two squaring up to fight for the Lombardi trophy. I personally would've liked to see the Ravens vs. 49ers. But thanks to the choking of Lee Evans, Billy...

No reason to complain about Super Bowl match-up

By Jimmy Johnson | January 23, 2012

Super Dud seems to be the title many are labeling this year's big game.Oh, no. The Patriots are playing the Giants, again.A rematch of one of the best finishes in Super Bowl history.Tom Brady versus Eli Manning; count me out, many of you have spewed.Wah,...

Now, Now to play House Cafe tonight, tonight

By Troy Doetch | March 7, 2011

The Minneapolis band Now, Now Every Children dropped the grammatical error from their name in order to shed their childish image. Appearing at The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, tonight after a tour with Paramore and Hellogoodbye, Now, Now deserves...