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Apple products used often by women’s tennis

By Jerry Burnes | November 10, 2011

With a slide and a tap of his finger, Ryun Ferrell, NIU women's tennis coach, can track his players' matches, give them a scouting report or set up an entire tournament.At the same time, associate athletic trainer Jeff Sisson can download an MRI and show...

Cubs fans should be cautious of warm, fuzzy feelings

By Jerry Burnes | October 13, 2011

Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane couldn't have said it better himself in the book, "Moneyball.""How can you not be romantic about baseball?"For Cubs fans, it's quite easy. The entire fan base is made up of long-lost hopeless romantics. They all...

Jimmie Ward won’t stop, can’t stop blocking punts

By Jerry Burnes | September 5, 2011

When it comes to setting the tone, Jimmie Ward is always in business.Through 14 career games as an NIU safety, the sophomore has made a habit out of blocking punts. He struck again Saturday night.Ward blocked Kolin Ward's punt on the first possession...

Full-ride student-athlete scholarships may not be as full as they seem

By Jerry Burnes | June 10, 2011

  DeKALB | Student-athlete scholarships are like a complicated game of fact or fiction. The fact is NCAA student-athletes receive full-ride scholarships. The fiction of scholarships is that full-ride doesn't cover everything one might think. NCAA members...

NIU linebacker Devon Butler readies himself for a drill in Tuesday's inaugural spring football practice.

Huskies football kicks off spring practices

By Jerry Burnes | March 22, 2011

Dave Doeren kicked off his reign as the NIU head football coach Tuesday morning as spring practice opened for players and coaches. Hired in December, it was the first time Doeren was able to see his new team on the field, as opposed to in meetings and...

The Rant: Jay Quitter

By Jerry Burnes | January 23, 2011

Supposedly the playoffs are where players go to prove their legacies. Jay Cutler proved his Sunday afternoon. In the biggest game in Bears franchise history, against the Green Bay Packers, with the Super Bowl on the line...Cutler quit. Sure, maybe his...

Former NIU running back Garrett Wolfe (center) poses for a photo while on the field during NIU's victory over Toledo on Tuesday evening.

NIU Alumnus Garrett Wolfe returns to Huskie Stadium

By Jerry Burnes | November 10, 2010

If NIU battling Toledo with MAC Championship implications wasn't enough of a throwback for Huskie fans, seeing former running back Garrett Wolfe on the sidelines must have maxed out the nostalgia meter. Wolfe, currently a running back for the Chicago...

Clay Campbell is a republican candidate for state's attorney.

Clay Campbell voted new state’s attorney

By Jerry Burnes and Lauren Stott | November 2, 2010

SYCAMORE | Republican Clay Campbell beat Sarah Gallagher Chami in a tight race for DeKalb County State’s Attorney on Tuesday night. Campbell received 53.5 percent of the vote, with Chami acquiring 46.5 percent. “I’m speechless,” Campbell said...