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Roy Halladay is reason enough to turn on the MLB Playoffs

The Rant: Time to tune into America’s real pastime

By Jerry Burnes | October 14, 2010

I'll take a 1-0 start for the Bears, but in reality, they lost that game. Rules are rules, I know, but Calvin Johnson caught that final pass, and highlighted the minor intricacies - and problems- with football's terrible rules. "Megatron" had every aspect...

Midseason grades: NIU makes the honor roll

By Chris Dertz, Jimmy Johnson, and Jerry Burnes | October 12, 2010

By Chris Dertz Offense: The unit that everyone questioned before the season started - the offensive line - hasn't had any problems getting its act together. Combine that with the fact that skill players like Chandler Harnish and Chad Spann are playing...

NIU wide receiver Landon Cox makes a catch in NIUs win over Temple Saturday.

Huskies ground Owls

By Jerry Burnes | October 10, 2010

Part one of the Saturday showdowns in DeKalb went to the NIU football team, defeating Temple 31-17 at Huskie Stadium. Billed as a battle between the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference, NIU (4-2 overall, 2-0 MAC) went down early after a Chad...

Nathan Palmer celebrates after scoring the game winning touchdown in the third quarter of NIUs 31-17 victory over Temple Saturday afternoon.

Huskies ground Owls, 31-17

By Jerry Burnes | October 9, 2010

Part one of the Saturday showdowns in DeKalb went to the NIU football team, defeating Temple 31-17 at Huskie Stadium. Billed as a battle between the top two teams in the Mid-American Conference, NIU (4-2 overall, 2-0 MAC) went down early after a Chad...

Key players: Temple’s Matt Brown, Bernard Pierce; NIU’s Chad Spann

By Jerry Burnes | October 6, 2010

Temple - Matt Brown, So., RB and Bernard Pierce, Sr., RB Illinois had a two-headed monster at running back, but even they don't compare to the ground attack of sophomores Matt Brown and Bernard Pierce. With Pierce out, Brown took off for 225 yards and...

Freshman volleyball player Justine Schepler, pictured, and her brother, junior football player Jason Schepler, try to support each other as much as possible as NIU athletes.

From the same pack

By Jerry Burnes | October 5, 2010

It's not out of the ordinary to see siblings attending the same the college no matter the age difference. Being a student-athlete tends to complicate that system, as the siblings might find their student-athlete needs are met at different schools. This...

NIU punter Josh Wilber kicks during the Huskies game against University of Illinois.

Wilber gives NIU a special edge

By Jerry Burnes | October 4, 2010

At 5'11", 237 lbs. Josh Wilber may be the most intimidating punter in the NCAA. It doesn't hurt that he averages 40.4 yards a punt and has landed five of his 16 punts inside the 20. The Phoenix, Ariz. native is making the biggest impact on the Huskies'...

NIU football zips past Akron in blowout fashion

By Jerry Burnes | October 3, 2010

Five years ago, when NIU took on Akron, a dark chapter in Huskie history was written as the Zips won the MAC Championship on a Hail Mary pass with seconds remaining in the game. A 27-10 victory in 2009 was one measure of redemption, but NIU apparently...

Key players: Akron’s Jeremy LaFrance, NIU’s Tommy Davis

By Jerry Burnes | September 29, 2010

Akron - Jeremy LaFrance, WR Aside from 37 points in a loss to Gardner-Webb the Zips' offense has scored a combined 33 points in its other three games. Leading that offense is senior wide receiver Jeremy LaFrance, who enters Saturday with 17 catches for...

Lowering ticket prices only fix for mediocre results

By Jerry Burnes | September 27, 2010

Prior to Sunday's home finale, Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts discussed the two most dreaded words to Cubs fans-ticket prices-with no decision announced. Usually that means the ownership is raising prices by ‘X' percent in hopes of increasing revenue so...

Key Players: MarQueis Gray, Offensive line

By Jerry Burnes | September 22, 2010

Minnesota-WR/QB MarQueis Gray NIU's defense had its hands full with Illinois' Nathan Scheelhaase last week and could face a similar quarterback this Saturday. MarQueis Gray, listed as Minnesota's backup quarterback, mainly splits out to wide receiver....