That dark, unsettling feeling is starting to creep up on me.It appears NBA labor talks have been stonewalled for now.Three days of NBA owners and players conversing resulted in nothing more than fans getting blue-balled into the belief that progress was...

Paul Konerko is an almost guarantee to be a consistent year-in and year-out player for the Chicago White Sox.Despite his concrete feet and inability to run normally, he's the last of any worries for Sox fans with his reliable bat and glove.But what about...

Homecoming.Ah, what is there to say about this upcoming weekend of limitless fun?Loads and loads of festivities.NIU students, past and present, downing charred food, all while washing it down with their beloved drink of choice.Well, NIU. Call me selfish,...

Theo Epstein is considered Beantown's golden child.The Boston Red Sox's general manager helped architect two World Series Champion teams in 2004 and 2007.But now, Epstein's tenure with the Red Sox may be over.Who is his next employer that is lathered...

This could be exactly what the doctor ordered for NIU football.Well, not exactly the doctor, but perhaps the timing of the Huskies' schedule.The past two weeks have been disappointing for NIU. The Huskies suffered a down-to-the-wire loss to Kansas, which...

Wisconsin vs. NIU ended up not being a Showdown. In fact, the Soldier Field Showdown II turned out to be a one-sided throbbing by the Badgers, as they trumped the Huskies, 49-7. Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema applauded his team for composing themselves...

Upsetting Purdue two years ago was nice.Pounding Minnesota at its stomping grounds had its sentimental value.But Saturday for NIU football offers a potentially even more special Big Ten upset of an opponent in Wisconsin.Unlike The Boilermakers and Gophers,...

NIU women's golf opened its season by placing fourth in the two-day Green Bay Invitational."I think for the first tournament of the year, considering the conditions of today and yesterday, we had a couple 70 scores and low 80s for the rest of the tournament,"...

Jimmy JohnsonSports Editor Peyton Manning's neck injuries might turn out to be a blessing in disguise for some fantasy football owners.At least for myself.Unfortunately, I was dim-witted enough to miss my fantasy draft a week ago.And knowing my luck,...