In college sports, freshmen athletes are usually relegated to roles similar to those of rookies in professional sports. The veteran players take advantage of the newcomers in several ways. Most tasks that these newbies face are harmless, such as carrying...
NIU hockey made the nine-hour bus trip to Kansas University worthwhile this past weekend, as it picked up a pair of victories over its division rival. The victories give the Huskies four straight, with all of those games being against MACHA Gold division...
Carlos Boozer seems like a consolation prize after the Bulls were snubbed by LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. So why haven't the Bulls pulled the trigger yet on a trade for Carmelo Anthony? After trading away Kirk Hinrich and others to clear...
DeKALB | Some sports require strength and size, while some demand speed and agility.The sport of lacrosse calls for it all, as players run up and down a grass field and hit the opposing team's players. They do all of this while trying to hurl a lacrosse...
WOMEN'S RUGBY The NIU women's rugby team improved to 4-2 in the fall season by defeating DePaul University 40-0. The team has won three straight matches, and has only given up three points total in those contests. The Huskies will be at home for their...
A regulation size hockey net is four feet tall by six feet wide. Not many goaltenders have trouble standing taller than the goal, but few are able to cover the width of the crease when they go down to block shots. This is not a problem for NIU sophomore...
After going winless since opening weekend, the NIU hockey team got back into the win column by sweeping Missouri State University in two games. The Ice Bears (6-4-0) beat NIU in both of their meetings last season. "They were a very good team," NIU head...
Usually when something isn't working right, it gets changed. It's time for the Bears to change it up, as they are not playing typical Chicago Bear football; a good defense supplemented by a running game that eats up the clock. The Seattle Seahawks played...
NIU hockey lost both of its weekend games to the Saint Louis University Billikens, 7-5 and 7-4. The games began divisional play for the Huskies in the Gold division of the Mid-America Collegiate Hockey Association. The Huskies (2-4-2) have been out of...
It's hockey season and after winning the Stanley Cup last year, expectations in Chicago are high for the Blackhawks to repeat. After losing a number of important role players though, it can be questioned just how far this team can go. Korey Peterson:...
MEN'S RUGBY The NIU rugby team is off to a fast start. After stomping its first two opponents by a combined score of 180-8, the team got its third victory of the season by defeating Northwestern at home, 42-11. NIU is undefeated in the fall season so...
Well, Lovie Smith, you should realize that you have a problem now. 24 defenses in the NFL do not have as many sacks as your team gave up this past Sunday night. The Bears nearly lost Jay Cutler for longer than just that game when his helmet smacked off...
