In the midst of his best season at NIU, baseball junior pitcher Eli Anderson comes in at No. 5 on the Northern Star’s list of the top 10 athletes of 2012-2013. In his second season as a starter at NIU, Anderson has proved his ability to go the distance...

During GradComm’s Spring 2013 Colloquium, alumnus Michael Lawrence Butterworth will describe how sports and statistics were used in presidential campaigns. Butterworth will examine the media’s usage of sports metaphors and the impact it had on 2012...

Besides fighting viciously through crowds and rushing for the last pair of Ugg boots, Christmas shopping has another factor that could potentially make or break your relationship: What to get for your significant other.Now I don't have a clear answer...

Pick up any junior college basketball team's roster and Ricardo Patton can find at least a couple stories worth listening to on it. Leading up to the 2010-11 season, two in particular caught the interest of the head men's basketball coach at NIU. A 270-pound...

Varsity sports on campus have it pretty easy when it comes to recruiting. When a potential student-athlete is offered a chance to play a sport that he or she loves in the NCAA and receive a college education, this is an easy decision for most graduating...

There are way too many games to filter through to find out which ones could be the great ones. Northern Star sports writer Mike Buda has the games and the reasons why you should watch every day this week.Monday: Game 3 ALCS Texas Rangers at New York Yankees...