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NIU baseball: Huskies lose to Illinois State, drop 6th straight game

By Steve Shonder | April 8, 2015

What happenedBaseball (13-18) wasn't able to overcome an eight-run deficit as it fell, 8-4, to the Illinois State Redbirds (14-15) on Tuesday in Normal.The loss extends the Huskies' losing streak to six games."We had another tough day for us," said head...

NIU baseball: Huskies swept by Kent State

By Steve Shonder | April 6, 2015

Baseball suffered its first series loss since losing the rubber match of a three-game series against the Purdue Boilermakers on March 15.The Huskies (13-17, 4-5 MAC) were swept by the Kent State Golden Flashes (17-11, 6-3 MAC) in three games over the...

NIU gymnastics: Amanda Stepp ends career at NCAA regionals

NIU gymnastics: Amanda Stepp ends career at NCAA regionals

By Steve Shonder | April 6, 2015

Senior Amanda Stepp scored 9.8 on vault in her final collegiate gymnastics appearance Saturday in Norman, Okla.Stepp’s score was one-10th lower than her career-best 9.9, which she achieved twice during the regular season, mostly recently on March 15.“Amanda...

Major League Baseball: 2015 season predictions

By Northern Star staff | April 6, 2015

The Sports staff predicts the winners of the six Major League Baseball divisions, four wild card spots, the American League and National League pennants and the World Series champion.American League EastFrank Gogola: Boston Red SoxSteve Shonder: Boston...

Starting pitcher Jon Lester throws the ball during his Chicago Cubs debut on Sunday at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs were blanked by the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-0, in the season opener but will look to even up their record in the second game of the series at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at Wrigley Field. The game will air on WGN.

Chicago baseball: Don’t bet against new-look Cubs

By Steve Shonder | April 6, 2015

Just like every other year, this is the year for the Chicago Cubs, except there’s more truth to that than ever before.The Cubs are coming off an 89-loss season, and suddenly they’re no longer total long shots. It’s a bit of a stretch to expect a...

NCAA men’s basketball: Final Four, National Championship predictions

By Northern Star staff | April 4, 2015

Only four teams — No. 1 Kentucky, No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 7 Michigan State and No. 1 Duke — remain heading into the final weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.The Big Ten was supposedly in a down year yet it has two teams in Wisconsin and...

NIU baseball: Huskies host Kent State for 3-game series

By Steve Shonder | April 3, 2015

What's happeningBaseball (13-14, 4-2 MAC) will take on the Kent State Golden Flashes (14-11, 3-3 MAC) over the weekend. First pitch for game one is set for 3:05 p.m. Friday at Ralph McKenzie Field. Games two and three will begin at 1:05 p.m. Saturday...

NIU baseball: Ben Neumann excels as Huskies’ ace

By Steve Shonder | April 2, 2015

There’s only one way for baseball head coach Mike Kunignois to characterize senior Ben Neumann’s performance after Neumann transitioned from reliever to ace starter: “awesome.”“There’s no other way to describe what he’s done except awesomeness,”...

NIU gymnastics: Amanda Stepp back at regionals

NIU gymnastics: Amanda Stepp back at regionals

By Steve Shonder | April 2, 2015

Gymnastics senior Amanda Stepp is headed back to the NCAA Regionals for one final shot at closing her career at the top.Stepp will compete as an individual event specialist on vault and will rotate with the North Carolina State Wolfpack. The meet will...

NIU baseball: Huskies’ comeback attempt falls short against Milwaukee

By Steve Shonder | April 1, 2015

Baseball (13-14, 4-2 MAC) wasn’t able to finish March with a winning record, as its comeback fell short against the UW-Milwaukee Panthers (12-8), 13-11, Tuesday at Ralph McKenzie Field.How it happenedThe Panthers slugged their way to a 13-3 by the middle...

NIU men’s golf: Huskies finish tied for 5th at FAU Slomin Autism Invitational

By Steve Shonder | March 30, 2015

After being tied for second place through two rounds, men’s golf came up short in the final round Sunday at the FAU Slomin Autism Invitational in Lake Worth, Fla.The Huskies (291, 292, 299, 882) finished tied for fifth with the Hartford Hawks and the...

NIU baseball: Huskies take 2 of 3 from Bowling Green in home opener

By Steve Shonder | March 30, 2015

Head coach Mike Kunigonis wants baseball to win every weekend, and it did in its home opener Friday and Saturday.The Huskies (13-13, 4-2 MAC) took two out of three from the Bowling Green Falcons (6-16, 1-5 MAC) on Friday and Saturday at Ralph McKinzie...