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Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady, a cast member and producer of "80 for Brady," poses at the premiere of the film Jan. 31, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. Brady announced his retirement from the NFL last week via an Instagram post. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

COLUMN: Tom Brady’s retirement was overdue

By Kalesia Williams, Sports Reporter | February 7, 2023

Tom Brady announced his retirement last week in a heartfelt Instagram video. This announcement was made a couple days after the Cowboys defeated the Buccaneers in the wildcard round. The Buccaneer’s season was mediocre. It was evident all season...

Top 5 Super Bowl commercials

By Jemea Green | February 3, 2020

Number 5 – Hulu: “Tom Brady’s Big Announcement”With Tom Brady getting older, there has been a lot of speculation as to whether or not he would retire. He also posted a picture on Twitter making it seem like he might be done with football, or maybe...

Daniel helps Chicago Bears win and other NFL headlines

By Matt Boecker | October 1, 2019

DeKALB — This week in the NFL stellar defenses and backup quarterbacks stepping in highlighted top stories in the league. The New England Patriots survive their first testThrough the first three weeks of the season, the Patriots had a rather easy schedule....

Northern Star Sports Staff predicts the Super Bowl

By Northern Star Sports Staff | January 30, 2019

Jayce Eustice | Sports Editor: Rams win 35-27Tom Brady’s quest for yet another Super Bowl ring is stopped by the offensive brilliance of head coach Sean McVay and third-year quarterback Jared Goff.The Patriots will drive down the field and score a touchdown...

Thoughts on Super Bowl XLVI

By Colin Remes | February 5, 2012

I could not have been more pleased with the Super Bowl matchup yesterday. Four years ago when the Giants went up against the Patriots, and the heavily favored Pats fell was one of the happiest sports moments of my life. The Patriots are the 800 pound...

Patriots beat Giants… not really

By Eli Gehn | February 1, 2012

Editor's note: This is a recap of a simulation run on the vidego game Madden NFL 2012. None of the people, quotes, or events specified in this story actually happened. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have done it once again.The New England Patriots defeated...

No reason to complain about Super Bowl match-up

By Jimmy Johnson | January 23, 2012

Super Dud seems to be the title many are labeling this year's big game.Oh, no. The Patriots are playing the Giants, again.A rematch of one of the best finishes in Super Bowl history.Tom Brady versus Eli Manning; count me out, many of you have spewed.Wah,...

Minnesota Vikings new wide receiver Randy Moss makes a catch during NFL football practice, Thursday in Eden Prairie, Minn. Moss was traded Wednesday to the Vikings by the New England Patriots.

Moss shakes up NFC North

By Chris Dertz | October 7, 2010

So Randy Moss is a Viking again, and nobody outside the state of Minnesota should be happy about that.Fact is that the biggest reason the Vikings’ offense has been sputtering, other than Brett Favre’s “distractions,” is the absence of deep-threat...