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Harbison rushing bright spot for NIU Huskies football team

On November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll First-year Northern Illinois University head football coach Thomas Hammock’s season did not go as planned. A Northern Illinois University product, Hammock saw the defending MAC champion Huskies falter badly at times, especially, when so much was expected. Last week’s 45-17 loss at home to Eastern Michigan ended...

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Northern Illinois does not go down easily in bowl bid

On November 19, 2019November 25, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois University’s football team was thrown a lifeline by the Toledo Rockets last week. The lifeline was in the form of a 31-28 road victory over the Rockets that kept Northern Illinois’ slim bowl hopes alive. Home games with Eastern Michigan Tuesday, Nov. 19 and Western...

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Illinois, Gophers, lead Big 10 surge

On November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll It can be fun to be obnoxious, for some fans, especially, when their teams, or their teams’ conferences, or their neck of the woods, are doing well. With that in mind, the Big Ten Conference football serves as an example. Although the Southeastern Conference (SEC) has three...

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Illinois defense soars, Huskies, Wildcats sore

On November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll The offense often receives the lion’s share of attention in football. In Saturday’s Illinois-Rutgers’ Big Ten Conference game in Champaign, it was the host Illinois defense that stood out in the 38-10 victory. Rutgers was a three-touchdown underdog, however, the Scarlet Knights forged a 10-all tie at...

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Optimism for NIU men’s basketball evident

On November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll With three starters returning, including senior guard Eugene German, who averaged 20.4 points per game last season, Northern Illinois University’s men’s basketball team is looking for a breakout season. The Huskies, 17-17 overall and 8-10 in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) last season, will welcome back senior Lacey...

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Northern Illinois, Illini, victories revive hopes

On October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois University played its third home football game of the season Saturday, and, for the third time this season it rained on the Huskies’ parade. It mattered little because Northern Illinois defeated the hapless Akron Zips, 49-0, in a (Mid-American Conference (MAC) game. Northern Illinois, 3-5...

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Illinois, Donny Navarro, provide hope; NIU seeks a rebound

On October 22, 2019October 25, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll – Take nothing away from the University of Illinois kicker, James McCourt, whose 39-yard field goal when time expired gave the host Fighting Illini a 24-23 upset victory over heavily-favored Wisconsin Saturday. Yet, a tip of the hat is in order for Neuqua Valley High School product...

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Northern Illinois University escapes in football, not Illini; Fleck fine at 6-0

On October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll When a team falls behind 28-0, which is what the University of Illinois football team did against Michigan Saturday in Champaign, a comeback victory is asking a great deal. The Fighting Illini did stage a spirited rally to close to within three points, but Michigan settled down...

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Earlville repeats in soccer

On October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll In the 38th Annual Little Ten Conference boys soccer tournament, Earlville repeated as champion with a 5-1 victory over Newark/Seneca in the championship match last week at Hinckley-Big Rock High School. It was a rematch of last season’s finalists when Earlville, then Earlville/Leland/Paw Paw, beat Newark/Seneca, 3-1....

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Northern Illinois, University of Illinois, Northwestern, football fortunes faltering

On October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois University has been a regular participant in football bowl games in recent years. Despite a tough non-conference schedule to include Nebraska, Iowa, and Utah among others along the way, Northern Illinois took comfort knowing that victories over Mid-American Conference foes Ball State and Eastern Michigan...

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Northern Illinois football team takes a break from Power Five

On October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois University, 1-3, will play host to Ball State,1-3, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) football opener for the each team. The game will give Northern Illinois opportunities to get back on track after losses to three Power Five teams, Utah, Nebraska, and...

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University of Illinois football team stumbles continue

On September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll For a long time Saturday it looked as though University of Illinois head coach Lovie Smith was going to pick up his fifth Big Ten Conference victory in his fourth season. Instead, Nebraska’s comeback saddled Smith with Conference defeat No. 24. Nebraska won, 42-38, in a game...

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Illini bowl thoughts knocked over

On September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll Each week various sports journals predict and project match-ups for the approximately 40 college bowl games. It is an inexact science for sure, but, a fun challenge. Victorious in its first two games, the University of Illinois had merited a mention as a bowl prospect to a...

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White Sox Abreu, shining star

On September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll In the 2018 season with five games remaining, the Chicago White Sox record was 62-95. The White Sox would have had to drop their final five games of the season to reach the not-so magic 100-loss season. To their eternal discredit, the Sox did just that to...

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Mid-American Conference football teams fall short

On September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll Two weeks into the college football season, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) combined record was 10-13. Each of the 12 MAC members had played two games with the exception of Toledo, which had a bye. At first glance, a record of 10-13 doesn’t look bad, however, a closer...

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QB Brandon Peters’ goal: Lead University of Illinois up

On August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll Lovie Smith is in his fourth season as head coach of the University of Illinois football fortunes. The Orange and Blue are 9-27 after his first three years. Smith is the first Illinois head football coach not to get a team into a bowl game within three...

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