Grading NIU’s performance vs. Arkansas
Northern Illinois' nation-leading 17-game road winning streak came to a screeching halt Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark., as Arkansas struck early and often in a 52-14 rout. Turnovers and special...
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Arkansas routs Northern Illinois 52-14
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Hours before kickoff at Razorback Stadium, the video scoreboard flashed larger-than-life images of former Arkansas football notables such as Dan Hampton, Lance Alworth and, yes, even Jerry Jones. Only...
QB Drew Hare steady leading NIU offense
DEKALB — As deafening artificial crowd noise was pumped in during practices this week, Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey and his staff suffered from headaches. But sophomore quarterback Drew Hare,...
NIU won’t be awestruck taking on Arkansas in SEC country
Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said he took special notice of a full-page advertisement a Northern Illinois alumni group placed in the Tribune last week, teasing the University of Illinois about...
Graff’s dinger gives Sox a win
Managers hope for the two-out base hit, humbly pray for the two-out home run. Jerry Manuel's hopes and prayers came true Saturday night as the feast-or-famine White Sox finally solved...
Sunday’s recap: Twins 6, White Sox 4
The summary The White Sox's season-high four-game winning streak came to an end as the Twins salvaged a 6-4 victory in the series finale. The Twins won the season series...
NIU continues to make grade on the road
The Huskies now have won a nation-leading 17 straight true road games after holding off UNLV 48-34 Saturday night. NIU led 28-5 early in the second half before the Rebels...
Abreu credits Konerko, Dunn with his development at first base
The passing of the torch — or in this case the first baseman's mitt — has been less symbolic and more in-your-face conspicuous when it comes to Paul Konerko's impending...
Saturday’s Game 1 recap: White Sox 5, Twins 1
The summary The American League Central also-rans faced each other in a Saturday doubleheader at U.S. Cellular Field. Jose Quintana struck out a career-high 13 batters in the first game...
Saturday’s Game 2 recap: White Sox 6, Twins 5
The summary The 20,106 die-hards who populated U.S. Cellular Field on Saturday were not exactly chanting "Let's play two!" when the White Sox hosted the Twins. But that is what...