NIU players enjoying first-class treatment
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The weather was picture-perfect: sunny and about 78 degrees. And, oh yeah, there was a beach party scheduled for the Northern Illinois football players to attend...
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NIU arrives in Miami ahead of Orange Bowl
MIAMI -- The appreciation for being invited to play in the Orange Bowl finally is settling in for Northern Illinois, which arrived in South Florida on Wednesday to continue practicing...
NIU arrives in Miami ahead of Orange Bowl
MIAMI -- The appreciation for being invited to play in the Orange Bowl finally is settling in for Northern Illinois, which arrived in South Florida on Wednesday to continue practicing...
Cutler keeping focus on Lions
If Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears have been waiting for a dramatic moment to unveil a prolific passing game, now would be an opportune time to show the world....
Cutler off the mark early, often
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jay Cutler was getting shut out in the first quarter Sunday. The Bears quarterback started 0-for-6 passing against the Cardinals. "I was aware it wasn't pretty," Cutler...
Three Bears: Peppers too hot
Too hot: Julius Peppers. The defensive end recorded three sacks and applied constant pressure in perhaps his best game of the season. Peppers was credited with five tackles, a forced...
Urlacher might return for Lions game
GLENDALE, Ariz. —Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher was spotted running around the University of Phoenix Stadium hours before Sunday's game, testing his injured hamstring that has sidelined him since Dec....
NIU a 1-man gang? Hardly
Both the angst and hyperbole surrounding the selection of Northern Illinois to play in the Jan. 1 Orange Bowl suggest the Huskies are a one-man band. Jordan Lynch, no doubt,...
Too bad Bears-Cardinals local rivalry thing of past
For those who remember the bitter local rivalry that once existed between the Bears and Cardinals when both played in Chicago, Sunday's game in Glendale, Ariz., conjures up thoughts of...
Predicament certainly surprises Bears
Right around Halloween, the Bears were dressed up as a puffy-chested NFC playoff team with just one loss, most assuredly headed for the postseason party. Now, with just two games...