Look for less sizzle and more smash-mouth football Wednesday night when Northern Illinois plays host to Miami of Ohio. Phil Horvath passed for school records of 486 yards and six...
Southern Illinois, also known as "Tailback U.," featured the running of touchdown twins Brandon Jones and Arkee Whitlock last year when it ranked as Division I-AA's No. 1 team most...
The Leathernecks, coming off a 70-7 rout of overmatched Iowa Wesleyan, have averaged 37 points and yielded 38.8 points per game. Northern Iowa has averaged 40.7 points. Their Gateway Conference...
The Redbirds swept Gateway Conference player-of-the-week honors after Saturday's 42-0 rout of Murray State. Running back Pierre Rembert was the top player on offense, end Brent Hawkins on defense and...
A flock of flashy records and a stirring fourth-quarter rally were spoiled by Northern Illinois' first overtime loss in Saturday's 48-42 defeat at Akron. Junior quarterback Phil Horvath threw for...
When the Miller Park crowd of 31,137 fans sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in the seventh inning Thursday, "Cubbies" rang out twice as loud as "Brewers" in...
When your punter and his coverage unit are your team's statistical leaders, your offense has to be struggling. This situation confronts Eastern Illinois coach Bob Spoo as he tries to...
Manager Dusty Baker summed up the feeling of thousands of Cubs fans Wednesday night at Miller Park. "Dang," Baker said. "That was tough to swallow, especially when we kept fighting...
Western Illinois plays host to Iowa Wesleyan in the seventh game in the series between the two schools. Western has won all six of the previous games, the most recent...
Brewers left-hander Doug Davis hardly has been mentioned with the game's elite pitchers. Tuesday night, however, Davis pitched as if he belongs with those stars. Just ask the Cubs. Davis...