College Sports
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NIU looking to stop four-game losing streak when they visit Akron
Oct 05, 2023 1:00 am - DeKALB - Akron and NIU have played a combined 10 games this year. Eight have been one-possession games, and three have gone to overtime. The two teams clash Saturday in ...
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Drew Allar throws a TD and runs for another as No. 6 Penn State pounds Northwestern 41-13
Sep 30, 2023 1:00 am - Out of sync and tied at halftime, Penn State found its rhythm. Once the Nittany Lions did, there was no stopping them. Drew Allar threw a touchdown and ran for another a...
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3rd-quarter scoring flurry leads Boilermakers to 44-19 rout over Illinois in battle for The CannonSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue coach Ryan Walters never underestimated what his Boilermakers could do when they played clean, complementary football. It just took 4 1/2 ...
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NIU football preview: Defense has been strong, but who will start at QB?
Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - For the past three weeks, NIU has struggled to put up points - an opening-week win at Boston College has devolved into three straight losses heading into the start of Mi...
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NIU puts N.C. State, Ohio State on future schedules
Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Shaw Local News Network The NIU football team on Thursday added two road games in future seasons: at North Carolina State next season, and at Ohio State in 2028. Financ...
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Michigan State fires coach Mel TuckerSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - Michigan State fired Mel Tucker on Wednesday, saying the suspended football coach failed to present adequate reasons why he should not be fired for cause after having wh...
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Beneficial rivalry: North Central, Wheaton have pushed each other to greater successSep 26, 2023 3:00 pm - It's tough to imagine a more mutually beneficial bitter rivalry than North Central vs. Wheaton. The two schools separated by seven miles first played in 1900, then began...
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Glenbrook North graduate inducted into Dubuque Athletic Hall of FameSep 26, 2023 1:00 am - Alexandra (Watkins) Zurbuchen, a 2010 Glenbrook North High School graduate, was inducted into the University of Dubuque Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 9 in Iowa. Zurbuchen,...
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Pitt left tackle Goncalves out for the season, QB Jurkovec's status uncertain for Virginia Tech
Sep 25, 2023 1:00 am - PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh will have to find a way to recover from its worst start since 2017 without left tackle Matt Goncalves. Coach Pat Narduzzi announced Monday that G...
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No. 6 Ohio State plunges for touchdown with 1 second left to beat No. 9 Notre Dame 17-14Sep 23, 2023 1:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Kyle McCord spent two years trying to get on the field at Ohio State and three additional weeks trying to prove he could lead the Buckeyes. The first-...