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November 20, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – As much as the Mid-American Conference schedule comes under fire for various reasons, the schedule makers got the next two weeks right in terms of matchups.
By BY JAMES NOKES - sports@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team played like it was tired of moral victories.
November 18, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
CHAMPAIGN – Bryan Hall had worked on it the entire offseason.
November 17, 2009
By DAILY CHRONICLE
DeKALB – The Northern Illinois women’s basketball team lost for the first time this season, falling in a 50-48 decision to Western Illinois on Tuesday night at the Convocation Center.
By JOHN SAHLY jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Cory Hanson took a look at Ohio's pistol offense and concluded one thing for certain.
By JOHN SAHLY jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
CHAMPAIGN – Without injured guard Xavier Silas, Northern Illinois found production from its bench and stayed within reach of No. 23 Illinois midway into the second half, but it wasn't enough to climb all the way back from an early deficit.
November 16, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
Northern Illinois running back Chad Spann (shoulder) will be a game-time decision for Saturday’s 1 p.m. game at Ohio, NIU coach Jerry Kill said during Monday’s MAC coaches teleconference.
By MIKE KORCEK - sports@daily-chronicle.com
Editor’s Note: Mike Korcek is a former Northern Illinois Sports Information Director. His historical perspective on NIU athletics appears periodically in the Daily Chronicle.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – When Xavier Silas showed his injured right hand to reporters after this past Friday’s loss at Northwestern, the discoloration made it look like a crayon box mauled by kindergartners, but the Northern Illinois guard didn’t believe at the time that it was broken.
November 15, 2009
By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com
If all goes right, the Northern Illinois football team could be playing for first place in the MAC West when they travel to face Central Michigan at noon on Nov. 27, the Friday after Thanksgiving.
November 13, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
EVANSTON – For all the talk of defending Northwestern’s offense, it was the Wildcats’ defense, plus foul trouble, that kept Northern Illinois from seriously competing with Northwestern on Friday night.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Seven wins doesn’t guarantee a bowl game, even in today’s 34-bowl environment, but it’s a lot better than sitting on six victories.
November 12, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Ball State coach Stan Parrish had no doubt he would see Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish take the field at some point on Thursday.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – After all the talk, hype and preseason prognostications, fans, players and coaches are anxious to see what kind of improvements Northern Illinois has made. Tonight, they all get their first glimpse.
By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com
Enjoy it, Northern Illinois football.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Senior wide receiver Preston Williams waited almost five years to make his first catch for Northern Illinois.
By STEVE NITZ - sports@daily-chronicle.com
DEKALB – NIU assistant women’s basketball coach E.C. Hill calls Marke Freeman a “gym rat.”
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
Xavier Silas hasn't played a regular-season game in about 20 months.
November 11, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Alex Kube knows exactly what he’s going to get when Ball State running back MiQuale Lewis carries the ball today.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
Jermaine Johnson repeated it three times and then offered an illustration.
November 10, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish practiced again on Tuesday at Huskie Stadium, his third straight practice after being cleared by the team trainers to return after suffering a knee injury against Toledo on Oct. 17.
November 9, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
Brown and Hanson earn MAC honors
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
When Ball State coach Stan Parrish takes a look at Northern Illinois on film, he sees the same thing he saw in MAC East leader Temple.
November 6, 2009
By Courtesy of NIU Media Relations
DeKALB – Junior guard Xavier Silas' 24 points on 8 of 16 shooting led six Northern Illinois players in double figures, lifting the Northern Illinois men's basketball team to a dominating 120-70 win over visiting Marygrove College (Mich.) in the Huskies' exhibition finale at the Convocation Center on Friday night.      
By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – When the Eastern Michigan defense stacked the line with defenders Thursday night, they were testing Northern Illinois quarterback DeMarcus Grady to beat them.
November 5, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – For Chad Spann, it was a career night in the making by his second run. For Northern Illinois, it meant the Huskies can start thinking about a bowl game and possibly more.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Tommy Davis thought he was going to get tackled. So did almost everyone else in Huskie Stadium.
By The ASSOCIATED PRESS
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Michael Turner did some self-scouting last week to find out why he wasn’t breaking off big runs for the Atlanta Falcons.
November 4, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Make no mistake about it, Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill wants his team playing fast tonight.
November 3, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – After quarterback Chandler Harnish did some light running at Monday's practice, Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill had a status update on Harnish's injured right knee at Tuesday's weekly news conference.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – The natural question that arose from Northern Illinois' exhibition victory against Aurora University was why junior guard Jake Anderson saw more time at point guard than normal.
November 2, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
There is no question that running back Chad Spann has meant a lot to Northern Illinois this season, but over the past month Spann has stepped up his game considerably.
By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com
Northern Illinois true freshman defensive tackle Nabal Jefferson had his first career sack and a tackle for a 3-yard loss in the run game in Northern Illinois' 27-10 win against Akron on Saturday at Huskie Stadium. Daily Chronicle sports editor Jon Styf talked with Jefferson about his breakout performance after Saturday's game. Here is the edited transcript:
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Playing essentially on one leg didn't do too much to hurt Jason Onyebuagu's overall performance, at least in the eyes of Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill.
November 1, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Tracy Claeys has been at various stops in his coaching career, but when he was a student assistant, there was one rule that has stuck out lately: Don't talk about injuries.
October 31, 2009
October 30, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – One of the most pressing questions for Northern Illinois – aside from who plays quarterback, which won't be revealed until just before kickoff this morning – is how the NIU offense will bring a little more balance today against Akron.
October 29, 2009
By KEVIN CHROUST - sports@daily-chronicle.com
Before joining the Northern Illinois women’s volleyball team, Maddie Hughes bounced between positions for her club and high school teams.
October 28, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
MAC East Division Preseason Media Poll (1st place votes in parentheses)
October 27, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Northern Illinois will find out a lot about some members of its secondary this week.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
Kaneland filled its varsity girls softball coaching position internally, announcing Tuesday that Brian Willis is the Knights’ new coach.
October 26, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
After watching the film of Saturday's 27-22 victory at Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois football coach Jerry Kill says quarterback DeMarcus Grady's comfort level grew as the game progressed.
October 25, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
OXFORD, Ohio – DeMarcus Grady insists the next 2-3 weeks won’t be any different for him.
By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com
OXFORD, Ohio – It took one punt on Saturday afternoon before the Northern Illinois football team went to Plan B: two punt returners.
October 24, 2009
By JON STYF - jstyf@daily-chronicle.com
OXFORD, Ohio – More than anything, the Northern Illinois football team felt relief when it boarded the buses to head back to DeKalb Saturday afternoon.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – While Northern Illinois' quarterback situation appears it will remained unresolved to the public before today, NIU coach Jerry Kill wants to see something that was lacking in last week's loss to Toledo.
October 22, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
Mauvolyene Adams earned her way into Northern Illinois' starting lineup nine games into this past season and ended her sophomore year averaging 7.3 points and 5.3 rebounds a game for the Huskies.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Marke Freeman can whittle down her offseason to one place: Huskie Stadium.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
Northern Illinois sophomore forward Tyler Storm appeared in 28 games and started eight as a freshman for the men's basketball team. He averaged 3.6 points and 1.6 rebounds a game. Now a sophomore, Storm hopes to make an even bigger impact for an NIU team that has increased expectations. Before practice on Wednesday, the Daily Chronicle's John Sahly caught up with Storm to talk about a variety of topics.
October 21, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Whether it's a young team maturing, the addition of new talent, an increase in strength and conditioning or a combination of the three, expectations are different in and around the Northern Illinois men's basketball team.
October 20, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish is questionable for Saturday's game at Miami (Ohio) with a knee injury, coach Jerry Kill said after Tuesday's practice.
October 19, 2009
By DAILY CHRONICLE STAFF - sports@daily-chronicle.com
Bice earns weekly MAC West honor
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
Toledo coach Tim Beckman said he noticed something in Northern Illinois' blocking scheme on field goals against Idaho and a subsequent block installation paid off in the Rockets' 20-19 victory against the Huskies this past Saturday at Toledo.
October 18, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
TOLEDO, Ohio – Northern Illinois needed to get something going on offense to start the second half of the Huskies' 20-19 loss to Toledo, and not just a couple plays to gain back some momentum.
By STEVE NITZ - sports@daily-chronicle.com
TOLEDO, Ohio – Mid-American Conference football has seen some great receivers.
October 17, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
TOLEDO, Ohio – They exited the locker room one by one, a few at a time headed straight for the bus and then sporadically out on the field for a few seconds, the same mystified looks accompanying each Northern Illinois football player and coach.
By STEVE NITZ - sports@daily-chronicle.com
TOLEDO, Ohio – It just wasn’t Mike Salerno’s night.
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Mid-American Conference teams haven't had any fun covering Toledo wide receiver Stephen Williams for the past 3 1/2 seasons.
October 15, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
DeKALB – Me'co Brown never misses an opportunity for a laugh.
October 13, 2009
By JOHN SAHLY - jsahly@daily-chronicle.com
Discredits NIU's recent struggles in Toledo

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