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Busted! Northern Illinois meets FSU in Orange Bowl
What a weekend for Northern Illinois: Win a conference championship, lose a coach and bust the BCS. The Huskies are headed to the Orange Bowl, set to ...
AP Source: Northern Illinois to the Orange Bowl
Northern Illinois has been selected to play Florida State in the Orange Bowl, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
BCS bonanza: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
Alabama vs. Notre Dame. The BCS championship game couldn't get much bigger. The Crimson Tide locked up a spot in the title game in Miami on Jan.
Rick Majerus, college basketball coach, dies
At Rick Majerus' final stop, the lone concession to the coach's health woes were the footstools stationed at each corner of the practice court.
NC State hires Northern Illinois' Doeren
Dave Doeren is leaving Northern Illinois after two straight championship seasons to take over at North Carolina State. N.C. State announced Doeren's ...
Northern Illinois wins MAC and BCS lobbying begins
After two straight Mid-American Conference titles, Northern Illinois coach Dave Doeren figures his team is worthy of a major reward. The Huskies are ...
N. Illinois wins MAC in double OT over Kent St
Jordan Lynch and Northern Illinois won a MAC title game that lived up to the hype. Now the Huskies are lobbying for a chance to play on an even bigger ...
Son's woes weigh heavily on the Rev. Jesse Jackson
In the cluttered office where he's met with some of the nation's top politicians and preachers, penned rousing speeches and planned civil rights ...
Illinois off to hot start no one saw coming
Last weekend, Illinois' surprising unbeaten start was 4.4 seconds away from running head-on into a wall. Gardner-Webb, an opponent any Big Ten school ...
Pick 6: College hoops' early season surprises
A decade ago, Butler beating North Carolina would have been huge news, an upset that sent shockwaves throughout college basketball. When the Bulldogs ...
Drought threatens to close Mississippi to barges
After months of drought, companies that ship grain and other goods down the Mississippi River are being haunted by a potential nightmare: If water ...
WR has 'heard' of Viagra use to gain edge on field
The idea that NFL players might use Viagra to gain an edge on the field left Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs practically in tears — from ...
BCS implications in NIU vs Kent St MAC title game
The Mid-American Conference championship game this year has a lot more at stake than usual. It's a showcase for two Top 25 teams on long winning ...
Mavericks to sign veteran Derek Fisher
The short-handed Dallas Mavericks will sign 16-year veteran point guard Derek Fisher on Thursday, coach Rick Carlisle said after team's 101-78 loss ...
2 lucky winners for record Powerball jackpot
Powerball officials say tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri matched all six numbers to win the record the record $579.9 million jackpot. Now the hunt ...
MAC championship has BCS implications
Time to put the BCS puzzle together. There's not a lot of mystery going into championship weekend. Mostly, everything should simply fall into place.
Ex-US Rep. Reynolds latest to seek Jackson's seat
Just a few blocks from a courthouse where he was convicted of fraud and a few miles from another where he was convicted of having sex with a minor, ...
Wild coyotes 'kind of chilling' by Wrigley Field
Wild baseball fans might be a standard sight at Wrigley Field, but a pair of wild coyotes milling around Chicago's historic ballpark — surrounded on ...
Simple measures cut infections caught in hospitals
Preventing surgery-linked infections is a major concern for hospitals and it turns out some simple measures can make a big difference. A project at ...
Illinois man gets life term for killing wife, kids
Relatives of Kimberly Vaughn had no doubt that her husband would spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting her and their three ...
Millions chase record $500M Powerball jackpot
Eight months after a trio of ticket buyers split a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot to set a world lottery record, Powerball is offering up a prize ...
Judge mulls new trial for dad in family slayings
A judge will decide Tuesday whether an Illinois man convicted of killing his wife and three children deserves a new trial, based in part on claims ...
Another blow for state's anti-eavesdropping law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered another blow to a 50-year-old anti-eavesdropping law in Illinois, choosing to let stand a lower court ...
Tax credit luring pre-Broadway shows to Chicago
The New York-bound musical "Kinky Boots" enjoyed a pre-Broadway run at a downtown Chicago theater this fall, but only after the state of Illinois ...
Cutler sharp as Bears beat Vikings, 28-10
Even a lopsided win was painful for the Chicago Bears. They got Jay Cutler back after missing a game with a concussion, only to lose three more stars ...