Brett Starkopf, Sports Writer, Copy Editor
• January 19, 2016
Out of the big four sports in the U.S., the NHL is hurting the most in fan support while still trying to recuperate from the 2012-2013 lockout shortened season. You would think the league would do everything...
Floor hockey took over the P.E. Complex as NEIU hosted the Special Olympics 2015 State Floor Hockey Tournament on Nov. 15. A total of 26 teams, forming seven divisions, from all over the Chicagoland area,...
The century old rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be the main stage on November 21.
This event has at times surpassed the Super Bowl in viewership, and that says a lot for a single sporting...
We have all heard of NASCAR. The beloved racing sport in America that comes every weekend from Feb. to Nov. when 43 Sprint Cup drivers ready themselves to endure continuous laps around a track and do anything...
Miguel Cotto will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) World Middleweight title against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Nov. 21. This matchup is sure to impress boxing fans and renew the classic Mexico-Puerto...
The Independent caught up with NEIU economics professor, Dr. Michael Wenz, who has professional insight of sabermetrics. According to the online dictionary, saber metrics are the statistical and mathematical...
Fantasy football is awesome. It’s something I’ve been a part of for the past decade and something I like to think I’m good at. The league I’ve been a part of with my nine other friends from high...
The Blackhawks encountered an early test of character and strength against the Florida Panthers Oct. 22, their first game without defenseman Duncan Keith. The reigning Conn Smythe winner, and the team’s...
Domestic violence has become an epidemic in the professional sports realm for some years now. However, in lieu of the NFL’s popularity, domestic violence instances are brought to the forefront of sports...
The NFL season passed a quarter of its entirety and already been full of surprises. Many of the current undefeated teams have crept up from the basement and are reloaded and ready to take the...
The Chicago Cubs made history and it was not with a World Series win, yet. The Cubs managed to eliminate their arch-rival St. Louis Cardinals and win a postseason series victory at home for the first...
For 27 years, I have been a Cubs-ist. Cubbie blue has run through my veins hereditarily as I inherited it from my father and he his father. My grandfather, my dad’s mother, and mom’s father lived their...
