NEIU Independent

Missing Monsters of the Midway

Mario Mayorga • January 13, 2015

Charles Peanut Tillman and Lance Briggs came into the Chicago Bears together in 2003 and quite fittingly, it seems like they will be going out together as well. This past season provided some major shortcomings...

Resolving Resolutions

Samentha Sepulveda • January 13, 2015

2015 is the year! You’ve resolved to make 2015 the year you lose those extra pounds, lead a healthier lifestyle or simply become more active. You’re not alone. These resolutions are quite popular....

Bulls Off and Running

Larry Thigpen • January 13, 2015

The grind of an 82-game NBA season is in full effect for the Chicago Bulls. This season the team’s stars have been exceptionally healthy and are getting prepared to attack full speed ahead towards...

Historically Big Unit of Hall of Famers

Andrew Pappas, Writer • January 13, 2015

For the first time since 1955, four players were selected as baseball Hall of Fame inductees in the class of 2015. Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio all got more than the required...

Mr. Chicago Sports, 2014

Alejandra Franco, Sports Editor • January 12, 2015

It was a tough year for Chicago sports fans. Despite no team bringing a championship to the city, one athlete stood out from all the rest, White Sox rookie first baseman, Jose Abreu. There was some backlash...

2014 Sports Year In Review

Julio De León • January 12, 2015

The year is coming to an end and another year of winners, losers, surprises and disappointments are in the history books. From incidences and scandal to heroics and transcendence, the year 2014 has proven...

Questions Rise About Derrick Rose

Alan Pearson • December 2, 2014

After what seemed like an eternity the Bulls season finally arrived. The hype was built up all summer for a potential championship contending team. Chicago sports are not exactly at its highest right now....

Student Hopes To Hit Home Run With Baseball Club

Andrew Pappas, Writer • November 4, 2014

NEIU’s baseball team notably won the 1996 Mid-Continent Conference championship and secured an NCAA Tournament bid. Michael Brazeau, a Junior studying History, is hoping to bring quality baseball back...

Who Rakes in the Most Dough?

Julio De León, writer • October 21, 2014

On Monday, Oct. 9, it was announced that the NBA came to an agreement with ESPN and Turner Sports on a nine-year, $24 billion media-rights deal. This deal will have effects that extend beyond the reach...

Are Cyber-Athletes The Future?

Alan Pearson • October 21, 2014

It is amazing how fast technology is developing these days. It seems like today there are new and better things from yesterday in most aspects of life. This has been especially true within the Paralympic...

Former NEIU Student Completes Chicago Marathon

Alejandra Fraco • October 21, 2014

Approximately 45,000 people took to the streets of Chicago, for the city’s annual marathon on Sunday, Oct. 12. Former NEIU student, Marta Kryvdyk was among them. At just 20-years-old, Kryvdyk can say...

The Drafty City

Alan Pearson • October 21, 2014

The NFL recently announced that Chicago would be the site for the 2015 NFL draft. This is the first time that the draft will be outside of New York since 1964, when it was last held in Chicago. Los...