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NIUHuskies.com, the official online home for Northern Illinois Athletics, is pleased to announce the launch of a new blog, "Huskie Happenings." The section includes links to a daily newsstand, online chats, feature stories and interviews, game-day and multimedia information, promotions, calendars and much more. We hope this will become your first and last stop everyday for all the information you crave about Huskie Athletics!
BASEBALL EDGED BY MILWAUKEE IN ROCKFORD, 7-6
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Northern Illinois could not hold on to a 6-5 lead in the seventh inning that was established by
Jordin Hood's second home run of the game, as Milwaukee rallied for two runs in the eighth to claim a 7-6 win on Tuesday night at Road Ranger Stadium, home of the Frontier League's Rockford RiverHawks. It was NIU baseball's first-ever game in the Rockford, Ill., area and the three-year-old stadium's first Division I contest.
Read the
NIUHuskies.com recap here, and read the recaps of both the
DeKalb Daily Chronicle and
Rockford Register Star, who each were on hand for the event.
DETAILS ON THE SIMON SIGNING
As originally reported right here on Huskie Happenings, former Northern Illinois receiver
Matt Simon, who took part in the New Orleans' Saints rookie mini-camp this past weekend in New Orleans on a tryout basis, has signed a free agent contract with the team, the Saints' announced Monday. Simon joins fellow 2008 seniors
Larry English, the defensive end who became the highest draft choice in NIU history when the San Diego Chargers selected him with the 16th overall pick in the first round, and wide receiver
Britt Davis, a free agent pick-up by the New York Jets, as rookies on 2009 NFL rosters. Get details from
NIUHuskies.com of the
Farmington Independent, Simon's hometown paper.
SPRING FOOTBALL REVIEW: THE DEFENSIVE BACKS
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle's John Sahly wrapped up his "Spring Review" with a look at
NIU's defensive backs. Within the blog, check out Sahly's video interview with
Patrick George, whom he tabs as the Most Improved Player in the defensive backfield. As a bonus, he threw in an extended look at the punters and kickers.
Event Calendar
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