It's been a tough month of October for the volleyball team. After an impressive start, they have been unable to maintain the momentum they took into conference play and are flatlining. The Bulls (14-12, 2-8 Mid-American Conference) held two matches against conference opponents in Alumni Arena over the weekend.
For six members of the cross country team, the season ended on a high. The Bulls traveled to Ithaca, N.Y.
Los Angeles Lakers Additions: Matt Barnes, Steve Blake, Devin Ebanks, Theo Ratliff Losses: Jordan Farmar, Josh Powell The defending champs are back and better than ever.
Homecoming weekend brings current and former students together to watch their alma mater play football.
Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez The main event on Saturday night pits undefeated Cain Velasquez against Brock Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight Title.
Things were supposed to be much different. Coming into the season, the Bulls (2-4, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) were supposed to have a high-octane offense that would spread the field and torment opposing defenses.
Oklahoma City Thunder Additions: Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook Losses: Etan Thomas The Thunder were the surprise team in the league last season after taking defending champion Los Angeles to seven games in the first round of the playoffs.
Racing in their first event of the year, the rowing team used discipline to gain successful results at the Head of the Genesee Invitational on Saturday. The Bulls' Varsity 8 "A" boat finished 45 seconds after the race winner Duke University and took second place with a race time of 32:36.56.
On Saturday, the cross-country team traveled to Penn State's Blue and White Golf Courses to participate in one of the largest tournaments of the year. Not only was the tournament one of the largest, it also had some of the best competition in the country, making for a tough weekend for every squad. The lineup included the defending NCAA Champion Villanova, a team that ran four All-Americans from last year on Saturday.
On Saturday night, the men's soccer team not only had to play against the best team in the Mid-American Conference, but they had to deal with the No.1 ranked team in the country. As expected, the Akron Zips (11-0-1, 4-0-0 MAC) bullied the Buffalo Bulls (5-7-1, 1-2-0 MAC) from start to finish in a 4-0 game. Despite the score, Bulls head coach John Astudillo thought the effort from the Zips was top notch. "I think from almost every aspect on the field, Akron was quite a bit better and more efficient than we were," Astudillo said. The Zips came roaring out of the gates, led by freshman forward Darren Mattocks.
The men's tennis team took to the courts this weekend to claim regional supremacy. The USTA/ITA Northeast Regional Championships ran from last Thursday to Monday and showcased top talent from schools such as Princeton, Harvard, Boston College and Dartmouth. With such prestigious names on the schedule, many opponents would be intimidated.
The women's soccer team was twice in position over the weekend to win its first game since early September.
Scouting Northern lllinois 2010 Record: 4-2 (2-0 Mid-American Conference) 2009 Record: 7-6 (5-3 MAC) Last Meeting: September 16, 2006 Northern Illinois 31, Buffalo 16 All-Time Series: Northern Illinois leads Buffalo, 5-1 Three Huskies to watch: RB Chad Spann ? Spann leads the MAC in rushing and ranks 19th nationally with 107 yards per game.
The NBA season is rapidly approaching and The Spectrum is getting you ready for the season with our six-part division-by-division preview. We'll cover everything that has happened over the summer with your favorite teams and let you know what to expect this season. There's no better place to start than LeBron, South Beach, and the center of the media circus. MIAMI HEAT Additions: LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Zydrunas Ilgauskus, Mike Miller, Eddie House, Juwan Howard, Da'Sean Butler, Dexter Pittman Losses: Michael Beasley, Daquan Cook The Heat became the most talked about team in sports once King James announced he would "take his talents to South Beach." The reaction following the shift of power in the Eastern Conference caused a line to be drawn in the sand.
Bradley Parker navigated his way through the crowd, dodging elbows, shoves, and dirty looks while dozens of people waited in line to enter The Northside bar Saturday night on Main Street. According to Parker, a sophomore communication major, the bar was rowdier, hotter and more packed than normal.
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