Sports

After months on the shelf, the Golden Eagles are back.

The NIU Athletics Department announced on Friday that the football, men’s basketball, and men’s golf teams are all under quarantine.

It looks like Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will have to worry about last year’s MVP trophy getting lonely.

Belen Nevenhoven also reached the singles state championship match before losing in two sets, but the senior will not get the chance at redemption this year.

Normally, the Lady Knights would be midway through their season, playing in conference matches and larger invites. However, the IHSA has limited sporting events to COVID regions or conference meets.

In order to cover the upkeep costs of maintaining Beloit’s new baseball stadium over the next 20 years, Snappers Managing Operator Quint Studer will change the team’s name.

The University of Wisconsin chancellor says Big Ten football will remain on hold until there are answers to questions about COVID-19 testing and tracing, along with possible long-term heart issues related to the coronavirus.

Mills cruised through baseball’s second no-hitter this season in just the 15th start of his career, completing the gem in a 12-0 romp over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

Trubisky, who held off Nick Foles to keep his job, completed 20 of 36 attempts for 242 yards with three touchdowns, including short passes for scores to Jimmy Graham and Javon Wims.

Robinson made NFL history in his pro debut. Robinson’s 62 yards broke the previous mark for undrafted rookie running backs in season openers.

Sunday will be all business for Robinson, who will make his NFL debut when the Jaguars host the Colts.

There may only be four high school sports competing this fall, but starting this week the IHSA began allowing all teams to get back into the gym or on the field and resume normal practices.

Katelyn Sayyalinh guided the team to three straight conference championships and two regional crowns, but now that she is on to college, it’s younger sister Kayla’s turn.

Undrafted rookie free agent James Robinson is listed as the starter, with second-year pro Devine Ozigbo as the backup, and veteran Chris Thompson slated third.

Kemba Walker scored 21 for the Celtics, whose starters outscored Toronto’s starters by a whopping 93-45. Jayson Tatum scored 18, Daniel Theis and Brad Wanamaker each had 15 and Marcus Smart added 12 for Boston.

Belvidere North hosted its first cross country meet for the boys and girls over the weekend. The Blue Thunder ran against Auburn and Freeport in a NIC-10 Triangular.

The explanation Nagy offered Sunday for selecting Trubisky over Nick Foles in the Bears’ quarterback competition had more to do with Trubisky’s strides as a quarterback than any disadvantage Foles faced from a lack of offseason work in the team’s offense because of the league’s COVID-19 restrictions.

Two days after winning Game 3 on OG Anunoby’s 3-pointer as time expired, the Raptors didn’t need any big shots. Instead, they just put together long stretches of stops, shutting down most of Boston’s perimeter shooters and Jaylen Brown in particular.

Fulton tops Byron by 23 strokes to win the team title.

Belvidere North hosted its first conference triangular. Both the boys' and girls' won their respective races.

Robinson is one of 16 rookies to make the Jaguars 53-man opening week roster.

Guilford sophomore Kayla Sayyalinh earned medalist honors.

This time last year, Chad Gerig led Stillman Valley to a massive road win over Byron, but this school year, the Tigers are not on the calendar until March 20 so the senior needed something else to do.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything for high school athletes and for Winnebago girls cross country, it has even taken away the opportunity at back-to-back state championships.

The girls’ run was dominated by the defending Class 1A state champions, Winnebago, while Rockford Christian ran away with the team title taking six of the top eight spots for the boys.

Jody Deery, the longtime owner of the Rockford Speedway, is stepping away from her daily duties after decades running the stateline staple.

Athletic events look a lot different now than they did this past spring.

The Titans edged the Vikings 155-158 to stay undefeated in conference.

Fred VanVleet shot just 3-16 from the field and was a -28 on the court in the 112-94 game one loss to Boston.

Jefferson hosted the first boys and girls cross country meet in Rockford, with the 50-person limit in place. The races were separated by 45 minutes to allow athletes and others to get off the course.