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I am currently a staff writer for the Free Press Newspapers in Wilmington, IL and the former sports editor at the Northern Star, the campus newspaper at Northern Illinois University. I graduated in May 2009 with a Bachelor's of Science in Journalism and a minor in English. In my time at the Star I covered former NIU defensive end, two-time MAC MVP and No. 16 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft to the San Diego Chargers, Larry English. Along with my staff we spent an entire semester producing a special section, the Top 50 Huskies of All Time (http://www.northernstar.info/page.php?pid=top50). Among other things, I also had the chance to cover men's soccer, women's basketball, volleyball and various football stories at NIU.

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Jerry's Recent Articles

DETROIT - SEPTEMBER 20: Running back Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings carries the ball against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on September 20, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. The Vikings won 27-13. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

What If The Oakland Raiders Drafted Adrian Peterson In 2007?

Published 17 days ago
519 reads 39 comments

Northern Illinois Huskies: Stick To The Run Game To Win

Published 17 days ago
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Northern Illinois Huskies: No More Excuses

Published 18 days ago
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What Happened to Northern Illinois University's Olympic Involvement?

Published about 1 month ago
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Justin Smith responded to a comment on What If The Oakland Raiders Drafted Adrian Peterson In 2007?
Justin Smith responded to a comment on What If The Oakland Raiders Drafted Adrian Peterson In 2007?

The Short List What Jerry thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Ryne Sandberg, Larry English, Michael Turner, Garrett Wolfe, Devin Hester, LeBron James, Jonathan Toews
Favorite Sports Teams

Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Northern Illinois Huskies, Ohio State Buckeyes
Favorite Coaches

Joe Novak, Jim Tressel
All Time Sports Moment

The most memorable for me is Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, otherwise known as the "Bartman Game."
Most Memorable Game Attended

NIU Football 2008 Homecoming: Routed rival Toledo
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken's consecutive games played streak.
Ruth or Mays?

Mays, all-around player.
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan, he was the best ever.
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

Schumacher
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10

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by Craig
2 months ago

I thought you would like this new look on college football(Illinois) and the NY Giants recent drafts.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/234198-drafting-ny-giants-the-state-of-illinois-producing-football-studs
by Joel
4 months ago

A look at the 20 best moves the Cubs have made in the last 20 years. Take a look when you get a chance.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214647-lets-make-a-deal-the-chicago-cubs-20-best-transactions-since-1990
by daniel
about 1 year ago

jerry,

check this out if you get a chance:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/65009-good-news-good-guys-in-college-football

a story i feel is getting overlooked.

thanks!
by Joe
about 1 year ago

Hey Jerry, I promise this isn't spam or anything, but I run a blog at TheDailyCub.com, but I can't keep up with daily posts or anything like that, so I have been looking for somebody to run it. You have been doing a good job with Cubs writing on here and I was wondering if you could take over the blog for me. It's not much work and when it starts to make money, you get to split the profits with the person who actually owns the site. It's all part of sportsblognet.com so you have instant exposure, although it is a new sight that just launched from beta. Let me know if you would be interested.
by Chris
about 1 year ago

Hey man, it was a necessary article and not a bad one. I was just a little hyped up after the Sox win last night and probably a little on the edge. But yeah, it has nothing to do with Sox and Cubs, you know? Just writers sharing their opinions.

Lookin' forward to your next article.
-CJP
by Bob
about 1 year ago

I look forward to your top 4.
by Sam
about 1 year ago

Thanks for the compliment
by Casey
about 1 year ago

Hey,

Thanks for reading my article helping me win "pick of the day."

Casey
by Jake
about 1 year ago

visit my blog at bearsbacker.com
thanks,
Jake
by Jim
about 1 year ago

Hey Jerry:
My Google news homepage tagged your bio page. Good to see you writing on here. Although I'd offer that the most unbreakable sports record is Cy Young's 511 career wins. No one will ever even get within 100 of it.
Have a great summer. - Jim K.

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What If The Oakland Raiders Drafted Adrian Peterson In 2007?

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Northern Illinois Huskies: No More Excuses

What Happened to Northern Illinois University's Olympic Involvement?

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