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MVC men’s basketball 2021-22 preview

DREW HILL • October 21, 2021

The men’s college basketball season opens Tuesday, Nov. 9 with the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) having several teams playing non-conference games on that day to open the season. As has become the...

UNI and Valpraiso end match in scoreless tie

DEVON CANTY • October 21, 2021

The UNI women’s soccer team traveled to Valparaiso, Ind. to face off against the Beacons of Valparaiso University last Sunday. These two teams have very little history, but the match was highly anticipated....

NFL Week 6 recap: It’s now time to overreact

HUNTER FRIESEN • October 21, 2021

With Week 6 under wraps, we’re now one-third of the way through the newly adopted 18-week NFL regular season. For most sports fans, six games are just enough of a sample size to make judgments on which...

Slow start dooms UNI as they fall to South Dakota 34-21

DAVID WARRINGTON • October 18, 2021

A slow opening half spelled trouble for the 16th-ranked Panthers, who couldn’t complete a comeback attempt in the second half on Saturday against the 21st-ranked South Dakota Coyotes at the UNI-Dome....

Panthers split weekend matches vs Aces, Sycamores

HUNTER FRIESEN • October 18, 2021

After an extended road journey that took them throughout the Missouri Valley Conference, the UNI Panthers women’s volleyball team returned home this past weekend, hosting the University of Evansville...

Panthers fall short against Sycamores, 3-1

DAVID WARRINGTON • October 14, 2021

This past Saturday, the UNI women’s soccer team was back in action, hosting the Indiana State University Sycamores at the UNI Soccer Field in Cedar Falls. The Panthers entered the game with a record...

UNI drops first home swim meet to Iowa State

DREW HILL • October 14, 2021

The UNI women’s swim team faced Iowa State at the Glenn F. Henry Swimming & Diving Pool in a swim meet last Saturday, Oct. 9. UNI came in after a 159-133 win over Iowa in their first meet, while...

The ongoing debate of vaccinations in the NBA

DEVON CANTY • October 14, 2021

The coronavirus vaccine has been the topic of discussion as of late in professional sports leagues around the country, and is most prominent in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA has not...

UNI falls to North Dakota State on the road

DREW HILL • October 11, 2021

UNI hit the turf Saturday in an away game with the North Dakota State Bison (NDSU). UNI came into the matchup ranked 12th in the FCS Coaches Poll with NDSU coming in fifth. It was a huge game for both...

Panthers go 1-1 in road games with Bears, Salukis

DEVON CANTY and COLIN HORNING • October 11, 2021

This past weekend, the UNI Panthers had two Missouri Valley Conference road games scheduled back-to-back. Friday’s match took place in Springfield, Mo. against the Missouri State Bears, with Saturday’s...

Tiger Woods and the modern superstar golfer

HUNTER FRIESEN • October 11, 2021

Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson. These names often come up when you ask someone to name a professional golfer. That pool may be small when compared...

UNI loses conference road opener to Loyola

DREW HILL • October 7, 2021

The UNI women’s volleyball team hit the road for their first conference road game after a three-game home stretch as they traveled to Chicago to face the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers. UNI came into the game...