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Reds fans enjoying a past Opening Day outside of Smoke Justis.

Businesses, Reds fans gearing up for a day that looked unlikely just two months ago

Kenton Hornbeck, LINK nky Reporter April 12, 2022

Baseball is back, folks! Local baseball fans are gearing up for another exciting Reds home opener. Peanuts, hot dogs, beer, and family fun are just around the corner for Northern Kentuckians. We might...

NKU guard Sam Vinson (2) takes a shot over a Robert Morris defender. Vinson finished with eight points.

Vinson’s incredible freshman season lights the way for bright future

Blake Lehmann, Assistant Sports Editor April 10, 2022

In a mid-major program that is heavily built upon the foundation of player development and building talent over tenure, it’s an anomaly to see a freshman get as many opportunities to shine as Sam...

NKU President Ken Bothof gives his remarks during the press conference for the welcoming of the new Mens Basketball Head Coach Darrin Horn.

An end of an era for NKU Athletics as Ken Bothof plans for retirement

Kyle Neace, Reporter April 9, 2022

Ken Bothof announced his retirement this past semester, and with it comes the end of a career that changed Northern Kentucky University Athletics for the better.  Since his arrival, Bothof was able...

NKU infielder Liam McFadden-Ackman follows through on a swing against Wright State.

NKU baseball slips against Dayton in rainy affair

Blake Lehmann, Assistant Sports Editor April 5, 2022

Heading into a new week, the NKU baseball team had already been fighting against fortune in just about every way possible. From coming into their weekend series against Milwaukee with only 24 total active...

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 12

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 12

Northerner Staff April 5, 2022

In Episode 12 of the NKU Sports Talk Radio Show, Brendan, Justis and Noah break down the men's national championship game of the NCAA Tournament on Monday. The group also dives into upcoming sporting...

Kansas players celebrate after a college basketball game against North Carolina in the finals of the Mens Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Reflecting on a March Madness for the ages

Brendan Connelly, Assistant Sports Editor April 5, 2022

Kevin Harlan said it best at the outset of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.  “Welcome to the Big Dance. This tournament is so. Much. Fun.”  Boy was it ever. It’s been three years since college basketball...

NKU freshman pitcher Kaden Echeman gets set on the mound against Wright State.

Cold bats, mental mistakes cost Norse in loss to Morehead State

Blake Lehmann, Assistant Sports Editor March 29, 2022

The hottest offense in the Horizon League went cold on Tuesday, as despite leading the conference in batting average, hits, and doubles, the NKU baseball team were held to two runs as they dropped an afternoon...

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show Episode 11

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show Episode 11

Northerner Staff March 29, 2022

In Episode 11 of the NKU Sports Talk Radio Show, the group discusses the upcoming Final Four for both the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments. They also discuss the new NFL overtime rules in the playoffs,...

The NKU dugout during Sundays game against Wright State. The Norse fell 17-10 to the Raiders.

Norse unable to shake losing streak in series finale against Wright State

Blake Lehmann, Assistant Sports Editor March 27, 2022

On what proved to be another blustery day at Friendship Field, the NKU baseball team fell to Wright State 17-10 to fall on the wrong end of a weekend sweep and extend the Norse’s losing streak against...

The Northern Kentucky Norse baseball field, located on campus at NKU.

NKU baseball drops cold, snowy slugfest against Wright State on Saturday

Blake Lehmann, Assistant Sports Editor March 26, 2022

It’s not often that teams play baseball in the snow, but that’s exactly what NKU and Horizon League rival Wright State were tasked with on Saturday; a 36 degree temperature at game time with nearly...

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 10

NKU Sports Talk Radio Show: Episode 10

Northerner Staff March 22, 2022

In Episode 10 of the NKU Sports Talk Radio Show, Brendan, Justis and Noah react to the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, including the St. Peter's Peacocks and their improbable run to their Sweet...

NKU guard Trevon Faulkner (22) scored nine points in the Norse win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the Horizon League Tournament semifinals.

Trevon Faulkner returning to the Norse for one more season

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief March 22, 2022

NKU guard Trevon Faulkner will utilize the free season afforded by the NCAA’s pandemic waiver and return to the Norse for one more season in 2022-23, NKU Athletics announced in a press release on...

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