Nick Novak

You never know which Illinois you’re going to get. Will it be the Illinois that scored 79 points against a normally stingy Ohio State defense on Jan. 10? Or will it be the Illinois that scored just 52 in a loss to Big Ten bottom-dweller Penn State the next game? read more  

I was delighted to see Adam Zagoria focus on Steve Novak's crucial contributions to the Knicks' recent victories in an article today. Zagoria and Novak talked mostly about Jeremy Lin, but in praising Lin, Novak kind of touched on his own importa ...  

After his rookie season, in which he made 80% of his FG attempts (and 60% of FG attempts from 50+ yards), Kaeding stayed about 82% in terms of FG accuracy ever season. His career FG accuracy is 86.5%, making him the most accurate FG kicker in ...  

Among Knicks with at least 40 attempts this season, only Novak is hitting threes this year at a better rate (50%) than his career average (42.4%). While Toney Douglas has fallen most dramatically (23.8% versus 35.7% for his career), Landry ...  

Whether it is incredible size, lightning speed or uncanny hand-eye coordination, today's professional athletes tend to possess preternatural physical skills that the rest of us foam-finger waving, beer-helmet wearing fans can only marvel at from ...  

Novak uncertain about future in San DiegoCBSSports.comK Nick Novak made 27 of 34 field goals attempted in replace of K Nate Kaeding (ACL) this season, but is uncertain if he will be afforded a legitimate opportunity to win the kicking job over Kaeding in training camp next season. ...  

3 Worst Moments of 2011: No. 2 -- Novak's missCBSSports.comK Nick Novak made 27 of 34 field goals with a long of 53 this season while filling in for K Nate Kaeding (ACL, Week 1). Novak, however, missed a 53-yard field goal in OT against the Broncos at home in Week 12. RB Mike Tolbert lost four yards on a rush ...and more »  

Kent Novak and his wife, Rebecca, of Hancock, Alberta Farthing and her friend, John Partridge, of Lucerne, Andrew Novak of Hancock, and Albert Novak and his wife, Michelle, of Greenville, N.H.; brothers, Albert Schmidt of Kansas and Dennis ...  

If it's true, as the saying goes, that "defense wins championships," the NFL's conference title games offered ample evidence that special teams can lose them. "You're going to need special teams. A kick will win a game more often than a run or pass will win the game, and a special teams tackle can make a big difference," former Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals...