DeKALB – NIU sophomore guard Quentin Jones and senior guard James Dent Jr. each scored 20-plus points in a losing effort as NIU men’s basketball came up short against the Mid-American Conference’s top team in the University of Akron on Tuesday night. The...

Freshman Irmak Budak has been named the Mid-American Conference Singles Player of the week, the conference announced on Monday.  Burdak went 2-0 over the weekend in the Huskies’ 7-0 victories against the University of Northern Iowa and Eastern Illinois...

DeKALB – After dropping double-digit points in back-to-back games, senior guard James Dent Jr. from the NIU men’s basketball team has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week. Dent scored a team-high 18 points in the Huskies’ loss...

DeKALB – In the early hours of Saturday morning, NIU men’s basketball head coach Rashon Burno got the news that junior forward Ethan Butler would be unavailable for the team’s game against Ball State University later that day. The University...

With the conference championships set and four teams standing in the 2025 NFL playoffs, football fans are in for an exciting end to the season.  In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs look to three-peat while the Buffalo Bills aim to finally get past...

NIU women’s tennis junior Nataly Ninova has been named this week's Huskie of the Week after sweeping her singles matches over the weekend and being named the Mid-American Conference singles player of the week.  In the Huskies’ 7-0 win against...

DeKALB — The Northern Star has obtained a copy of NIU’s membership agreement with the Mountain West Conference through a Freedom of Information Act request to NIU.  However, the agreement has been heavily redacted. NIU cited Section 7(1)(g) of...

DeKALB – Following the departure of several assistant coaches – including all three coordinators, NIU football has made its first big hire of the offseason. The Huskies have hired former University of Charleston head coach Quinn Sanders to be their...

NIU women’s basketball redshirt sophomore forward Brooke Blumenfeld earned this week’s Huskie of the Week after leading the Huskies in scoring in their 73-71 loss against the University of Akron Zips Wednesday.  Blumenfeld contributed 16 points...

Editor’s note: This is an ongoing breaking news story. This story will be updated when more information becomes available. DeKALB – NIU will officially join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member starting in 2026, leaving the Mid-American...

Three weeks after closing out a regular season that saw NIU pull off one of the largest upsets in college football history, the Huskies put a bow on their up-and-down season with a double overtime thriller in their final game of 2024. The Huskies (8-5,...

NIU wrestling took the trip to Edwardsville for the Cougar Clash on Saturday. The Huskies mustered two podium finishes on the day and placed fifth as a team with 88 total points.  PODIUM FINISHERS At 125 lbs, Huskies’ redshirt junior Blake West...