It’s been two weeks since the NIU football team last took the field. The Huskies walked off of it with a frustrating 20-9 loss in Maryland. Now, fresh off a bye week, NIU is hitting the road once more to face a new opponent in a Saturday matinee. The...

Facing their second conference opponent of the season, NIU women’s soccer (2-4-2, 0-1-1 MAC) clinched a 1-1 draw on Thursday in a Midwest battle against The University of Toledo Rockets (3-1-3, 0-0-1 MAC). "Fair play to the group, they came out ready...

DeKALB — The NIU football team is just days away from making its first-ever trip to Starkville, Mississippi, to face the unbeaten Mississippi State Bulldogs, but you can already hear the cowbells coming from Huskie Stadium. Wait, cowbells? In DeKalb?...

The past few NIU volleyball seasons haven’t been as exciting as this one has been so far, that’s what I’ve gathered, anyway.  After going 7-2 in non-conference play, the Huskies have the confidence and momentum needed to make their Mid-American...

DeKALB — NIU’s men’s soccer team (3-3-1) suffered their third loss of the season to the Eastern Illinois University Panthers (1-3-1) in a five-goal, 3-2 thriller on Tuesday night. A combination of defensive lapses, solid goalkeeping and lack of...

Featuring 13 home matches, NIU men’s tennis’s 2026 schedule was announced by NIU Athletics on Thursday. The Huskies will play 21 matches in their spring dual season, eight of which will be on the road.  After a 8-15 season in which the Huskies...

I’m not going to sit here and tell you NIU has played great football this season. I won’t pretend to be as confident in the Huskies on Tuesday morning as I was more than a week ago — on a dark, humid Friday night in Maryland. After hearing all...

After being named to the Hampton Inn Invitational All-Tournament team Sunday, NIU volleyball sophomore outside hitter Emma McCartney has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week.  In every match at the tournament, which was hosted by Indiana...

DeKALB — To kick off  Mid-American Conference play, NIU’s women’s soccer hosted the Miami University Redhawks (4-3, 1-0 MAC) on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies (2-4-1, 0-1 MAC) were haunted by defensive mistakes leading to two early goals and a 2-0...

DeKALB — Earning just its second loss of the season, NIU men’s soccer (3-2-1) fell to the St. Thomas University Tommies (3-1-2) in a 1-0 shutout, their first of the season.  “Hugely disappointing obviously, losing the game here at home especially...

NIU volleyball rounded out the Hampton Inn Invitational in Indianapolis Saturday against the Indiana University Indianapolis Jaguars.  The Huskies (7-2) attacked from all angles to get through the Jaguars’ blocks. IU Indy rallied back, taking the...