![Redshirt sophomore guard Zion Russell (10) attempts a free throw late in the second half of an NIU mens basketball home game. Russell announced Sunday that he will be transferring to Niagara University. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-20-Mbb-Ball-State-TD-10-1200x974.jpg)
Zion Russell commits to Niagara University
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| May 6, 2024
![Freshman catcher Cooper Cohn (4) beats a throw to first base on May 3 at Ralph McKinzie Field at Walt and Janice Owens Park. NIU baseball lost the series finale against Ball State University by a score of 13-10 on Sunday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BB-Ball-06-1200x800.jpg)
Huskies out-slugged by Ball State, drop series finale
By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter
| May 5, 2024
![Senior Julia Finegan (2) runs at the Redbird Tune Up on Feb. 16. Finegan finished third in the 800-meter run at the Fighting Illini Tune Up on Saturday. (Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DBXG5494-1200x800.jpg)
Huskies net 2 first place finishes in visit to Urbana-Champaign
By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter
| May 5, 2024
![Senior catcher/outfielder Ellis Erickson dives back to first base on Tuesday at Mary M. Bell Field. NIU softball dropped all three games of its regular season finale against Miami University on Saturday. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Erickson-4-30-24.png)
Softball swept in series versus No. 25 RedHawks
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| May 5, 2024
![Senior outfielder/catcher Colin Summerhill swings at a pitch in an NIU baseball home game against Ball State University on Friday. Summerhill notched four RBIs in the Huskies 12-3 rout of the Cardinals on Saturday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BB-Ball-02-1200x800.jpg)
Brouwer’s no-hit bid powers Huskies to weekend win
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| May 4, 2024
![Freshman catcher Cooper Cohn (4) hits a home run during the second inning at Ralph McKinzie Field at Walt and Janice Park. NIU baseball dropped the series opener against Ball State University by a score of 4-3 on Friday. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BB-Ball-17-1200x800.jpg)
Ball State outlasts Huskies, NIU drops series opener
By Joseph Segreti, Sports Reporter
| May 3, 2024
![Junior Felix Krammer lines up a shot at the Badger Invitational in October of 2023. Krammer, along with junior Ben Sluzas, was voted to the All-MAC Second Team for the 2023-24 season. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Krammer-October-2023-Bader-Invitational-2.png)
Sluzas, Krammer earn All-MAC Second Team honors
By Eddie Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
| May 3, 2024
![Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze and quarterback Caleb Williams hold their jerseys at a press conference in Lake Forest, Illinois on Friday. Odunze and Williams were both selected in the 2024 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AP24117775837339-1200x800.jpg)
COLUMN: Grading the Bears’ 2024 draft class
By Eddie Miller, Assistant Sports Editor
| May 2, 2024
![NIU senior infielder Andre Demetral gets set to throw the ball to first base on April 24 at Curtis Granderson Stadium. Demetral scored two runs as NIU baseball fell 6-5 to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers on Wednesday. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0983-1200x1012.jpg)
Timely hitting evades NIU baseball in loss to Milwaukee
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| May 2, 2024
![A graphic shows redshirt junior quarterback Ethan Hampton, redshirt junior quarterback Jalen Macon and redshirt freshman quarterback Josh Holst. Sports Reporter Skyler Kisellus believes the three have emerged as the top contenders to succeed Rocky Lombardi as NIU’s starting quarterback. (Eddie Miller | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1607-1200x1015.png)
COLUMN: Evaluating NIU’s top quarterback options
By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
| May 2, 2024
![Then-sophomore guard Keshawn Williams (0) shoots a layup over Kent State Universitys then-redshirt junior guard Sincere Carry on March 1, 2022 at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb. Williams announced on his Instagram Monday that he will be transferring to Colorado State University for the 2024-25 season. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC02863-960x1200.jpg)
Keshawn Williams commits to Colorado State
By Zachary Bertram, Senior Sports Reporter
| May 1, 2024
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