DeKALB | There exists an issue embedded in NIU's game against Buffalo Saturday that's bigger than the game. It's a problem that stems from the foundations of this country and has continued to receive heightened awareness. That issue is equal opportunity....

Despite showing improvement from last week's meet, the NIU cross country team managed to finish just seventh in the Elmhurst Early Bird Invitational at Bradley. Junior Meghan Ginter was the only player for the Huskies to crack the top 20 out of 74 runners...

An air of uncertainty surrounds a key component of the women's soccer team: senior mid-fielder Elaine Eliadis will be out indefinitely because of an injury to her knee. According to NIU's Sports Information Department, it is not entirely known when the...

A long time ago, someone, somewhere asked themselves a question: How can you make the event of cross-country skiing more exciting? The logical answer: give the skiers a gun. Someone else obviously thought this was a good idea and since 1960 the Olympics...

BLOOMINGTON - State championships in events ranging from golf to Scholastic Bowl could be jeopardized under a proposed law that would cap the Illinois High School Association’s income from postseason tournaments, IHSA officials said Tuesday. Rep. Kurt...

The NIU baseball team received four National Letters of Intent Tuesday. Pitcher and outfielder Cody Beck (Bartlett), infielder Jordin Hood (Lake Zurich), outfielder Daniel Reed (North Iowa Area CC), and pitcher and first baseman David Reynolds (Sandburg)...

A touchdown celebration tells a lot about a player’s personality. Terrell Owens once pulled a pen out of his sock and signed the ball. Joe Horn stashed a cell phone under the goal post and then made a call after his touchdown. And whether it’s proposing...

This is the scene as a cross-country runner reaches the finish line. Exasperated, exhausted, crying, bent over, out of breath. Muscles so dense with starch runners can’t even bend over to untie their shoes. The cool fall air burns as they breath it...

For the first time since the mid-1980s, the 2005 MAC cross country championships will be held at NIU Saturday. Teams will take to the turf at the North Forty course at 11 a.m. NIU is no stranger to being the host school for a MAC tournament, as the gymnastics...

When the NIU men’s soccer team plays No. 1 Akron at 7 p.m. Friday, it will experience a first. For the first time in school history, the team’s away game will be broadcast live on niuhuskies.com. Bill Baker and Sid Simmons will provide coverage for...

With donations ranging from world-wide corporations to the home-town bar and grill, the NIU Athletics Department partially funds its 496 athletes and 17 athletic programs. Gatorade, Adidas, Pepsi, Allstate, Applebee’s, Castle Bank, Fatty’s, Culver’s...

The NIU cross country team owns the Benedictine Invitational. For the fourth consecutive year, head coach Connie Teaberry’s squad finished first in team competition. A herd of NIU runners dotted the Top 10 and Christina Nieto led the way with a third-place...