It was another dominant weekend at home for NIU volleyball. For the ninth and 10th times this season, the Huskies (13-9, 5-3 MAC) were able to record straight-set victories at home, taking down Buffalo (5-17, 0-8 MAC) on Friday, and Akron (7-12, 1-7 MAC)...

Senior day was the appropriate title for Saturday's match-up between the NIU men's soccer team and conference opponent Hartwick. As the seniors celebrated their collegiate career, defender Drew Jeskey showed the team why his class will be missed.The senior...

After two hours and 56 minutes, Saturday, a new generation of Huskie football emerged as NIU defeated Toledo 38-7. "It's a totally different era," said NIU wide receiver Marcus Perez. "We're just trying to build this program back to where it was." As...

NIU athletics had a big Homecoming weekend. And when I say big, I'm not talking about the score deferential between the Huskies and the Rockets. Though the football team walked away with its 10th Homecoming win in the last 11 tries, NIU's volleyball and...

Toledo strong safety Barry Church has a lot on his resume. Church has been named first-team All-MAC his first two seasons in a Rockets uniform, and he's only a junior. Last season, Church was third on the Rockets with 92 tackles and second on the team...

It's been 19 seasons since NIU football last beat Toledo at home. But Huskies head coach Jerry Kill isn't focusing on that fact. He doesn't know much about NIU's struggles against Toledo. "That's the good thing about being a new coach," Kill said. "The...

Saturday's home contest with MAC opponent Hartwick will provide the NIU men's soccer team with a chance to get back on the winning track. The start of the match is set from 12 p.m. at the NIU soccer/track complex. Since falling to then No. 6 Akron 4-0,...

Call it a five-year reunion if you want, as NIU will return to Soldier Field in 2011. On Sept. 17, 2011, five years and 16 days after the Huskies last played in Chicago, NIU will return to Soldier Field to face Wisconsin. The Huskies were supposed to...

An NIU basketball player has earned preseason honors this year. Sophomore Darion "Jake" Anderson was one of 10 players named to the preseason All-Mid American Conference Team Wednesday. Last year's MAC Freshman of the Year averaged a team-best 12.2 points...

NIU has been living in the shadow of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for years. The Fighting Illini have a larger budget, bigger buildings and a popular football team that usually blanks out Huskie athletic news. However, when it comes to...

Homecoming has arrived, and tickets to the Homecoming football game will be in high demand. Homecoming is generally the highest attended game at Huskie Stadium, and tickets are easily accessible for students and their guests. Student tickets to the game...

While the typical fan in the stands may not think making noise actually can help their team, they are wrong. Noise can make all the difference, and this point stood true during Saturday's football game against Miami (Ohio). "It's a lot easier to play...