Dictionary.com defines beating as "to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly." This weekend, NIU football suffered a beating as Toledo won 70-21 against the Huskies. The Rockets (4-5 overall, 2-3 MAC) scored 21 points in every quarter but the fourth....

In recent years, a trip to Toledo for the football team has meant a battle for first place in the MAC West. This season, a visit to the Glass Bowl for the Huskies is a battle between the two bottom teams in the MAC West. NIU (1-7 overall, 0-4 MAC) faces...

With the NIU football team struggling this season, writing a recap every week has become so routine that, after a while, they almost all come out the same. So, instead of being really serious about the state of the team, why not just have fun with it?...

Playing a beaten-up, injury-depleted Huskie team was just what the Wisconsin football team needed to snap its two-game losing streak. The Badgers scored touchdowns on four of its first five possessions and looked like the team that was ranked in the Top...

Right now, the University of Wisconsin football team is trying to get well. After losing back-to-back games for the first time since 2005, the Badgers have dropped out of the top 25 and are fighting for their lives in the Big Ten. Fortunately for Wisconsin...

A lot can change in two weeks. Heading into the Oct. 6 game in Champaign against Illinois, Wisconsin was ranked No. 5 in the country and was sitting pretty at 2-0 in the Big Ten. But after consecutive losses to Illinois and Penn State, Wisconsin has dropped...

In his 12 years at NIU, head coach Joe Novak has never seen a season quite like this one. Underclassmen have been thrown in the game a season early and guys listed second and third on the depth chart have seen significant action. Currently, 13 starters...

For nine consecutive seasons, the NIU football team has won its Homecoming Game, but that streak ended Saturday evening. Western Michigan (3-4, 2-1) topped the Huskies 17-13, handing them their first Homecoming loss since 1996. The loss dropped NIU to...

For nine consecutive seasons, the NIU football team has won its Homecoming game, but that streak ended Saturday evening. Western Michigan (3-4, 2-1) topped the Huskies 17-13, handing them their first Homecoming loss since 1996. The loss dropped NIU to...

If there was one thing in the world the late Bud Nangle didn't like, it was cheering in the press box. As a part of the Homecoming festivities, NIU will name its press box after Bud and Joyce Nangle at noon Saturday. The ceremony is open to the public...

Defensive Line Western Michigan University's defensive line has allowed opponents to average 223.5 yards per game via the ground attack this season. So far this season, the Broncos have faced five Division I-A opponents. Of those, four have rushing offenses...

Men's Soccer Ryan Hammersmith Staff Writer So what does the NIU men's soccer team need to do to get better? If you asked the players, the unanimous answer would be nothing. And as it turns out anyway, the Huskies haven't been playing all that bad this...