DeKALB | With 15 practices in the books, the NIU football team closes up shop until next fall with the Spring Game at 1 p.m. Saturday at Huskie Stadium. Five burning questions were addressed in the pages of the sports section this week, and Saturday is...

Saturday's upcoming Spring Game at 1 p.m. at Huskie Stadium is an event worth attending for football fans. Though it's a mere scrimmage, the Huskies will have the chance to showcase their team to the viewing public for the first time since their loss...

It's in our nature to give everything a name. But sometimes providing everything with a name can cause confusion. Take, for example, the Happy Meal. Why is it "happy?" Surely it isn't the hamburger. That's just a meat patty, some ketchup and a bun. And...

DeKALB | The Gary Steelheads of the United States Basketball League have selected former NIU center James Hughes as the 11th overall pick in the draft. Hughes was the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 and averaged 12.1 points per game and a team-high...

NIU has learned going to a bowl doesn't mean it will put the money in its checking account. Instead, a bowl game payout is given by a bowl for a school to cover its expenses. The money is therefore not intended to be used as revenue. "That's what [the...

NIU purchase orders Eddie Williams reported two major expenses to the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees in March. He was required to report these expenses as they totaled over $100,000. The largest expense was $350,000 for airfare to transport...

Boycott this cold weather that has usurped valuable time that could be spent outdoors. As a personal rule, I refuse to wear a jacket past March 1. That's right, Mother Nature, catch up to me. This spring, I will be outdoors and active, and plan to motivate...

DeKALB | The Huskie Athletic Scholarship Fund invites all Huskie fans to chow down before the NIU Football Spring Game on Saturday, April 21, at Huskie Stadium. The competition to determine the best Huskie tailgate team will start at 10 a.m. and end just...

Without pads, everyone looks like an All-American. At least that is the sentiment of NIU coach Joe Novak. Entering his 12th year at the helm of Huskie football, the dean of MAC coaches is realistic when it comes to passing judgment of players in "shells."...

There was a time when blaring music, full-throat public address and time-out gimmicks weren't necessary to get a crowd out of their seats. At NIU, that was the era of the Chick Evans Field House. "The thing about the Field House is that it was like the...

New NIU Offensive Coordinator Roy Wittke won't get to coach the all-time leading rusher in the history of NIU football, Garrett Wolfe. The first-year offensive coordinator takes the helm of an offense steeped in running back tradition. We talked to the...

DeKALB | NIU could serve as an Olympic venue in 2016. Officially announced Thursday after weeks of speculation, the Board of Trustees approved what it called an "intergovernmental agreement with the City of Chicago." This agreement makes NIU the host...