I'll be the first to admit it. I really didn't think the NIU football team had a chance going into the 95th Homecoming game on Saturday. But, come on. I dare any of you to stand up and honestly say that you would have disagreed with me. Western Michigan...

Chris Finlen knows the NIU football team took a big step in the right direction Saturday. With NIU's 20-12 victory over Western Michigan Saturday, Finlen and the Huskies snapped an 11-game losing streak against the big three teams in the Mid-American...

Even though the collegiate baseball season ended four months ago for the NIU baseball team, it hasn't stopped playing. The fall season ended on Monday, concluding six weeks of intrasquad play. NIU coach Dave Schrage said a lot was discovered about the...

Even in a heartbreaking loss, the NIU football team found something to smile about. Tailback Michael Turner was named MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week after his performance in the Huskies' 44-34 loss to Kent State Saturday. The sophomore...

Joshua Cribbs led Kent State to a 44-34 win over the NIU football team Saturday. The freshman quarterback was 12-for-21 for 196 yards and one touchdown pass, and ran for 97 yards on 24 attempts in the Golden Flashes' first conference win of the year....

Sports Reporter September 22. Remember that day? I do. September 22 was the last time NIU won a football game. Back-to-back losses to Marshall and Toledo have put the Huskies below .500 for the first time since a 31-14 defeat at the hands of Auburn on...

Battered, bruised, cut and sore, the NIU football team is by no means at full strength heading into Saturday's game at Kent State. "We are a little beat up," said NIU coach Joe Novak. "We've got some injuries, and we've got some players out, but it's...

Pure domination is what NIU men's rugby president John Colangelo used to describe the team's 35-5 win over Northwestern on Saturday. NIU defeated Northwestern with scores from Doug Kluth, Pete Pietruszewski, Dave McClain and Jim Seloover. Colangelo feels...

Marshall coach Bob Pruett was worried about the NIU football team when the Thundering Herd walked into Huskie Stadium Saturday. The coach said he was tickled over his team's performance in the Herd's 37-15 win over the Huskies in Mid-American Conference...

Byron Leftwich wouldn't know what to do if he didn't have Chad Pennington as his teacher. The junior quarterback knows if it wasn't for Pennington Leftwich would not be the quarterback he is today. Pennington, who was drafted with the 18th pick by the...

Chris Finlen never expected to be where he is today. He never expected to be a three-year captain or a four-year starter. Finlen knew he was going to get some playing time later on in his college career. However, he didn't think it would come in the middle...

Editor's note: Saturday marks the 11th anniversary of the NIU football team's last win against a Top 25 team. The Huskies crushed then No. 24 Fresno State 73-18. This story appeared in the Northern Star's Oct. 8, 1990. At NIU's Homecoming game Saturday,...