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,...

Joe Novak would love to see the stands filled this weekend. The NIU football team faces Marshall this Saturday and Novak thinks this is the weekend Huskie Stadium should be filled to capacity and give the Huskies the advantage over the Thundering Herd...

NIU women's rugby President Fran Campobasso knows that this weekend's game against Northwestern will definitely be the team's biggest test this season. The undefeated women's rugby team (3-0) will play Northwestern Saturday, who in Campobasso's opinion,...

Senior finance major Mike Love got on top of things yesterday afternoon as he signed up for intramural flag football. "I do it 'cause I'm Greek," said Love. "I have a good time and always have fun playing. I have participated in flag football, volleyball,...

For most people, Sunday is a day for rest and relaxation — but, while most people watch football, eat and sleep, the NIU women's golf team is hard at work. Sunday's final score of 323 at the Notre Dame Invitational was the third time in three tournaments...

Toledo, OHIO - NIU coach Joe Novak knows Toledo is probably the best team the Huskies will face this year. Novak went far enough to even say they are better than the Illinois team that gave NIU its first loss of the season. "Toledo has 11 seniors returning...

Toledo, OHIO — There was no use of the phrase "moral victory" after the NIU football team's 41-20 loss to Toledo. In fact, the phrase has been erased from the Huskies' vocabulary. There will be no more "moral victories" for the Huskies. They are sick...

Vince Thompson has given the NIU football team its fourth Mid-American Conference Player of the Week. The junior, who won the first of his career after being named MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week, finished with one interception, which was...

For NIU junior split end P.J. Fleck, the comparisons to ex-NFL star Don Beebe are flattering, but it's the comparison to another player that he agrees with more. "I'd say I am a little bit more like Tom Waddle," Fleck said, in response to comparisons...

After Sept. 11's tragedies, security everywhere has been increased for the safety of our fellow Americans. This Saturday, the Huskie football game between NIU and Sam Houston State won't be any different, as tighter security will be enforced for all fans...

NIU senior quarterback Chris Finlen knows that the team has had a hard time focusing since the terrorist acts in New York and Washington, D.C., last week, but he is confident they can get their act together for Sam Houston State at 6:35 p.m. Saturday...

In a time of mourning for our country, sports have taken an understandable backseat to the horrific events that faceless plane hijackers did to us by taking away many of our loved ones. Whether we knew someone that was directly affected by this incident...