NIU sports could be following in the footsteps of the football team, but in a different direction. The football team has plans to go ‘big' time after entering the Big West, and believes it will help the future of NIU football. Yesterday, representatives...

This Thursday the NIU football team will open its season in Cyclone-Trice field to take on the Cyclones of Iowa State. And for once, at least in the last three years, there is not a quarterback controversy to add to the mystery of how the Huskies are...

LeShon Johnson can certainly handle getting the Huskie football team some points, but can he keep the other team from scoring? Obviously not. That's why there are 11 talented players to take care of that on defense. "I think we have a little more team...

BASEBALL National League SAN DIEGO PADRES_Placed Wally Whitehurst, pitcher, on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 20. Recalled Scott Sanders, pitcher, from Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS_Placed Will Clark, first...

With a strong offensive line, an improved quarterback, and the scoring potential of LeShon Johnson, the NIU football team has a lot to look forward to for the 1993 season. After improving the team's record from 2-9 in 1991 to 5-6 in 1992, the Huskies...

The Huskie football players have cast their votes and the ballots are in for which players will have the honor of being team captains for the upcoming season. This season, they have picked four fifth-year seniors—tailback LeShon Johnson, tight end Raymond...

The Northern Illinois football program held its third annual Huskie Huddle luncheon Tuesday afternoon at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Building, and the big topic was, of course, the Big West Conference. "I am excited about the opportunities that we have...

When it comes right down to it, the game winning spike is what everybody remembers. The pass to the setter as well as the set itself are often forgotten before the ball even hits the ground. For those who aren't well versed in the finer points of volleyball,...

Big West champs? Bowl bid? Heisman Trophy candidate? These are words previously not found in the NIU vocabulary, at least not before the Huskies entered the Big West. Although words can't prove a thing, senior tailback LeShon Johnson may be all the proof...

Three things Mike Ditka did on his summer vacation: 1). TOOK LONG, PEACEFUL WALKS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. (‘‘Yeah, well, my handicap is pretty low. ... Well, about a 3. But I can't play to it! ... I don't care what people heard! It's a fact! All they...

Weekend Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX_Acquired Rob Deer, outfielder, from the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later. Placed Luis Rivera, infielder, on the 15-day disabled list. CALIFORNIA ANGELS_Recalled J.T. Snow,...

After eight seasons as a major independent, the 1993 Huskie football team will enter the 10-team Big West Division for its silver anniversary season in the major college ranks of Division I-A. The Huskies are one of four newcomers to the Big West Conference....