Are we having fun yet? Probably not. Sportswise, February is the most boring month of the year. The calendar says Feb. 4, and the top sports story so far this month has been about the America's Cup race in Australia. Exciting, huh? The Pro Bowl, which...

When one is part of a Super Bowl winner, celebrity status quickly comes, and the red carpet is unfolded. Karl Nelson, who was raised in DeKalb, is the starting left tackle for the New York Giants. The Giants used a strong second-half surge to beat the...

The Athletic Board approved football games with the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 1989 and 1991 among other schedule additions at its monthly meeting Wednesday. The board granted permission to move this year's football game with Fullerton State from Sept. 5...

NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone announced Wednesday the appointment of Gary Evans as defensive secondary coach. Evans joins Pettibone's staff after seven seasons—the last four as defensive coordinator—at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. With the...

NIU offensive guard Todd Peat and defensive lineman Doug Bartlett head for the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis this week. The 1986 Huskie co-captains were among about 300 players across the country to be invited to the National Football League BLESTOV Combine...

New legislation has been passed by NCAA athletic directors and presidents regarding the regulation of basketball and football recruiting. The new rules reduce the length of the recruiting season and the number of scholarships available. In men's and women's...

Recent recruiting cutbacks ordered by the NCAA could give NIU an advantage in the race to land top Chicago-area prep football stars, two members of the football staff said Thursday. ecruiting coordinator Russ Graham and offensive coordinator Pat Ruel...

Last week's NCAA convention in San Diego left some people grumbling about the many new rules now in the books, but NIU personnel saw a brighter side. Some of the major changes athletic directors and presidents voted on were to reduce basketball scholarships...

It's official. Lamar was approved as the replacement for Miami (Fla.) on the 1987 football schedule at a special meeting of the Athletic Board Wednesday. The game will be played Sept. 12 at Huskie Stadium, giving NIU six home games. Lamar was 2-9 last...

Reports of racial slurs being shouted at members of the NIU football team during Saturday night's loss to Lamar has Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, set to take action. Dalton Monday said he heard there were some comments from the booster...

NIU football co-captains Todd Peat and Doug Bartlett were honored as Associated Press All-Americans for their performances in the 1986 season. Peat ended his four-year Huskie career as a third-team choice after two consecutive years as an honorable mention...

Just when it looked like the NIU football team was going to lose only one valuable person associated with its offensive line, someone else left. Offensive line coach Lawrence Cooley has accepted the offensive coordinator job at Ball State. He also will...