DeKALB | Women’s soccer (1-3-1) aims to get back on track against the Illinois State University Redbirds (3-5) 2 p.m. Sunday at the Soccer Complex..The Redbirds shutout the University of North Dakota, 2-0, in their last matchup Sunday. Freshman forward...
DeKALB | After a difficult triple overtime defeat (40-34) against Univeristy of Wyoming last week, the Huskies had a tough time getting anything started Saturday in Tampa, Florida by a score of 48-17 against the University of South Florida Bulls.This...
DeKALB | Melvin Rice returned to NIU, his alma mater, this summer to take over as assistant cornerback coach.Rice, a letter-winning cornerback for NIU from 2005-08 , was a solid three-year starter for the Huskies defense from 2006-08, accruing 175 tackles,...
DeKALB | Football goes back to work to focus on their second straight week away from Huskie Stadium in an attempt to win their first game of the season against the University of South Florida Bulls.This game will be somewhat of a homecoming for several...
DeKALB | Football goes back to work to focus on their second straight week away from Huskie Stadium in an attemptto win their first game of the season against the University of South Florida Bulls.This game will be somewhat of a homecoming for several...
DeKalb | The Saturday opening of college football was capped off around 3:35 a.m. Sunday morning local time when NIU lost 40-34 in a thrilling, triple-overtime game versus the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.The game ended when Wyoming’s sophomore...
DeKALB | Football season is approaching with a showdown on the road on Sept. 3 against University of Wyoming. With the season so near, the Northern Star decided to ask senior quarterback Drew Hare some questions about the season and himself.Q: Is it difficult...
Football is looking to rebound from an up and down 2015-16 season — the team went 8-6 overall and 6-2 in the Mid-American Conference.The season ended in frustrating fashion for the Huskies when they lost their final three games. They dropped their final...
Junior wide receiver Aregeros Turner returns a kick Saturday against Central Michigan. Turner has picked up three touchdowns on the season, playing wide receiver, kick returner and running back.
After tying an NCAA record last year with its six straight division title, NIU football was picked to finish third in the MAC West in the preseason poll for the upcoming season.The Huskies were picked to finish third in the division last year before going...
Former NIU wide receiver Tommylee Lewis signed with the New Orleans Saints of the NFL as an undrafted free agent recently.The 23-year-old Florida native was chosen along with fellow 2015 teammate former defensive end Perez Ford, who signed as an undrafted...
