When the tentative NIU men's basketball schedule came out last July, the Huskies were scheduled to play the Russia select team at the Chick Evans Fieldhouse tonight. That isn't going to happen. Instead, the Ginestico of Brazil team will drop by for a...

A familiar saying is being whispered around the circles of those involved in NIU's Intercollegiate Athletic programs. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. They are referring to the proposed move from the Mid-Continent Conference to— you guessed it—another...

NIU men's basketball head coach Brian Hammel looks at his team and see's only one thing: depth everywhere. "I think depth going into the season is certainly one of our strong points," he said. "We have an awful lot of guys who can play some pretty good...

With the NIU men's basketball team preparing to take on the Mid-Continent Conference, it's time to evaluate what the opposition has up their sleeves. "I think the conference is extremely strong, getting better and better every year," said NIU head coach...

Why? The Missouri Valley Conference elected to invite the University of Evansville as its only expansion team for the time being. That leaves NIU asking itself why our bid to join got nixed. "Going in, we were quite aware that the biggest issue within...

Well, it would appear that NIU will remain in the Mid-Continent Conference after all. According to Star sources, the presidents of Missouri Valley Conference voted to extend an invitation to the University of Evansville while voting down NIU's bid. That...

The NIU men's basketball team took their first step towards opening another season this week with their first official practice of the year last Monday. With the NCAA prohibiting practice until Nov. 1, it's obviously important for all teams to be game-ready...

NIU's short tenure in the Mid-Continent Conference may soon be severed. The Missouri Valley Conference is deciding whether or not to expand upon their current 10 team enrollment to include several new schools with NIU possibly being one of them. Six MVC...

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...

Pete Peltzer, former NIU assistant football aide, died last week after more than two and a half years in a coma. Peltzer, 42, died Wednesday at the Meadowbrook Manor Nursing home in Topeka, Kan. Peltzer had suffered a major coronary on Jan. 1991, which...

Time and time again, people stereotype sports players as people whose most complicated thoughts are what numbers match what plays. Many times in the past, the game was more important than education. Therefore, coaches would assist players one way or another...

"Character is the direct result of mental attitude. I believe that character is higher than the intellect. I believe that leadership is in sacrifice, in self-denial, in humility and in the perfectly disciplined will. This is the distinction between great...