Funeral services for NIU Hall of Famer and former basketball standout Robert (Bob) L. Patterson, a 6-foot-10-inch, 220-pound back-up center on the storied 21-4 Huskie quintet that upset No. 5 Indiana and cracked the nation's Top 20 in 1971-72 were scheduled...

Sometimes we forget the less visible people in an athletic department. Even though they aren't all over the television, they still mean a lot to the department's success. On March 20, NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher named Christian Spears senior associate...

Rome wasn't built in a day - and neither will the NIU athletic program under the direction of Jeff Compher, athletic director and associate vice president. Instead of using swords and warriors to create his empire, however, Compher and his staff will...

Kirk Mango remembers the feeling like it was yesterday. He was standing in the middle of the Chick Evans Field House. The old basketball arena was crowded. Fans spilled out of the bleachers onto the floor. Those who showed up on time didn't have a seat,...

Dr. Jon Steinbrecher has only been MAC commissioner for two days. Yesterday in just his second day on the job, Steinbrecher had his first teleconference. Steinbrecher, who previously served as commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference, answered questions...

Men's and women's soccer teams play on the same pitch, tennis plays on the same court and basketball on the same slab of hardwood. Call me crazy, but if there were a professional women's football league - here's looking to you, Vince McMahon -I'm pretty...

Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher, with 15 years experience as a Division I commissioner, was appointed commissioner of the Mid-American Conference today by the league presidents at a meeting in Indianapolis, following an extensive national search. Dr. Steinbrecher...

Is there any day in college sports more overlooked than Selection Monday? The building of the women's basketball bracket is casually swept under the rug every year as armchair pundits gather at the watercooler to debate why this is the year that a mid-major...

It's been three years since the NIU men's basketball team has won four consecutive games. That drought continues as Eastern Michigan captured a 75-61 win over the Huskies in Ypsilanti, Mich. Wednesday, snapping NIU's three-game winning streak. When NIU...

After beating Ball State Saturday, the NIU men's basketball team put together its first winning streak since November 2006. Today, the Huskies will try to keep that streak alive when they head to Ypsilanti, Mich. to face off against the Eagles. NIU (10-17...

Sean Smith may have been the only player to be honored on Senior Night, but the entire men's basketball team enjoyed the celebration as the Huskies came away with a win over Ball State on Saturday. Fans in the Convocation Center were at the edge of their...

Senior Night is always emotional, NIU head coach Ricardo Patton said. Whether you're the senior leaving a team or the freshman saying good-bye, it always means you're losing part of the family that's been built. Saturday's match-up against Ball State...