With the NIU campus closed after the Feb. 14 shootings, NIU suspended all athletic competitions until Feb. 25. Twenty-seven contests in men's and women's basketball, gymnastics, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, wrestling, women's track and...

Despite being recruited for two NCAA sports, sophomore Bristan Kelley's real dream is to sing in the best virtual band NIU has ever seen. For now, however, Kelley is satisfied playing Division I-A basketball. The forward took some time out and talked...

In its last outing, the NIU men's basketball team attempted 46 free throws. Tuesday night on the road against Ball State, the Huskies shot just seven. The result was similar, though, as NIU lost 69-63 to the Cardinals. Each team had its share of problems...

NIU (6-19, 3-10) vs. Ball State (5-22, 4-10) 6 p.m. today at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind. Coach's Take NIU NIU head coach Ricardo Patton hopes his team can bounce back from two home losses and make a run in its last two games of the season. "Of course,...

NIU's emotions ran high on Senior Day. Several hard fouls plagued a physical game won by Central Michigan, 80-73, on Saturday. The physical play helped make for a marathon game that lasted more than two-and-a-half hours. Both teams combined to shoot 79...

March has begun and NIU basketball fans saw a glimpse of the madness this month is all about. A technical foul by the NIU bench set the tone for the team's 80-73 loss against Central Michigan. With less than two minutes left in the first half, the team...

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that NIU athletic director Jim Phillips will accept the same position at Northwestern University later this week. Phillips became NIU's athletic director in August 2004 and replaced former NIU athletic director Cary Groth....

After an emotional week of practicing and preparing, Wednesday's game surely wasn't a let down. After a game winning-shot attempt by Western Michigan didn't get off before the buzzer, the Convocation Center erupted. The Huskies ran into a circle hugging...

It was just a moment. Sixty-seconds of silence before the NIU men's basketball game against Western Michigan on Tuesday night. A moment in which both teams joined hands forming a circle at half-court of the Convocation Center. A moment which neither team...

Along with the NIU campus, the men's basketball team was off to a slow start after the Feb. 14 tragedy. After leading at halftime, the Huskies lost their defensive rhythm and fell to a 56-49 loss to the Western Michigan Broncos. Tuesday night's contest...

"We are Family." NIU head coach Ricardo Patton and his players have been saying it all season long. Whether in the locker room, on the court or on a team poster, the phrase is part of them. They are words players live by. And now, in the face of the tragedy...

In the wake of any tragedy, it's difficult to think that life will regain a sense of normalcy. Outside of personal feelings, it's hard to ignore the news cameras and the other constant reminders of the Feb. 14 shooting. It's important not to forget what...