They haven't been installed yet. And NIU men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton is hoping they won't have to be, but with players and coaches often catching sleep in the locker room, a couple of cots might be nice additions. "We had a couple guys â€"...

When looking at the roster, many NIU men's basketball fans may ask, "Who are these guys?" There are eight new players on this year's squad, four of whom are freshman. While the newcomers are adjusting to NIU, the rest of the team is also getting used...

1 NIU men's basketball head coach Ricardo Patton never intended to start playing basketball. Instead, the first-year head coach originally wanted to play trombone. "When I got back to school the next day they were collecting the money for the rental of...

Exposure, experience and depth have put the NIU men's golf team back on the map in 2007. Depth is an essential component to being competitive on the links, and for the past few seasons, the NIU men's golf team lacked just that. But things have changed...

"It was one of the toughest choices of my life," said Zach Pancratz, NIU men's basketball player. In his four years as a Huskie, the senior never faced a choice like this. He could either try and play through the pain and hope for the best, or have surgery...

The 2007-2008 NIU men's basketball schedule features six teams that advanced to the postseason last season. The highlight of those matchups is a Nov. 17 against Southern Illinois in Carbondale, IL. Last season, the Salukis made the Sweet 16. The Huskies...

DeKALB | Just because they're freshmen doesn't mean NIU men's soccer coach Steve Simmons new recruiting class won't get a chance to be on the field this season. College Soccer News has ranked NIU's nine new soccer players as the 38th-best recruiting class...

DeKALB | The NIU men's basketball team received its first verbal agreement for the 2008 season - again. Mike Dinunno recommitted to NIU last Friday. Dinunno had previously committed to former coach Rob Judson but it was unknown if Dinunno would recommit...

DeKALB | Football games and parties aren't the only thing happening on Homecoming weekend. In celebration of NIU's 101st Homecoming, NIU athletics will induct two teams and four athletes into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 12. The inductees...

DeKALB | Before training camp had even started, one former Huskie athlete had shown what they could do. The Chicago Sky's season started on Sunday May 20th. Since then, the team has played 11 games. Former Huskie guard Stephanie Raymond has been on the...

DeKALB | Friends, colleagues and students of Walter Owens filled the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center on Tuesday to say their final farewells at his retirement celebration. Owens has been at NIU for 34 years, serving as an assistant kinesiology professor,...

DeKALB | A retirement party for kinesiology and physical education assistant professor Walter Owens will be held today from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Sky Room of the Holmes Student Center. The celebration, open to all, will feature a number of guest speakers...