The season may be over for the NIU men's basketball team, but the fun and games continued Monday night at the fourth annual men's basketball banquet. Players, fans and other guests enjoyed playing horse, pick-up games and shooting around on the floor...

Frankfurt, Germany, isn't exactly a top Spring Break vacation spot. But for two former Huskies it's right where they want to be. Rob Lee and Matt McGhghy will spend the entire spring playing football for the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europe. A six-foot,...

With nine seconds left and the NIU men's basketball team down by three, Anthony Maestranzi found the ball in his hands. Just 10 seconds earlier Maestranzi hit a three pointer to pull the Huskies within four points of Toledo, but one more wasn't in the...

With both NIU basketball teams playing in the MAC tournament, NIU students looking for a place to go over Spring Break might look toward Cleveland, but they may be on their own. The Campus Activities Board has yet to announce if it will sponsor a bus...

There is an old adage coaches use in sports; fill positions important to the team's success with a coach's son. For the NIU men's basketball team, that player is Anthony Maestranzi. The senior point guard from Bartlett orchestrates the offense, initiates...

James Hughes may be out of the Huskies lineup, but he still has found praise within the MAC. Tuesday Hughes won the MAC Defensive Player of the Year award. This marked the first time in NIU history a Huskie won the honor, which is decided by MAC head...

The NIU men's basketball team capturing the MAC West title is a great thing for the program and the school. But the title has also cast a shadow over its counterpart: the women's basketball team. A 12-16 overall record and 7-9 MAC record are not all that...

It all boils down to one game for the NIU men's basketball team. The Huskies are the co-champions of the MAC West no matter what happens in the last game of the season. If the Huskies win Saturday they'll be the out-right MAC West champions and earn a...

And then it was down to one. With one more win the NIU men's basketball team can clinch its second MAC West title in school history. A 78-73 victory at Ball State, combined with a Western Michigan loss to Toledo, has put NIU in position to win the MAC...

The NIU men's basketball team has sounded very Zen-like lately. "Coach Judson always tells us to stay in the moment," Anthony Maestranzi said. "Ball State played us tough here so we know they are a real good team." A potential trap game awaits NIU (15-10...

The 78th Annual Academy Awards takes place Sunday at the Kodak Theatre to honor Hollywood's finest film performances of the past year. Winners receive a gold statuette that weighs 8.5 pounds, stands 13.5 inch tall and is cast in 24-carat gold. To honor...

The chances of a run in the MAC tournament have gotten a little tougher for the NIU men's basketball team. Sophomore guard Ben Rand will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right ACL ligament in Sunday's game against Eastern Michigan. Rand was...