Beginning in the 2005-06 school year NIU and all NCAA teams could lose scholarships and even Division I status if they don’t graduate enough student athletes. Calculated yearly, each school must comply with the NCAA to show the school graduates at least...

Fan interaction with players is now a hot topic since the Indiana Pacers-Detroit Pistons basketball game Nov. 19. How far is too far seems to be the question. Through events like these, the line of acceptable conduct has been drawn too far. Throwing a...

It’s as if the Convocation Center has no memory. As the morning hours roll around, any memories from hours prior are erased in a wash of red, gray and black. In the middle of the arena, the floor lays barren like a dark, cement pool just waiting to...

Conference road trips haven’t been pleasant for the NIU men’s basketball team this season. With an 0-4 MAC road record, coach Rob Judson hopes his team will turn things around for a road swing that will have the Huskies playing six of their next eight...

With just one win in six games, the NIU men’s basketball team decided it needed a change Saturday at the Convocation Center. Huskies coach Rob Judson opted to wear the team’s Chicago Bulls-esque red jerseys that held bad luck previously. "We had those...

NIU football players have enjoyed time off since their victory over Troy, but team meetings will begin this week and training starts next Monday. "Right now, we just train on our own," receiver Sam Hurd said. "Some of us get together and go to the Rec....

On Sunday the NIU gymnastics team finished a busy weekend at the Convocation Center with a 190.800 to 188.075 MAC win over Eastern Michigan. The Huskies win completed an NIU sweep at the Convo, as men’s and women’s basketball and wrestling were all...

So far this season, Michigan universities have had the NIU men’s basketball team’s number. In three games against Michigan schools, the Huskies have walked off the court with three losses, including their past two games. NIU will try to avoid a Michigan...

It’s a wonderful thought for NIU men’s basketball coach Rob Judson. At 6 p.m. today, the Huskies will step onto the court in Kalamazoo, Mich. and try to end Western Michigan’s 24-game home win streak, which is tied for second in the nation with...

Ohio men’s basketball coach Tim O’Shea felt like he could relate to the NIU men’s basketball team’s 4-5 performance over Winter Break. “They’re going through growing pains, just like us,” said O’Shea after NIU topped the Bobcats 74-71...

NIU’s Johnathan Byrd stood all alone at the free-throw line. He glanced up toward the basket, gained his composure with a deep breath or two and smoothly drained both his shots for NIU’s first points - 5:07 into the game. Even though the NIU men’s...

After a 1-3 start to the season, the NIU women’s basketball team is happy to finally be home. The Huskies have played all their games this season on the road and dropped their last two. They will try to change their luck against Division II South Dakota...