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...

The NIU men's tennis team split a pair of matches against Bradley and Illinois State over the weekend. The Huskies (2-3) started the weekend on the road Saturday in Peoria, posting a dominant 6-1 victory over the Braves. "We played quite well," NIU head...

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...

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...

A favorite refrain of just about every member of the NIU athletics staff is the phrase "world-class experience." Carved out of old farm land and nestled behind stately tall trees is Rich Harvest Farms, the pristine course NIU men's golf calls home. The...

DeKALB | What's the best way to get over losing a guard like Stephanie Raymond? Sign an incoming freshman point guard with loads of potential, of course. Friday, women's basketball coach Carol Owens did just that, as she announced the signing of 5'10"...

DeKALB | The Gary Steelheads of the United States Basketball League have selected former NIU center James Hughes as the 11th overall pick in the draft. Hughes was the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 and averaged 12.1 points per game and a team-high...

DeKALB | Monday afternoon truly was a welcoming party to DeKalb for Ricardo Patton, NIU's new men's basketball coach. Patton hadn't visited DeKalb until that point, not counting guided DVD tours. During his first day in town, the Northern Star had the...

DeKALB | After winning the MAC West title, the nation can‘t get enough of the NIU men's soccer team. Huskies goalkeeper Joe Zimka was nominated to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week for the second time this season. Zimka had two shutouts...

DeKALB | Every season, college coaches say their team's No. 1 goal is to win a conference championship. Just ask NIU football coach Joe Novak. "Bowl games are great exposure for our university, but our No. 1 goal is still to win a MAC championship," said...

Alright class, I am behind on the syllabus as usual. That said, lets get right into today's lecture. We've all heard of soccer stars like David Beckham bending a soccer ball to curve it around the goalkeeper or aim corner kicks. But before understanding...