Despite already having a solid roster, the NIU baseball coaching staff managed to make a few improvements by signing seven players for the 2007 campaign. Though there weren't many openings available, NIU coach Ed Mathey said they were able to fill some...

There is a ‘sleeper' on every roster. In the NCAA, every new school year ushers in a new batch of ‘sleepers': hidden gems with limitless and undiscovered talent. An abundance of talent will make these Huskies household names for all NIU fans. In football,...

Individual achievements were the only thing the men's golf team could celebrate this weekend, as the Huskies finished sixth at the MAC championships in Indiana. Nick Schenk became the first NIU golfer in nine years to receive first-team All MAC status...

NIU running back A.J. Harris may not have been drafted, but that doesn't mean he's not looking for a team. The senior will head to the Washington Redskins rookie camp Thursday where he will compete for a chance to get signed by the team. "If I do good...

Despite the 2006 season being five months away, the NIU football team decided to name its quad-captains early. The players voted into captain status by their teammates were free safety Dustin Utschig, offensive tackle Doug Free, defensive end Ken West...

West Virginia was the site of the Marshall Invitational golf tournament last weekend. But the NIU men's golf team didn't take its A game with it. The Huskies placed 14th at the tournament out of 15 teams. "Everybody struggled in the morning round," NIU...

The preseason hype is beginning for the NIU football team. Juniors Garrett Wolfe and Doug Free have been named to the Nationalchamps.net All-American team. Wolfe was named to the second team and Free was named to the third team. The junior tailback also...

NIU Athletic Director Jim Phillips added to his staff Wednesday. Phillips hired Tim McMurray as Associate Athletics Director for Development and Major Gifts Officer and David White as AADD and Annual Fund Director. Both are expected to begin their duties...

Senior center Jennifer Uptmor concluded her NIU career by earning MAC First-Team All-Academic thanks to her 3.75 grade point average. This marked the first time Uptmor, who averaged four points and 4.8 rebounds per game, was named to the 10-person squad....

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,...

After collecting at least one hit in all of his team's six games so far this season, NIU senior outfielder Brian Toner took home the MAC West Player of the Week award. In the three-game Dunn Hospitality Diamond Classic Championship over the weekend, Toner...

Dennis Hastert, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will be at the 2005 NIU Wrestling Showcase Meet. Hastert is a former teacher, football and wrestling coach at Yorkville High School. In his third term as speaker, Hastert will headline a fundraising...