DeKALB | As the top seed and host school for the MAC Tournament, the NIU men's soccer team has the proverbial bull's-eye on its back. The play-in games are today at the higher-seeded schools with the semi-finals and championships Friday and Sunday at...

DeKALB | Everyone had their favorite Halloween candies. I would often come home with a bag full of enough sugary treats to allow my dentist to make rent for another month. But then there were always the tricks. There was bad generic candy, change, or...

DeKALB | The NIU men's soccer team had to wait until Saturday to receive the silver lining in the 1-0 double-overtime loss on Friday at Northwestern. Huskie Soccer Field will be the host site of the MAC Tournament, compliments of a 2-1 Akron win over...

For the second-straight year, the NIU men's soccer team is nationally ranked. Steve Simmons leads a program on the cusp of greatness as the fourth-year coach has built one of the premier teams in the Great Lakes Region. But despite sharing a MAC title...

DeKALB | Despite replacing three seniors with seven new recruits in the off-season, the MAC preseason voters predict that the NIU men's basketball team will finish second in the MAC West division. The Huskies are coming of a 17-11 record last year with...

DeKALB | An emotional overtime victory is a great way to bounce back from a heart-wrenching loss. The NIU men's soccer team lost a 1-0 match Friday at Buffalo and beat Wisconsin 1-0 in overtime Sunday at the swampy pitch of Huskie Soccer Field. "That...

DeKALB | They've been waiting for this moment all season. A grueling BCS-like schedule and coast-to-coast road trips culminate with the opportunity for the NIU men's soccer team to become regular-season MAC champions. No. 19 NIU (11-3-1 overall, 4-0 MAC)...

DeKALB | An eight-game unbeaten streak has moved the NIU men's soccer team into the national spotlight. A 1-0 win on Saturday over Akron propelled NIU (11-3-1) to the No. 19 team in the nation in the NSCAA/Adidas poll. The NSCAA/Adidas poll also ranks...

DeKALB | Nine shutouts for men's soccer this season tie the Huskies with No. 1 Southern Methodist for the most in the U.S. The Huskies are also tied for the 20th best record in the nation at 10-3-1 and 3-0 in the MAC. But they can't be found among top-25...

DeKALB | Emotions will be swirling because it is senior day and first place in the MAC will be on the line. Akron, ranked No. 22 by soccertimes.com, comes to town for a 2 p.m. showdown Saturday at Huskie Soccer Field. And there is the business of Akron...

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...

James Nokes: So Sean, NIU's football team gets all the publicity on campus, but I say men's soccer brings the pain as the best "football" team at NIU. Sean Connor: Best futbol team, maybe. And record-wise, you have an argument. Most entertaining? I don't...