With donations ranging from world-wide corporations to the home-town bar and grill, the NIU Athletics Department partially funds its 496 athletes and 17 athletic programs. Gatorade, Adidas, Pepsi, Allstate, Applebee’s, Castle Bank, Fatty’s, Culver’s...

It only took one mistake for the NIU men’s soccer team to lose Saturday. After a 2-0 win over Western Michigan on Friday, the Huskies (9-3-2, 2-0-0 MAC), ranked No. 22, were defeated 1-0 by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (8-2-4), ranked No. 25...

After receiving more than three days of rest for the first time since Sept. 16, the NIU men’s soccer team will put its newly acquired No. 22 national ranking on the line this weekend. At 2:30 p.m. today at Huskie Soccer Field the Huskies (8-2-2 overall,...

After 12 games and six straight shutouts, the NIU men’s soccer team received a No. 22 ranking in this week’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Adidas Poll. The Huskies (8-2-2 overall, 1-0 MAC) are also ranked No. 2 in the Midwest behind...

I’m going to go out on a limb and say something most NIU students don’t know yet: NIU has one of the best football teams in the country. Wait a second, that was a typo. It should say that NIU has one of the best "futbol" teams in the country. Yes,...

By registering its fifth and sixth straight shutouts over the weekend, the NIU men’s soccer team passed the 1994 squad that previously held the all-time record for consecutive shutouts. On Friday, the Huskies (8-2-2 overall, 1-0 MAC) won at Bowling...

NIU begins its charge for the program’s first-ever MAC Championship at 12 p.m. today at Bowling Green University. "The level of importance of this game is high," NIU coach Steve Simmons said. "How we treat this game is essential because they’ve beat...

The NIU men’s soccer team won three games in 2003, coach Steve Simmons’ first season. Last year the team went 12-7 and this fall the team is 7-2-1. The Huskies have put together two four-game winning streaks, with the current one consisting of four...

Who has the edge? NIU men’s soccer team plays at 3 p.m. Sunday at Eastern Illinois University. The Huskies (6-2-1) have lost to EIU (3-4-1) the last three years by scores of 2-0, 2-1 and 3-1. Yet, NIU is on a three-game winning streak after knocking...

He went from having one TV station and dreaming of McDonald’s to complete access of 1980s American culture. An immigrant from Norway, Baard "Johan" Bergseth said moving to the United States was surreal. "Now we know a lot more about the U.S. in Norway,"...

Three shutouts. Three wins. For the second straight year the NIU men’s soccer team dropped Wisconsin 1-0. Junior Kevin Woerner of NIU (6-2-1) dropped a pass to sophomore Chris Rufa. The defender drilled a shot from 25-yards out for the lone goal of...

The NIU men’s soccer team couldn’t have picked a better time for a four-game road trip. At 7 p.m. today the Huskies (5-2-1) will play at Wisconsin (4-4). The Huskies have compiled a 3-0-1 road record this season, outscoring their opponents 6-3. "Wisconsin...