As I found out, goosebumps ran throughout my body. Why do such bad things always happen to such good people? NIU football’s senior tailback, Thomas Hammock is expected to have his football career ended because of a severe cardiac condition. He was looking...

Freshman defensive specialist Megan Sprangers knew that the Huskies didn’t play their best, despite beating a 2-8 Chicago State team in three games. "We definitely let them come back in the game," Sprangers said. "They didn’t do it on their own abilities....

Tera Lobdell made sure that her first memory of the new Victor E. Court at the Convocation Center was an enjoyable one. Lobdell, who led NIU with 354 kills last season, finished the match with eight kills while committing only one error in 12 attempts....

The NIU volleyball team will host Chicago State at 7 p.m. today on Victor E. Court at the Convocation Center. The Huskies will try and snap their current three match losing streak, which is the longest the school has seen since they dropped three matches...

The future of NIU star tailback Thomas Hammock’s football career is in high doubt after a reported cardiac condition kept him out of Saturday’s South Florida loss. According to NIU head athletic trainer Phil Voorhis, it started when Hammock had chest...

It was just a matter of time before NIU’s turnover problem caught up to them. That time happened to come on Saturday night at Raymond James Stadium. South Florida (2-0) rolled up its 15th straight home win as they beat the visiting Huskies 37-6. NIU...

Battling the heat and inexperience as well as Illinois State, the NIU women’s soccer team came up short Sunday afternoon at Huskie Soccer Field, losing 0-2. Ty Winkelhake scored from 6-yards out 8:34 into the game, putting the Huskies down early. "On...

There is a reoccurring pattern this season for the NIU men’s soccer team. In the last two weeks, the Huskies have played two games over the weekend. Both times they have lost by one goal the first game, but regrouped by scoring the first goal in the...

Veteran leadership can be valuable to a young soccer team. For a contending team like the Huskies, veteran leadership is a necessity. When searching for the heart of this year’s Huskie squad, look no further than the trio of captains; Nick Park, Rasih...

NIU volleyball coach Ray Gooden has mentored many matches at Loyola University-Chicago. However, this time it will be from the opposing sideline. Huskies (2-1) will take part in the Loyola University Invitational. NIU will match up against Illinois at...

With 14 freshmen and no seniors, the NIU women’s soccer team will have to step up and try to climb over the steep hill of inexperience that is before them. The Huskies will be returning 13 players from last year’s 3-14-1 team. With only 11 upper classmen,...

Someone had to fill the scholarship opened up by Sean Ezell’s departure, and Anthony Maestranzi was more than happy to oblige. A 5-10, 165-pound freshman point guard out of nearby Bartlett High School, Maestranzi was scheduled to attend NIU as a preferred...