With under 10 seconds remaining in the game, Perry Smith thought his 3-point shot to tie the score was certain. Unfortunately for the sophomore guard, the ball rimmed out of the basket and ended the NIU men's basketball team's chances of pulling off the...

Jennifer Youngblood, NIU women's basketball forward, knows that one of the Huskies' goals this season is to reverse their non-conference record from 2-9 last season to 9-2 this season. So far this season, NIU already has won three of five conference games...

Despite the loss, the NIU basketball team did not fold under the bright lights that South Florida presented Tuesday night. "I really didn't look at this as a TV game, it was just another game that we tried to win," said Al Sewasciuk, who finished with...

If tradition holds form, then the NIU volleyball team's two future members will have a good shot at the MAC freshman of the year award next season. Megan Eisenman from Minnesota and Kristen Rust from Ohio have both signed National Letters of Intent to...

According to NIU basketball coach Rob Judson, his team has made positive steps, but the University of South Florida looks to put a halt to those steps when they come to Chick Evans Field House tonight for a 7:05 p.m. game. After falling by a narrow margin...

Head coach Anne Marie Stricklin knew the Huskies would be swimming against some good competition this week. With that in mind, the third-year coach was happy with this weekend's meet. "We're really pleased with how everything went this weekend," Stricklin...

Having what NIU coach Carol Hammerle called the best game of the year, Kristan Knake did her best to fill the stat sheet for the Huskies against New Mexico State. The 5-foot-8 junior guard from Marengo contributed 14 points, five steals, four assists,...

NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant wanted to dominate the Elmhurst Duals this weekend, and the Huskies did just that. At Saturday's Elmhurst Duals, NIU won 29 of 30 matches in its three wins. With the wins, the Huskies improve their record to 5-0 in dual-meets....

Judging by the sparse crowd at Chick Evans Field House, excitement for the NIU women's basketball team isn't exactly at an all-time high at this early point in the season. That's unfortunate because coach Carol Hammerle has a young squad playing at a...

Despite New Mexico State making a valiant comeback with 3:49 left in the game to tie the score, NIU coach Carol Hammerle's team never faltered to grab a 65-58 win Saturday afternoon. New Mexico State jumped out to an early lead by a score of 12-11, but...

By splitting its weekend games, the NIU men's basketball team gave coach Rob Judson his first victory as a Division I head coach. With the Huskies' 87-65 victory Saturday night over Texas Southern University in the 40th annual Marquette University Blue...

Every once in a while, you can't help but be left speechless. As surprising as it sounds to all you opinionated people, it actually can happen. One of these instances could have happened Tuesday. While sitting in the newsroom, I was asked to write a story...