NIU's club hockey team will play its first game in three weeks this weekend, all the while one point is being pounded into the player's heads. "We need to play for 60 minutes." Those were the words of Coach Bill Thorn, following the Huskies (0-1-1) first...

Facing stiff competition in the first meet of the year sometimes can be overwhelming. This was not the case for the NIU swim team when it faced Wisconsin last Friday. The Huskies battled with one of the Big 10's best all throughout the night before eventually...

Vince Lombardi described it best when he said winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. So far this fall season NIU's sports teams haven't had much success fulfilling that statement. Oh, wait a minute. We do have one team on a roll. Yep, the volleyball...

Even though the collegiate baseball season ended four months ago for the NIU baseball team, it hasn't stopped playing. The fall season ended on Monday, concluding six weeks of intrasquad play. NIU coach Dave Schrage said a lot was discovered about the...

"It's not a glamourous job being a walk-on basketball player." Despite NIU men's assistant coach Mike Shepherd's unappealing introduction Wednesday night at the Office of Campus Recreation, there were 28 NIU students in attendance who were trying to make...

Decent, but not good enough. That was how NIU men's soccer assistant coach Karsten Roy described the play of the Huskies after they fell to 19th-ranked Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wednesday 3-0. With their seventh consecutive win, the host Broncos retained possession...

The John Lewang Memorial Cup will be on the line today when the NIU men's soccer team takes on Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It won't be an easy test for the Huskies as the Panthers are ranked 12th in the nation, according to the latest NSCAA coaches poll. The...

Even in a heartbreaking loss, the NIU football team found something to smile about. Tailback Michael Turner was named MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week after his performance in the Huskies' 44-34 loss to Kent State Saturday. The sophomore...

This season has been a struggle for Becca Bleyer and the women's soccer team. The team has only won two of its first 12 games. With six games left in the regular season, the Huskies are not completely out of the playoff picture. Regardless, the losing...

What a difference a week can make. Last Monday, senior Carrie Blankenship was named Mid-American Conference player of the week. This week, however, the outside hitter probably won't even be in the lineup because of an ankle injury. The Huskie volleyball...

Sunday's home match against Western Michigan produced all too familiar results for the NIU men's soccer team, as the Huskies dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to the Broncos. Pat Wilson's header past Huskie goalkeeper Rasih Pala six minutes into overtime...

NIU volleyball coach Todd Kress talked to his Huskies about staying focused on the road. The Huskies made the third-year coach proud this weekend, beating Marshall and Ohio to improve their road record to 8-4. Saturday's win at Marshall saw the Huskies...