The NIU women's soccer team flew to New York for its game last Friday against the University of Buffalo, making it the first NIU team to fly since the Sept. 11 attacks. The Huskies had reservations to fly to Ohio for games against opponents Akron and...

NIU women's soccer coach Frank Horvat has said many times this season that his team is playing well but not finishing its scoring chances. After two more losses over the weekend to Buffalo 2-1 and Eastern Michigan 2-0, his feelings still are the same....

Pure domination is what NIU men's rugby president John Colangelo used to describe the team's 35-5 win over Northwestern on Saturday. NIU defeated Northwestern with scores from Doug Kluth, Pete Pietruszewski, Dave McClain and Jim Seloover. Colangelo feels...

Marshall coach Bob Pruett was worried about the NIU football team when the Thundering Herd walked into Huskie Stadium Saturday. The coach said he was tickled over his team's performance in the Herd's 37-15 win over the Huskies in Mid-American Conference...

Good teams battle through adversity, and the NIU men's soccer team took a step in the right direction by doing just that this weekend. After surrendering two goals in the last seven minutes Friday in a 3-2 loss at Akron, the Huskies traveled to Bowling...

Thomas Hammock isn't worried about his performances as of late. With his 67-yard performance against Marshall, the junior tailback now has rushed for under 100-yards for the second-straight game. Against Toledo, Hammock rushed for 10 yards on 10 carries,...

NIU volleyball coach Todd Kress knew that the Huskies were going to have to play well on the road to have a chance at a conference title, and they did that this weekend, winning two conference games. The Huskies took another weekend of play on the road,...

Editor's note: Saturday marks the 11th anniversary of the NIU football team's last win against a Top 25 team. The Huskies crushed then No. 24 Fresno State 73-18. This story appeared in the Northern Star's Oct. 8, 1990. At NIU's Homecoming game Saturday,...

Byron Leftwich wouldn't know what to do if he didn't have Chad Pennington as his teacher. The junior quarterback knows if it wasn't for Pennington Leftwich would not be the quarterback he is today. Pennington, who was drafted with the 18th pick by the...

The NIU football team has come a long way since 1998. This weekend will prove exactly how far it has come since the Huskies' 23-game losing streak. The same could have been said about the Toledo game last week, but Marshall is the team everyone wants...

Only a junior, Marshall's 6-foot-6 heavyweight Bryon Leftwitch is better suited, by physical appearance, as an offensive lineman. But the Washington, D.C., native has an arm disguised as a cannon and is swifter in the pocket than his 240-pound frame belies....

Chris Finlen never expected to be where he is today. He never expected to be a three-year captain or a four-year starter. Finlen knew he was going to get some playing time later on in his college career. However, he didn't think it would come in the middle...