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,...

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,...

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...

Stumbling out of the blocks in conference play, the NIU volleyball team now needs to pick up its play at this crucial juncture in the season, going on the road to face Kent State on Friday and Toledo on Saturday. "We are in a critical part of our season...

Joe Novak would love to see the stands filled this weekend. The NIU football team faces Marshall this Saturday and Novak thinks this is the weekend Huskie Stadium should be filled to capacity and give the Huskies the advantage over the Thundering Herd...

With the NIU volleyball team experiencing success on the court the past few years, coach Todd Kress feels that the Huskies could be at the level of a Big Ten program very soon. Returning all but one player from a 24-9 team that finished third in the Mid-American...