Sophomore 165-pound Jeremy Benesh was named MAC Wrestler of the Week after his win over sixth-ranked Tyron Woodley. "It’s a great honor for Jeremy and our wrestlers," coach Dave Grant said. "Jeremy has been right there numerous times with a lot of top-ranked...

The MAC preseason polls didn’t have NIU or CMU finishing anywhere near the top, but that’s exactly where they stand. The Huskies and Chippewas were projected fourth and sixth in the MAC West respectively, but now both will battle for first place 2...

NIU’s own stars on the best hour of T.V. Everyone has one -- possibly more -- that one show you revolve your entire day around. From 4 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, ESPN’s "Around the Horn" (ATH) and "Pardon the Interruption" (PTI) makes sports...

Climbing the stairs onto the bus isn’t nearly as painful as it used to be for the NIU women’s basketball team. After beginning the season 0-8 on the road, the Huskies (11-12, 7-5 MAC) are riding a three-game road winning streak coming into today’s...

With opening kickoff for the 2003 college football season just over six months away, NIU still is searching for a fourth non-conference game. "We haven’t finalized a fourth school yet," NIU coach Joe Novak said. We have it down to three or four. It...

Despite a loss, Akron women’s basketball coach Kelly Kennedy could not have been happier after Saturday’s game at the Convocation Center. Kennedy was happy with the way her team played against what she called a great NIU team. In her first year, Kennedy...

Two Huskies played unexpectedly major roles along with Scott Owen in NIU’s 21-16 win over eighth-ranked Missouri Sunday at the Convocation Center. The third-ranked Owen was having his way with the Tigers’ Cody Green, who was filling in for 11th-ranked...

For the second time this season, NIU wrestling has taken down another Top 10 team in the country. This time it happened to be the eighth-ranked Missouri Tigers from the mighty Big 12 conference, which has five teams ranked in the Top 20. The No. 20 Huskies...

With Kent State losing earlier in the day at Ohio, the Huskies needed a win to gain sole possession of the entire MAC. They did just that as they won 70-68 in overtime over Eastern Michigan. The Huskies (14-9, 10-3 MAC) held a 52-44 lead before EMU went...

Despite scoring over a 192 for the third consecutive meet, it wasn’t nearly enough as the visiting NIU gymnastics team was cut down by 11th ranked University of Michigan on Friday. The Huskies (5-7) lost 196.650 to 192.825 as the Wolverines scored over...

"It certainly wasn’t pretty." Coach Carol Hammerle’s statement best defines the NIU women’s basketball team’s victory over the Akron Zips 45-42 Saturday at the Convocation Center. Both teams combined for under 34 percent shooting and finished...

With both teams ranked in the Top 20 combining for nine nationally ranked wrestlers, the NIU and Missouri wrestling match-up has the equation to be great. Taking place at 2:05 p.m. Sunday at the Convocation Center, the Huskies (12-6) are ranked at No....