Coach Frank Horvat and the NIU women's soccer team ended their winless and scoreless streaks with a 5-3 victory over the Akron Zips Friday night. But the Huskies (1-5-1, 1-2 in MAC) had to settle for a weekend split after a 2-0 loss to Kent State Sunday....

NIU men's soccer coach Willy Roy said Kentucky showed the Huskies why they are the reigning Mid-American Conference champions Sunday. The Wildcats, who won back-to-back MAC Championships in 1999 and 2000, beat the Huskies 4-0 at Huskie Soccer Field, giving...

After falling to Ball State Friday night, the NIU volleyball team stayed on the road, beating Miami (OH) Saturday to salvage a weekend split. Faced with the tough challenge of trying to break the Cardinals 32-match home winning streak, NIU coach Todd...

P.J. Fleck was amazed at his performance Saturday night. The junior split end finished with a team-high eight receptions for 153 yards, also a team high, and two touchdowns. Fleck had more yards in one game than he had in the seven games he played last...

As the Division I-AA Sam Houston State Bearkats looked for their third Division I-A upset in the past three years, the Huskies found themselves in a tight battle against an offensively potent team. That is until Huskie cornerback Vince Thompson's 33-yard...

Junior defensive tackle Eric Didesch might be lost for the season after possibly tearing his anterior curtiate ligament. Didesch said he is going to get tests done today. He left the first quarter of Saturday's 41-16 victory over Sam Houston State and...

NIU pass offense vs. Sam Houston's pass defense: Chris Finlen may not have played his best game against the Illini two weeks ago, but the senior quarterback is ready for a rebound against Sam Houston State. The Bearkats have given up 385 yards in their...

SThis weekend the Huskie volleyball team will continue its season on the road, and as coach Todd Kress sees it, these games are very important. NIU continues their three game road trip, today and Saturday, against Ball State and Miami University. On Wednesday...

After Sept. 11's tragedies, security everywhere has been increased for the safety of our fellow Americans. This Saturday, the Huskie football game between NIU and Sam Houston State won't be any different, as tighter security will be enforced for all fans...

NIU senior quarterback Chris Finlen knows that the team has had a hard time focusing since the terrorist acts in New York and Washington, D.C., last week, but he is confident they can get their act together for Sam Houston State at 6:35 p.m. Saturday...

For NIU junior split end P.J. Fleck, the comparisons to ex-NFL star Don Beebe are flattering, but it's the comparison to another player that he agrees with more. "I'd say I am a little bit more like Tom Waddle," Fleck said, in response to comparisons...

In a time of mourning for our country, sports have taken an understandable backseat to the horrific events that faceless plane hijackers did to us by taking away many of our loved ones. Whether we knew someone that was directly affected by this incident...