Facing the best defensive team in the MAC was supposed to be a difficult task for the NIU women’s basketball team. Hitting 10-of-19 three-point baskets can make that difficult task pretty simple as the Huskies (10-11, 6-4 MAC) cruised to victory 76-64...

Coach Shantel Twiggs’ freshman class for the NIU track and field team has gone above and beyond expectations during the indoor season and was able to come away with a second place, 109-point finish at the Central Michigan Quadrangular Saturday. Freshman...

NIU coach Rob Judson was surprised to say the least after his team’s 67-61 upset win over MAC powerhouse Kent State on Saturday. "I’m speechless," NIU coach Rob Judson said. "I don’t know what to say. I’m humbled. Our kids played so well. They...

Keeping it in the state. That is what the NIU wrestling team (10-6, 2-1 MAC) will do this weekend as it squares off at home against Eastern Illinois 7 p.m. Friday. They then will travel to Southern Illinois Sunday to grapple with the opposition at 2 p.m...

Confidence hasn’t come easy for the Huskies this season. After falling to Ball State Wednesday at home, NIU (9-11, 5-4 MAC) brings a two-game road winning streak into Buffalo, New York, to take on the Bulls (11-8, 5-3 MAC) Sunday. "Winning a couple...

After going on the road and ending up with two fourth place finishes, the NIU gymnastics team returns home to take on Bowling Green at 2 p.m. Sunday at Victor E. Court. The Huskies (4-6, 0-2) will be facing the Falcons in their first dual meet since the...

This weekend could be your chance to see some hard hitting-action. No, not the monster truck rally, but the NIU women’s and men’s tennis teams at the Student Recreation Center. The Lady Huskies (2-2) begin at 1 p.m. Saturday against Western Illinois...

After defeating Buffalo 70-61 on the road Thursday night, NIU’s matchup at Kent State on Saturday pits the MAC’s best in the east against the top dog in the west. The Huskies (11-9 overall, 7-3 MAC) have won seven of their last eight games and are...

With the Huskies down 56-52 with 4:40 to play, it was two key turnovers in the next minute that gift wrapped the game for Ball State 67-58. The Huskies (9-11 overall, 5-4 MAC) lost for the first time in their last five games. "We had 19 turnovers, and...

When Chicago Mt. Carmel and Bloomington met in the Class 6A football state finals on Nov. 30, 2002, the game featured two of the top high schools players in the state. When the final horn had sounded, running back Greg Owens and Mt. Carmel cruised past...

NIU forward Marcus Smallwood knows that despite Buffalo’s winless record in the MAC, the Huskies will have a tough time playing there tonight. The Huskies and Bulls will tip off at 7 p.m. in Buffalo. The Huskies have won the last four meetings between...

There haven’t been many pleasant surprises for the NIU women’s basketball team this season. Depth up front has been thin for NIU. Someone needed to step in and help take pressure off preseason All-MAC forward/center Jennifer Youngblood. Who knew that...