The Mid-American Conference finally is getting the respect it is looking for. MAC commissioner Rick Chryst will announce an agreement today at noon to send a member of the conference to the GMAC Bowl, formerly the Mobile Alabama Bowl. According to the...

Justin McCareins has been trying to focus on school, but it's been hard. The former NIU receiver, along with other players from the graduating class, is turning his eyes to this weekend's NFL draft in hopes of fulfilling a lifelong quest. "You think about...

If the NIU baseball team wants to make a return visit to the Mid-American Conference tournament, this is the weekend to turn the season around. The Huskies enter this weekend's four-game series against Central Michigan with a 1-10 conference record, 18-18...

Non-conference games are what coach Dave Schrage and the NIU baseball team have excelled at, but Wednesday afternoon saw the Huskies let an opportunity slip through their hands. Visiting Charleston for a doubleheader against Eastern Illinois, NIU had...

With coach Donna Martin choosing to rest senior ace Courtney Witvliet, the Huskies found themselves in a rut at Missouri Valley-power Illinois State Wednesday night. Even though NIU headed into the second contest of the doubleheader after dropping a 4-0...

When NIU fullback Alan Rood starts vocalizing his frustration, head coach Joe Novak smiles. He doesn't mind when players like Chris Finlen, Trent Clemen and Eric Didesch do it, either. Novak believes overcoming a tendency to keep quiet is just one of...

They live together in the same Lincoln Hall dorm room, but the similarities between Walter Thompson and Jerry Sanders go far beyond that. Each player began this year hoping to be a contributing factor for the NIU hoops squad. But it wasn't meant to be,...

Trevor Stocking knew adjusting from high school baseball to college baseball would be challenging, but the increase in playing time has boosted his productivity. The season has been one of ups and downs for the NIU baseball team, 16-16, though one of...

With the postseason looming, the NIU softball team displayed the offensive firepower needed for the upcoming Mid-American Conference tournament. The Huskies pounded 23 hits during three games last weekend, as NIU won two of three games at Buffalo. The...

Just as NIU women's tennis coach Laura Scott expected, the Huskies defeated both their opponents over the weekend. On Friday, the Huskies beat Buffalo 7-0, sweeping all nine doubles and giving up only seven matches out of 106 games played. "We expected...

Donald Whiteside is returning home. NIU men's basketball coach Rob Judson named the former Huskie point guard as an assistant coach, joining Mike Shepherd on the bench. "Donald will be a truly great ambassador for Northern Illinois men's basketball,"...

When Rob Judson was named the new NIU men's basketball coach, Ryan Marks knew his time was up as a Huskie assistant. The six-year Huskie assistant made his push to stay as one of Judson's assistants but knew his chances were slim to none. And with the...