NIU starting pitcher Stephen Ayers knew that if he hit his spots, he was going to have a good game. In the Huskies 7-0 victory over Mount St. Clare on Tuesday, the sophomore pitched six shutout innings for the Huskies to improve his season record to 2-1....

With almost every facet of its game clicking Sunday, the NIU softball team finally played the game it hoped for against Ball State. But the Huskies will face a mountain of a challenge when they host NCAA powerhouse DePaul today. The Blue Demons (29-7-1...

The Notre Dame bench came to life as it watched the shot of Purdue standout Katie Douglas bounce harmlessly off the front of the rim. The Irish players began jumping and screaming on the court, as Notre Dame had secured its first women's basketball National...

Confidence is key to winning in any sport, and NIU baseball coach Dave Schrage believes it has been a big reason why the Huskies are on a five-game winning streak. One week ago, NIU sported four straight conference losses against Eastern Michigan. But...

The NIU women's tennis team may have lost both their matches over the weekend, but they did not give up without a fight. On Friday at Bowling Green, the women lost by only one point, winning two of the three doubles and two of the six singles matches....

The difference in the NIU softball team's Saturday and Sunday games was like night and day. In Saturday's doubleheader against Ball State University, the Huskies were unable to make anything happen, dropping the first game 4-1 and the second 13-6. But...

With the return of senior midfielder Jane Mucci this spring, the NIU women's soccer team has taken a giant step toward returning to the top of the Mid-American Conference. Coach Frank Horvat notes that it will take more than a healthy Mucci to produce...

Trevor Stocking went up to bat and knew he had to make immediate adjustments. It was a similar story for every other player in Saturday's NIU doubleheader over St. Xavier, as 55 mph wind gusts picked up sand from the infield. For Stocking, though, the...

After a disappointing defensive performance Saturday night, NIU softball coach Donna Martin didn't say much to her team. The Huskies gave up 13 runs & six unearned. Perhaps the silent treatment ignited the Huskies' efforts, as the NIU defense came...

NIU softball coach Donna Martin knows that hitting comes and goes in softball. This weekend she hopes her suffering offense can put a few hits together against Mid-American Conference rival Ball State University. The Huskies are set to play BSU three...

One sport, one city, two teams. As the baseball season began on Sunday, so did the debate & who will finish better, the Cubs or White Sox? Every year about this time, fans of the two teams begin arguing about why their team will finish with the better...

After breaking a four-game losing streak Tuesday against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, NIU baseball coach Dave Schrage noticed how confident his Huskies were. The new-found confidence carried to the next game on Wednesday, and the Huskies walked away with a win...