There's been a lot reported on the recent swarm of high school players jumping straight to the NBA and skipping college altogether. It's widely frowned upon when an impressionable teen-ager makes an ill-advised decision and dumps what is left of his childhood...

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...

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,"...

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...

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...

Steve Rodecap hopes his NIU men's tennis team can bounce back today from its disappointing loss to Bowling Green. The Huskies (11-10) are coming off a weekend that saw a split, 1-1, in their two games. NIU defeated Toledo 5-2 on Friday but lost to Bowling...

The weekend brought mixed results for the NIU men's tennis team as the Huskies went 1-1. Players sought revenge against Toledo on Friday and got it, defeating the Rockets 5-2. The win was the Huskies' second straight. NIU (11-10 overall, 1-3 Mid-American...