After a loss at the Boise State Invitational, women's tennis players are looking to win in their first Mid-American Conference match of the season. This weekend, the team plays Marshall and Miami of Ohio at the Rush-Copley Center in Aurora. Coach Laura...

With the hiring of new head coach Rob Judson, NIU's basketball program is moving in the right direction, with an incredibly strong chance of making something good happen over the next five seasons. It's been said time and time again that Judson is a great...

During last season's spring practice, Thomas Hammock made a huge impact. With running backs Ivory Bryant and William Andrews' academic status in limbo, Hammock was practicing with the first-team offense and looked good. As the starting running back last...

Don Rodman knew when he took the mound he was going to pitch a complete game. The senior pitcher got his first start of the season Wednesday in Game 2 against Chicago State and ran with the opportunity. He threw 5 strikeouts in a complete game, which...

For a golf team, the winter months can be filled with the perils of hitting golf balls into an indoor net. Fortunately, spring break came around, and the NIU men's golf team was able to take a trip to Florida to fire out on natural grass. The Huskies...

Jason Ciarrachi is on a tear. The junior second baseman came into Wednesday's doubleheader against Chicago State with an 11-game hitting streak, and extended it to 13. He blasted a single to right field in the first inning of Game 1 in NIU's 13-7 loss,...

During each of the past two seasons, both Reyna Gilbert and the NIU gymnastics team have left the Mid-American Conference Championships in disappointment. After helping her team to a third-place finish during her freshman season, Gilbert and her teammates...

Success follows Dan Urban. Named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week for his 8-of-18 baseball hitting performance over spring break, Urban is starting to leave his mark on his second sport at NIU. After playing back-up quarterback to Chris Finlen...

Before Sean Harrington became one of the nation's top 3-point shooters at the University of Illinois, he made a name for himself as one of the northwest suburbs' most feared offensive players. NIU forward Marcus Smallwood, a former teammate and one of...

After the first outdoor meets of the season last week, the NIU men's tennis team went 2-1 against Citadel and East Carolina University but fell to the College of Charleston. On Monday, the Huskies defeated Citadel for their first outdoor win of the season....

In a basketball court on NIU's campus, players engage in intense competition — dunks rock the rims, players swat shots and a crowd reacts to each highlight. But the games don't feature the NIU basketball team and its scholarship athletes. And Chick...

NIU's women's tennis team lost to all three of its non-conference opponents over the weekend at the Boise State Invitational. On Friday, NIU lost to Boise State 7-0 and had to play without their No.2 player Karrie Tyioran, who was out because to sickness....