After its first shutout victory in nearly three years, the NIU women’s soccer team will travel east this weekend to begin MAC play. The Huskies (2-3, 0-1) will first battle Ohio University on Friday in Athens, Ohio. The Bobcats (4-1, 1-0) who were picked...

The NIU men’s soccer team faces tough competition this weekend starting today when it battles host Western Illinois University at 4 p.m. WIU (2-4) has yet to win at home this season. There should be no cause for concern as coach Willy Roy has not lost...

Head football coach Joe Novak knows all about Western Illinois. In his first home game as NIU head coach in 1996, the Leathernecks beat the Huskies 17-0. NIU football has came a long way since that loss, but Western Illinois remains a perfect 2-0 against...

hris Finlen has wasted little time in making his impact felt in the NFL. He would have liked for that impact to have been on the field, but the second-leading passer in NIU history will take what he can get. After graduating in May with a bachelor’s...

It wouldn’t be an NIU football game without a fair share of Huskie injuries. Along with Lionel Hickenbottom, who is rehabbing from a knee injury and expected to be out the rest of the year, and Thomas Hammock, who continues to undergo further tests...

After dropping the first game to DePaul, the NIU volleyball team (7-3) was able to rebound and win the next three games (26-30, 30-22, 30-18, 30-26) Tuesday night in Chicago to win their fifth consecutive match. The Huskies (1-2) had a season-high 15...

The trip began at 5:32 a.m. Actually, our trip to the NIU-Wisconsin game started on Wednesday when we got our tickets. Better late than never. From that time on, all of our minds were on the game. Mike, Clint and myself made the trek to the University...

With the completion of the Convocation Center, the NIU athletic department seems to be setting its sights on a new venture, with a famous alumni possibly being a key contributor to its future plans. Dennis Barsema’s name continues to surface as a possible...

The Huskie volleyball team will take on host DePaul at 7 p.m. today in an attempt to extend a four-match winning streak. The DePaul Blue Demons (2-7) are on a two-match losing streak. NIU (6-3) is fresh off of a successful weekend after winning the Country...

While winning a tournament is usually a team effort, the trio of Jen VonderHaar, Brooke Dodson and Tera Lobdell were recognized more for their efforts this weekend. VonderHaar was named NIU/Country Inn and Suites Invitational MVP while Dodson and Lobdell...

NIU and DePaul’s men’s soccer teams were so evenly matched Sunday that it took 97 minutes and 43 seconds to score the game-winning goal. However, unlike Wednesday, NIU was not able to pull out an overtime victory as Luke Rojo scored the decisive game-winning...

MADISON, Wis. - As NIU quarterback Josh Haldi’s final desperation pass fell out of bounds with less than a minute remaining on Saturday, over 77,000 Wisconsin fans breathed a sigh of relief. The ESPN/USA Today 18th-ranked Badgers (4-0) used NIU penalties...