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Rodgers hits 1,000, but Marshall has last laugh

By Frank Rusnak | February 23, 2001

Leon Rodgers' eclipsing the career 1,000-point mark wasn't enough to lift the NIU men's basketball team over Marshall, as the Huskies fell 81-65 Thursday night against the Thundering Herd in Huntington, W.Va. Tallying 16 points, the 6-foot-6-inch junior...

NIU downs Ball State

By Joe Lacdan | February 22, 2001

As the cheers erupted at the close of the NIU women's basketball team's 82-74 triumph over Ball State University, the NIU players gathered in a huddle at center court. But they had more to celebrate than the victory itself. As the Huskies locked arms,...

Men’s basketball gears for Marshall

By Nick Gerts | February 22, 2001

The NIU men's basketball team looks for revenge tonight at Marshall. The battleground is Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va., where the Huskies will meet the Thundering Herd for the second time this season. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. In their first game Feb....

Seniors sent out with win

By Adam Zolmierski | February 22, 2001

Excitement was in the air as the NIU women's basketball team took on Ball State University, in part because Wednesday night's game marked the end of the senior class' home run. Seniors Mickey Johnson, Mystique Adams, Kim Moore and Biljana Kovacevic all...

Point taken

By Adam Zolmierski | February 22, 2001

Neither position change, injury nor suspension have stopped Kristan Knake from delivering for the NIU women's basketball team NIU guard Kristan Knake came into this season expecting to play an important role on the women's basketball team. However, she...

Freshman suspended indefinitely

By Nick Gerts | February 21, 2001

Walter Thompson will sit out for the rest of the season after being suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the NIU men's basketball team. The suspension takes effect immediately. Thompson will miss the Huskies' last four games of the season....

Local fans mourn their ‘Intimidator’

By Matt Stacionis | February 21, 2001

Sycamore Speedway owner Joe Fabrizius remembers the Alabama Gang, a group of NASCAR racers who came to the Rockford Speedway in their 20s, with a combination of talent and love for the sport of auto racing. He remembers watching the group of southern...

Defense awaits Ball State

By Joe Lacdan | February 21, 2001

After more than three months of learning coach Carol Hammerle's defensive system, NIU women's basketball players finally started to pick it up Monday night against Western Michigan. And it couldn't have come at a better time. Tonight, the Huskies welcome...

Women’s tennis gets notch in win column

By David Grossman | February 21, 2001

The cold winter months can be hard for a team on the road. The NIU women's tennis team has experienced those winter blues, starting the season 0-3. But that string of hardship came to a close this weekend. After dropping their third straight match Friday...

Men’s tennis slams Indiana, loses to ISU

By David Grossman | February 21, 2001

The NIU men's tennis squad took its two-game winning streak into the weekend and came out with some mixed results. On Friday, NIU extended its winning streak to three matches as the Huskies swept Valparaiso University 7-0. The sweep was the first of the...

Softball goes 1-3 over weekend

By Joe Lacdan | February 21, 2001

While the bats didn't crack as much as Donna Martin had hoped, her softball team showed positive signs this weekend at the Missouri Round Robin tournament. Playing under the domed roof of Missouri's indoor football complex, the Huskies went 1-3 this weekend....

Denver Broncos sign NIU alum

By Matt Stacionis | February 21, 2001

Former NIU fullback Mike Stack has signed another NFL free-agent contract, this time with the Denver Broncos. Stack, who last played at NIU in 1999, had been with the New York Jets, of the same conference, for training camp in 2000. The 6-foot-2-incher...