A week after the official singing day for high school football recruits, NIU keeps going. NIU football head coach Joe Novak announced Monday that Frank Kurth and DeAndre Smith will join him as assistant coaches next year. Smith, last at Indiana State...

Dan Badgley could not stand the fact he went from a sure Major League Baseball draftee to not being drafted at all. The fact that he did not get drafted last season has added fuel to the fire this season in his quest to be the best pitcher in the Mid-American...

In its first season of play, the NIU equestrian club has been on a role. In the Huskies' latest event, they defeated seven-time winner Purdue at its home field, along with 10 other teams. The Huskies took part in all but two events because they have only...

NIU baseball coach Dave Schrage said the Mid-American Conference has a lack of respect for the Huskies. Even though the Huskies finished 24-33 last season and in third place in the MAC West Division after a 4-51-1 season the year before, the MAC responded...

Stephanie Smith and Lindsay Secrest brought the NIU women's basketball team back from the dead Saturday afternoon. Consecutive turnovers allowed Ohio to build an 82-78 lead with 43 seconds remaining in the first overtime, and it seemed the Bobcats had...

Men's basketball coach Andy Greer hoped the Huskies would play harder Saturday against Toledo. And though the Huskies extended their losing streak to six after falling to the Rockets 87-63, Greer noticed a difference. "We talked about the game, about...

After posting three victories last weekend, the NIU wrestling team secured its first winning season since 1988-89. The Huskies improved their overall record to 9-7-2 with just one dual remaining. "This is something that I have been working on since I...

Huskies pitcher Jolene Heller gave up a solo home run in the first inning as the softball team lost 5-0 to Purdue on Sunday. The Boilermakers then tacked on another solo homer in the second inning and put in three runs in the fifth inning to shut out...

When junior Scott Owen steps onto the wrestling mat, he has just one thing on his mind: winning. He stares down his opponent knowing he will win, knowing he has out-worked and out-sweated his opponent in numerous practices leading up to the match. With...

Spring may be weeks away, but the NIU softball team already hits the field this weekend at the Tiger Invitational at Auburn University. "We're definitely ready to be playing outside," said assistant coach Kevin Welch. With four returning seniors and four...

Trying to win on the road is never easy — especially when the opposing team has won 40 straight on its home floor. Well, make it 41, as the NIU women's basketball team lost at red-hot Kent State 80-68 on Thursday. The Huskies (10-13 overall, 6-4 in...

Stephen Jones is a difference maker. Even though the Huskies are struggling right now, losing their last five games, the senior guard makes the team better than what it was at the beginning of the season. But who knows what would be if Jones played the...