NIU Sports Information director Mike Korcek remembers when Will Hancock would come to Chick Evans Field House. He recalls one year during the Midwestern Collegiate Conference volleyball tournament, Hancock played computer games with another sports information...

Carrying a sign with the number 1,000 into the postgame press conference, Mickey Johnson could no longer mask her excitement. The senior center joined 17 of the greatest players in NIU women's basketball history when she reached 1,000 career points against...

With a tall starting front court consisting of Mickey Johnson and Jennifer Youngblood, the NIU women's basketball team pounded the ball inside and dominated Central Michigan 72-55. NIU outscored CMU 46-20 in the paint, thanks to Johnson's 14 points and...

It's no secret the Big Ten Conference produces top-quality athletic teams year after year. Following this trend, they seem to have a dominance over NIU. The NIU men's tennis squad dropped its second-straight dual meet Friday with a 7-0 loss to Wisconsin....

After almost two months of away meets and tournaments, it's home, sweet home for the NIU wrestling team. The Huskies return to Chick Evans Field House to host Mid-American Conference rival Ohio University at 7 p.m. tonight. NIU is 5-5-1 overall, but 0-2-1...

Take off your hat, gloves and scarf, because Huskie fever is quickly heating up for the men's hoops squad. For what once seemed like a washed-up season for NIU, it recently has taken strides that at one point seemed unimaginable and non-obtainable for...

Despite NIU's Saturday opponent Central Michigan's record of 3-15 overall and no wins in the Mid-American Conference, coach Carol Hammerle isn't guaranteeing a win. "I've seen tapes on Central; they've got good athletes," said Hammerle. Coming off two...

Playing at Western Michigan University on Saturday, the NIU men's basketball team looks to register its first win on the road in conference play. With a dismal 3-27 road record since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1997, the Huskies desperately...

Peter Agrimson's awards keeps growing by the minute. After being named to the First-Team Central Region honor roll this season, the third-year sophomore defenseman was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of American Second-Team All-American...

Sophomore guard Kristan Knake had what she called her best game of the season against Bowling Green State. Knake's play was best described in four words by Bowling Green head coach Dee Knoblauch. "Kristan Knake killed us," Knoblauch said. Knake's stat...

Last season, plagued by injuries and inconsistency, the NIU women's basketball team struggled to a 6-22 record, and lost nine of its first 11 games this winter. Wednesday night's 73-58 bashing of Bowling Green showed that while NIU may be rebuilding,...

After an 18-year absence, NIU track is back in full force. Before the season started, team members eagerly talked about how they would have the opportunity to break some long-standing records. Saturday's Illinois State Invitational was just the beginning...