With a new basketball season quickly approaching, it's time for players to prove to the coach, and to themselves, that they are ready to step up and contribute. For head coach Brian Hammel's squad, three players will have to improve their game after missing...

OXFORD, Miss.—When NIU traveled south this weekend for the 1993 season finale, most people had one thing on their mind. Could LeShon do it? Then when the scoreboard read 32-0 and 10:32 left in the second quarter there wasn't much suspense in the game...

AP SPORTS WRITER SAN DIEGO (AP)—The San Diego Chargers' pass defense lived on the edge for two straight weeks, until the Chicago Bears finally pushed them off. Jim Harbaugh threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to rookie Curtis Conway in the third quarter...

It was a typical weekend for the NIU volleyball team. They thoroughly dominated two more Mid-Continent Conference teams, delighted the fans with crashing kill after kill and more or less made the opposition look like smurfs trying to spike a volleyball...

NIU men's basketball head coach Brian Hammel looks at his team and see's only one thing: depth everywhere. "I think depth going into the season is certainly one of our strong points," he said. "We have an awful lot of guys who can play some pretty good...

As pre-season play begins as early as Nov. 16 for some teams in this year's Mid-Continent Conference schedule, NIU and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay rank as the top two teams in this year's pre-season coach's poll. Despite the absence of NIU head...

There is a distinct possibility that with the conclusion of the Huskies' last regular season homestand this weekend, the students of NIU will have seen five of NIU's greatest volleyball players for the final time. With the next home game occurring over...

NIU's cross-country club recently finished their season at a meet held at the University of Chicago. The team was very impressive, taking first place in the meet and beating North Central College by five points. "It was a great finish for the most successful...

It's homecoming weekend down in Oxford, Mississippi for the Ole‘ Miss Rebels when they host head coach Charlie Sadler's Huskies from NIU. Both squads have suffered disappointing seasons under much different circumstances. Here's what the Huskies are...

SPORTS EDITOR NIU's main signal caller is back. After a four game absence from the playing field, starting quarterback Scott Crabtree will take the controls this weekend against Ole‘ Miss. Crabtree separated his right shoulder on the first series of...

Why? The Missouri Valley Conference elected to invite the University of Evansville as its only expansion team for the time being. That leaves NIU asking itself why our bid to join got nixed. "Going in, we were quite aware that the biggest issue within...

With one game left in a somewhat disappointing season for the NIU football squad, the Huskies do have one highlight to look forward to. LeShon Johnson could be imbedded into the NCAA record books, and it could be done in just 83 easy steps. NIU's premier...