NIU volleyball coach Todd Kress believes his Huskies have to step up their play this weekend to get back into the conference race. After spending last week on the road, NIU (4-4 overall, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) will return home for its first conference...

Chris Finlen has waited five years to beat Toledo. The senior quarterback will get his last chance Saturday as the Huskies (2-1 overall, 0-0 Mid-American Conference) head to the Glass Bowl to face the Rockets. And the Huskies have something to prove —...

NIU women's soccer coach Frank Horvat is relieved his team picked up its first win last Friday, 5-3 over Akron. "It built up some confidence and relieved a lot of frustration from the other games," Horvat said. The Huskies will take that confidence into...

NIU women's golf coach Pam Tyska expects big things this weekend when the Huskies take part in the second-annual Notre Dame Invitational. "We expect to be at the top of the field," head coach Pam Tyska said. "Maybe even a top-five finish." Tyska has reason...

The NIU men's tennis team heads to Kalamazoo, MIch. for the Western MIchigan Invitational this weekend. After a less-than-desirable performance at the Ball State Invitational, the NIU men's tennis team travels to Kalamazoo, Mich., this weekend to take...

In the last five years, the NIU women's soccer team has experienced the best and worst of times. The team won back-to-back Mid-American Conference championships in 1997 and 1998, had losing seasons in 1999 and 2000 and are off to a slow start in 2001....

On Tuesday afternoon Michael Jordan said perhaps his two favorite words again, "I'm back." Michael Jordan announced his return to the National Basketball Association on Tuesday, as he signed a two-year contract with the Washington Wizards. Jordan last...

Vince Thompson has given the NIU football team its fourth Mid-American Conference Player of the Week. The junior, who won the first of his career after being named MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week, finished with one interception, which was...

Coach Frank Horvat and the NIU women's soccer team ended their winless and scoreless streaks with a 5-3 victory over the Akron Zips Friday night. But the Huskies (1-5-1, 1-2 in MAC) had to settle for a weekend split after a 2-0 loss to Kent State Sunday....

NIU men's soccer coach Willy Roy said Kentucky showed the Huskies why they are the reigning Mid-American Conference champions Sunday. The Wildcats, who won back-to-back MAC Championships in 1999 and 2000, beat the Huskies 4-0 at Huskie Soccer Field, giving...

After falling to Ball State Friday night, the NIU volleyball team stayed on the road, beating Miami (OH) Saturday to salvage a weekend split. Faced with the tough challenge of trying to break the Cardinals 32-match home winning streak, NIU coach Todd...

P.J. Fleck was amazed at his performance Saturday night. The junior split end finished with a team-high eight receptions for 153 yards, also a team high, and two touchdowns. Fleck had more yards in one game than he had in the seven games he played last...