NIU men's soccer coach Willy Roy wanted junior Peter Agrimson to take more shots. The defensive standout did exactly that this past weekend. On Friday, Agrimson scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over University of Detroit, and added an assist in a...

Although coach Frank Horvat thinks his team played well this weekend, the Huskies fell to 0-3-1 after being shut out for the third and fourth times this season in the Florida International University Women's Classic. On Friday night, the team lost 2-0...

Champaign — As strangers in the strange land of big-time college football, NIU looked more like contenders and less like upset specialists. Then again, in a game where missed opportunities outnumbered big plays by a substantial margin, the winner sighs...

Champaign — Tera Lobdell did it all for the NIU volleyball team Saturday. In the NIU's 30-21, 30-26, 30-28 win over Butler in the State Farm Illini Classic, the freshman finished with 14 kills, 18 digs and four aces. "She definitely didn't look like...

Champaign — Thomas Hammock couldn't help but to feel bad for the defense. The Huskies' defense did everything it could to stay in the game in Saturday's 17-12 loss to the Illini, holding the running game to 102 yards and forcing the Illini to punt nine...

Champaign — NIU's Thomas Hammock continued his streak of 100-yard rushing games, rushing for 111 yards against Illinois on Saturday. The junior tailback is coming off a career-high 177-yard rushing performance in NIU's 20-17 win over South Florida last...

This is a big weekend for NIU athletics. Of course, the football team takes on Illinois, but does anyone realize that the volleyball team is playing at U of I, also? The volleyball team will travel to Champaign this weekend to compete in the Ilini Classic....

NIU quarterback Chris Finlen has been looking forward to Saturday's game against Illinois since he saw it was on the schedule. "Well, not just me, but the whole team has been looking forward to this game," the senior said. "Don't get me wrong, we didn't...

Jeff George was Illinois' first No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. But he didn't win the Heisman. Dick Butkus might be football's best-ever linebacker. But he finished third in Heisman voting in 1964. Neither had a promotional billboard in New York, like Oregon's...

NIU women's soccer coach Frank Horvat knows this weekend's trip to Florida is going to be a major test for his Huskies. The Huskies will spend their second weekend of the season in Miami for two games in the Florida International Classic. Their first...

After a poor showing last year, things are looking up for the NIU men's golf team. "We are looking forward to a very respectable season," coach Jack Pheanis said. "I think we will surprise some people this year." The Huskies will look to senior Eric Smith...

Considering the circumstances, sophomore Juan Barriga had a pretty impressive showing last season for the NIU men's tennis team. Transplanted from his native Mexico in January and thrust into the No. 2 singles spot, Barriga put up a 13-10 record for the...