Justin McCareins and Ryan Diem can breathe more easily tonight. On Sunday, The duo became NIU's first multi-player NFL draft combo since 1987, with Diem selected by the Indianapolis Colts (pick 118) and McCareins nabbed by the Tennessee Titans (pick 124)...

Coach Dave Schrage believed that if his team had any chance of making it to the tournament, it'd have needed to start this weekend by winning the series over Central Michigan. The Huskies looked like they might do it, as they won the first two games of...

I know many students like yourself hate the idea of having to fund NIU's new $36 million project through student fees, but our athletic programs will never get any respect if we don't have the presentation to back it up. With all the gripes students have...

There's been a lot reported on the recent swarm of high school players jumping straight to the NBA and skipping college altogether. It's widely frowned upon when an impressionable teen-ager makes an ill-advised decision and dumps what is left of his childhood...

Two of the best players in the Mid-American Conference will square off this weekend. Senior Courtney Witvliet, named MAC West Division Pitcher of the Week, and the NIU softball team head to Ypsilanit, Mich., to take on Christie Koester, MAC West Division...

The Mid-American Conference finally is getting the respect it is looking for. MAC commissioner Rick Chryst will announce an agreement today at noon to send a member of the conference to the GMAC Bowl, formerly the Mobile Alabama Bowl. According to the...

Justin McCareins has been trying to focus on school, but it's been hard. The former NIU receiver, along with other players from the graduating class, is turning his eyes to this weekend's NFL draft in hopes of fulfilling a lifelong quest. "You think about...

If the NIU baseball team wants to make a return visit to the Mid-American Conference tournament, this is the weekend to turn the season around. The Huskies enter this weekend's four-game series against Central Michigan with a 1-10 conference record, 18-18...

Non-conference games are what coach Dave Schrage and the NIU baseball team have excelled at, but Wednesday afternoon saw the Huskies let an opportunity slip through their hands. Visiting Charleston for a doubleheader against Eastern Illinois, NIU had...

With coach Donna Martin choosing to rest senior ace Courtney Witvliet, the Huskies found themselves in a rut at Missouri Valley-power Illinois State Wednesday night. Even though NIU headed into the second contest of the doubleheader after dropping a 4-0...

When NIU fullback Alan Rood starts vocalizing his frustration, head coach Joe Novak smiles. He doesn't mind when players like Chris Finlen, Trent Clemen and Eric Didesch do it, either. Novak believes overcoming a tendency to keep quiet is just one of...

They live together in the same Lincoln Hall dorm room, but the similarities between Walter Thompson and Jerry Sanders go far beyond that. Each player began this year hoping to be a contributing factor for the NIU hoops squad. But it wasn't meant to be,...