Trevor Stocking knew adjusting from high school baseball to college baseball would be challenging, but the increase in playing time has boosted his productivity. The season has been one of ups and downs for the NIU baseball team, 16-16, though one of...

Donald Whiteside is returning home. NIU men's basketball coach Rob Judson named the former Huskie point guard as an assistant coach, joining Mike Shepherd on the bench. "Donald will be a truly great ambassador for Northern Illinois men's basketball,"...

With the postseason looming, the NIU softball team displayed the offensive firepower needed for the upcoming Mid-American Conference tournament. The Huskies pounded 23 hits during three games last weekend, as NIU won two of three games at Buffalo. The...

Just as NIU women's tennis coach Laura Scott expected, the Huskies defeated both their opponents over the weekend. On Friday, the Huskies beat Buffalo 7-0, sweeping all nine doubles and giving up only seven matches out of 106 games played. "We expected...

When Rob Judson was named the new NIU men's basketball coach, Ryan Marks knew his time was up as a Huskie assistant. The six-year Huskie assistant made his push to stay as one of Judson's assistants but knew his chances were slim to none. And with the...

Steve Rodecap hopes his NIU men's tennis team can bounce back today from its disappointing loss to Bowling Green. The Huskies (11-10) are coming off a weekend that saw a split, 1-1, in their two games. NIU defeated Toledo 5-2 on Friday but lost to Bowling...

NIU softball coach Donna Martin said her ace hurler Courtney Witvliet didn't quite pitch at the top of her game at Buffalo this past weekend. Perhaps that's just a coach being the harshest critic, because even Witvliet playing not quite at 100 percent...

The weekend was not a kind one to the NIU baseball team. After coming with a six-game winning streak, the longest since NIU brought the program back in 1991, the Huskies went 1-3 against Western Michigan in a four-game series. The Huskies (17-17 overall,...

The weekend brought mixed results for the NIU men's tennis team as the Huskies went 1-1. Players sought revenge against Toledo on Friday and got it, defeating the Rockets 5-2. The win was the Huskies' second straight. NIU (11-10 overall, 1-3 Mid-American...

Favorable weather this weekend means the NIU women's tennis team will have its first outdoor home match of the season. The team plays the University of New York at Buffalo at 1 p.m. Friday and the University of Akron at 1 p.m. Saturday. If it rains, the...

The NIU men's basketball team lost one of its assistant coaching candidates Wednesday as Wayne McClain took the same job at the University of Illinois. McClain, the coach at Peoria Manuel High School, will take over the Illini coaching job left by new...

Even though the NIU baseball team is over .500 and playing well right now, coach Dave Schrage believes the team won't get respect until it proves it can win in conference. This weekend, the Huskies travel to Western Michigan for a four-game series. They...