It might have taken the NIU women's tennis team 15 years, but it finally got a win over Southern Illinois on Friday, 4-3. The Huskies dropped the doubles point but still beat SIU 4-2 in singles matches. "Our freshmen really played tough," said coach Laura...

Before the softball season tipped off last month, NIU coach Donna Martin said hitting would be one of her team's strengths. But the Huskies' bats stayed silent last weekend at the Southern Illinois Invite, where NIU went 0-3. The Huskies (1-11) managed...

With Mickey Johnson struggling from the field, NIU needed a spark in the post Tuesday. Jessica Shattuck and Mystique Adams more than did the job. Shattuck, a 6-foot-4 inch sophomore, played a key role in the Huskies' 69-47 win over Akron in the Mid-American...

Tournament time is approaching, and the NIU women's basketball team is still in the mix for a Mid-American Conference Championship. The Huskies will play in the MAC tournament quarterfinals against Akron, with a tipoff at 3:30 p.m. today The Huskies enter...

All season, NIU's post duo of Mickey Johnson and Jennifer Youngblood had Mid-American Conference coaches searching for a way to stop them. Those same coaches recognized their efforts, naming Johnson to the All-MAC Second Team and awarding Youngblood special...

Coming off the bench, Lindsay Secrest provided the boost the NIU women's basketball team needed. With 9:30 left in the second half, guard Kristan Knake, who had earlier hit her back on the padding of the basket, left the game when she fell on her back....

Steve Determan's goal of ruining Central Michigan's Senior Night did not happen as the NIU men's basketball team lost to the Chippewas 72-62. The Huskies pulled to within three points, 65-62, with 1:43 remaining in the game after Stephen Jones scored...

Juniors Scott Owen and Ryan Egan will make their return to the NCAA championships after impressive performances at this weekend's Mid-American Conference championship. The rest of the NIU wrestling team was not as fortunate. The Huskies could only muster...

The ominous statement came at halftime: Akron, one of the lowest seeds in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, defeated the high-flying Bulls of Buffalo. This seemed to fuel the NIU women's basketball team's focus as it entered the second half of Saturday's...

Four years ago, Mickey Johnson was unsure if she'd even get the chance to play college basketball. Now, the senior center enters her final games as one of the most elite players to wear the red and black. Coming into this season, two things were uncertain:...

Senior forward Steve Determan wants to do the same thing to Central Michigan what Western Michigan did to the Huskies Wednesday: ruin its Senior Night. The Huskies are coming off a 67-62 loss against the Broncos and head to Mount Pleasant to face the...

Dave Schrage hopes the NIU baseball team can continue with its early-season success. After sweeping Tennessee-Martin in the three-game series last weekend, the Huskies will face Murray State in another three-game series starting Friday. The sweep over...