With only eight players on his 1991-92 roster, NIU men's basketball head coach Brian Hammel managed to scrape up an 11-17 record and a 7-9 ledger in the Mid-Continent Conference (good enough for a sixth-place tie with Cleveland State) in his inaugural...

When you hear the name Army, you think of awesome ground-offensives. Saturday, the Black Knights gobbled up ground against NIU like General Patton was back in command. The Black Knights used an old NIU favorite, the wishbone, to churn out 361 yards and...

For three years they have done the little things that make life a little easier for both NIU head coach Jane Albright-Dieterle and the women's basketball team. Whether it's getting a water bottle or a towel, being an extra body in practice to help with...

Twas the season of the pup. One year later, those pups have grown up and are ready to start barking at and biting anyone that steps in their path. As the NIU women's basketball motto implies, this team is definitely "a breed apart" from the group that...

The NIU wrestling team opened its young season in Madison, Wis., Saturday and came back with a 1-2 record. NIU started the day losing to host Wisconsin 40-9 and 37-8 to Brown University. The Huskies, however, came right back from those two defeats and...

Good news is on its way for NIU men's basketball coach Brian Hammel and his staff. The Chicago Sun-Times reported on Friday that the Huskies have signed guard Thomas Cook of Hillcrest High School for next season. The signing will not become official until...

Two meets within 24 hours. That's what the NIU men's and women's swimming and diving teams had to endure as they opened their regular seasons this weekend at Anderson Hall Pool with a women squad's two-meet sweep and a men squad's split. The Leathernecks...

NIU 177-pounder Jim Kossakowski is ready to go all-out in his final season as a Huskie wrestler, and after redshirting last season due to a shoulder injury, he is determined to end his collegiate career with a trip to the NCAA Tournament and a chance...

To quote Napoleon Hill, "One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile." Based on the mood at Wednesday's NIU Women's Basketball Media Luncheon, there's no question that Jane Albright-Dieterle's team will...

The Wishbone. It is something that NIU is very familiar with. Former NIU head coach Jerry Pettibone, now head coach at Oregon State, used it in his five-year tenure (1986-1990). The Wishbone offense helped the Huskies finish No. 6 in the nation in team...

Last year, hope defined men's basketball at NIU. This year, security is the operative word. With a new head coach and nine players, one of whom was recruited from the residence halls, the NIU men's basketball team lacked everything it took to achieve...