The cold winter months can be hard for a team on the road. The NIU women's tennis team has experienced those winter blues, starting the season 0-3. But that string of hardship came to a close this weekend. After dropping their third straight match Friday...

The NIU men's tennis squad took its two-game winning streak into the weekend and came out with some mixed results. On Friday, NIU extended its winning streak to three matches as the Huskies swept Valparaiso University 7-0. The sweep was the first of the...

While the bats didn't crack as much as Donna Martin had hoped, her softball team showed positive signs this weekend at the Missouri Round Robin tournament. Playing under the domed roof of Missouri's indoor football complex, the Huskies went 1-3 this weekend....

Former NIU fullback Mike Stack has signed another NFL free-agent contract, this time with the Denver Broncos. Stack, who last played at NIU in 1999, had been with the New York Jets, of the same conference, for training camp in 2000. The 6-foot-2-incher...

Coming into Monday's game against Western Michigan, NIU coach Carol Hammerle knew the key to the game would be NIU's defense. It came through as NIU won 75-65. The Huskies (12-14 overall and 8-5 Mid-American Conference) held WMU to 34 percent shooting....

The NIU women's basketball youth movement took a bold step against Western Michigan on Monday night. Four freshmen played for a combined 137 minutes during NIU's 75-65 Mid-American Conference triumph at Chick Evans Field House, including point guard Monique...

This weekend's Alumni basketball game ended on a jumper at the buzzer by NIU's early 1970s star and Chicago Bulls draftee Billy "The Kid" Harris. Tying up the game at a 65-all deadlock, Harris led the White team with 24 points, while recent Huskie graduates...

I remember when I was a kid my dad told me great stories about Ernie Banks, Minnie Minoso and the Chicago baseball teams of the 1960s. He always said that baseball and life were a lot simpler in those days and that athletes weren't paid much more than...

For the NIU women's gymnastics squad, the need to extend their two-meet winning streak was essential heading into the weekend. With Mid-American Conference action beginning on Feb. 23, a win at the New Hampshire quadrangular could have given the Huskies...

Starting point guard Kristan Knake will miss tonight's basketball game against Western Michigan, meaning NIU will miss an average of 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.9 steals. The Huskies (11-14 overall, 7-5 Mid-American Conference) will...

George Tselios could not hold back the tears anymore. He would not let the the feeling of winning a title for his teammates and the fact that it was his last game hold him back. The NIU hockey club defeated Palmer 3-1 on Saturday to win the Mid-American...

Senior David Potter said goodbye to Chick Evans Field House on Sunday as the NIU wrestling team lost to Missouri in their last dual meet. In his last home match of his collegiate career, Potter posted a 4-3 decision over UM's Ry Stone. This would prove...