Since Marcus Smallwood returned to the starting lineup, he has been on a tear. The freshman forward has averaged 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in two games — his first in the starting rotation since a game against the University of Illinois-Chicago at...

It can take a while for a team to build itself into a contender, especially when youth and inexperience are an obstacle. For the NIU women's tennis squad, this process is all too real. The Huskies dropped their second meet of the semester Saturday, losing...

Softball coach Donna Martin believes Anne Hamilton may someday become one of the best pitchers in NIU history. Hamilton has the talent and potential to be a great hurler, she said, but that talent needs to be molded. "The sky's the limit," Martin said....

NIU baseball coach Dave Schrage said the Mid-American Conference has a lack of respect for the Huskies. Even though the Huskies finished 24-33 last season and in third place in the MAC West Division after a 4-51-1 season the year before, the MAC responded...

For the NIU men's tennis team, this season truly has been a trial. The Huskies started out the year 0-4, and faced a slew of ranked opponents, all of whom dominated the courts. For the past two games however, a reverse in this trend has occurred, and...

A week after the official singing day for high school football recruits, NIU keeps going. NIU football head coach Joe Novak announced Monday that Frank Kurth and DeAndre Smith will join him as assistant coaches next year. Smith, last at Indiana State...

Dan Badgley could not stand the fact he went from a sure Major League Baseball draftee to not being drafted at all. The fact that he did not get drafted last season has added fuel to the fire this season in his quest to be the best pitcher in the Mid-American...

In its first season of play, the NIU equestrian club has been on a role. In the Huskies' latest event, they defeated seven-time winner Purdue at its home field, along with 10 other teams. The Huskies took part in all but two events because they have only...

Stephanie Smith and Lindsay Secrest brought the NIU women's basketball team back from the dead Saturday afternoon. Consecutive turnovers allowed Ohio to build an 82-78 lead with 43 seconds remaining in the first overtime, and it seemed the Bobcats had...

Men's basketball coach Andy Greer hoped the Huskies would play harder Saturday against Toledo. And though the Huskies extended their losing streak to six after falling to the Rockets 87-63, Greer noticed a difference. "We talked about the game, about...

After posting three victories last weekend, the NIU wrestling team secured its first winning season since 1988-89. The Huskies improved their overall record to 9-7-2 with just one dual remaining. "This is something that I have been working on since I...

Huskies pitcher Jolene Heller gave up a solo home run in the first inning as the softball team lost 5-0 to Purdue on Sunday. The Boilermakers then tacked on another solo homer in the second inning and put in three runs in the fifth inning to shut out...