They are noticed. They are feared. They are good. Fourteen-2 explains only their talent. Firsthand experience explains their potential. Illinois State, which the NIU volleyball team easily defeated on Oct. 6, draws over 1,000 people on the average at...

If you turned to the back page looking for a preview, forget it. There will be no football this weekend in DeKalb because the Huskies have the weekend off. Despite the fact that NIU has gotten back on the winning track with its 23-10 victory last Saturday...

The NIU soccer team will have its hands full this weekend as it returns to Mid-Continent Conference action. On Friday, coach Willy Roy's squad will travel to Valparaiso with hopes of extending its winning streak against the Crusaders to seven. In fact,...

With a 188-yard rushing performance last Saturday in NIU's 23-10 victory over the Golden Eagles of Southern Mississippi, you knew tailback LeShon Johnson would move up in the rankings. The third-best rushing performance of the week in the NCAA was good...

Willy Roy's career record against Northwestern improved to 6-0 Wednesday as the NIU soccer team defeated the Wildcats 3-1 in Evanston. The Huskies outplayed the hosts all afternoon and must have gained back some of the confidence they had lost all season...

It never does make sense, but as the weather gets colder, it's time for the NIU men's and women's swimming teams to take their place in the pool. Thankfully, the pool is indoors where the temperature is mild and the competition is boiling. NIU swimming...

NIU's women's tennis team will be relying on the great DeKalb weather this weekend. The team has the NIU Invitational Tournament scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the West Campus tennis courts. The Invitational will close out its fall schedule but...

The NIU women's soccer club traveled to St. Louis last weekend with hopes of repeating its winning ways like the previous weekend. Two weeks ago, the Huskies defeated Illinois State 2-1 and tied Valparaiso 3-3. This past weekend, NIU faced two junior...

At 3 this afternoon the Huskies will be kicking off against the Northwestern Wildcats at Evanston. he Wildcats are always welcome foes of NIU as the Huskies own a 6-3-2 lifetime advantage. NIU coach Willy Roy is cautious not to get too confident, even...

Some of NIU's men's tennis lesser-lights get a chance to shine this Friday and Saturday at the Mid-Continent Conference Individual Fall Classic at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. "The fall season is really a time to gain experience," NIU coach...

Think you had a good summer job? Your summer job probably was not as good as NIU senior Tom O'Neill's. O'Neill, an economics major, made $850 a month playing professional baseball in the San Francisco Giants organization. Last season's Huskie second baseman...

The new Mideast Regional volleyball rankings were released on Monday, and to no one's surprise the Huskies jumped one spot from 11th to 10th. It is the highest regional ranking for an NIU volleyball team ever. "I am really happy about it," Huskie head...