Week 3 of college football begins and NIU's schedule takes the Huskies to Jonesboro, Ark., to face the Arkansas State Indians (0-2). The game marks NIU's (1-1) first day game of the year, with Saturday's kickoff set for 1:30 in Indian Stadium. OK, 1)...

Soccer coach Willy Roy was in good spirits one day after his team played to a 2-2 tie against the DePaul Blue Demons. He felt "terrific" as he spoke Thursday for the Kiwanis Club and at the Huskie coaches luncheon. He is happy for his team because they...

The NIU volleyball team is in for a big weekend. Saturday night the Huskies play their first-ever Mid-Continent Conference match against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. at Chick Evans Field House and coach Pete...

Willy Roy's plans for the second week of the soccer season were slowed down Wednesday by the DePaul Blue Demons. His plans were to come out of DePaul with a victory and defeat Loyola in the home opener Friday to make the Huskies 2-2 on the season. Those...

The NIU women's tennis team will get its first test of the new season when it heads to Indiana University on Friday to participate in the Hoosiers' Fall Invitational at Bloomington, Ind. NIU head coach Patty Groth-Newbrough is anxious to start the season...

The NIU women's golf team heads to Iowa City, Iowa, this weekend to take on the Big Ten at the annual Lady Northern Intercollegiate Invitational. It is a 54-hole tournament with the ladies playing 18 holes each day Friday through Sunday at Sinkbine, the...

NIU's Athletic Board wasted no time getting into the swing of things at its first meeting of the 1992-93 academic year. After Ray Dembinski passed on the baton to new board chairman Gip Seaver, the members got down to business. Among the items discussed...

Did anyone check the pulse of the Bradley Braves' volleyball team Tuesday night? Some may argue that it was around 30 because it seemed as if they were comatose. Others may disagree and point out it was probably at about 220 because of the way they were...

The ride was fun, but the moment is over. The Huskies have to forget about last week's 26-19 victory over the Illinois State Redbirds and come back to Division I-A reality. The Huskies will travel to Jonesboro, Ark. to face the Indians of Arkansas State...

The NIU rugby club got an unfair match-up in its 21-7 loss at the University of Illinois last Saturday. "They had their graduate team playing, which is a little unfair," said club president Scott Schmidt. "We are all in our early twenties and they were...

After two games in a week where the NIU soccer team not only failed to win but also to score, the team will be relieved to travel to DePaul this afternoon. The Huskies have a 6-0-1 lifetime record against the Blue Demons. Their last meeting came last...

You could feel the humidity. And you could feel the heat. The Huskies were on fire on the volleyball court Tuesday night. It has been nearly a year since the NIU volleyball squad has entertained the fans, and they certainly reminded them of what they...