First, the principals. In this corner, fighting out of Knoxville, Tenn., wearing the orange-with-white-trim trunks, ranked No. 4 in all polls, a record of 11-2 with their last win a 108-26 knockout of Florida Atlantic, the defending champion of the world,...

College basketball has had great innovators throughout its history: Dr. James Naismith, Adolph Rupp, Henry Iba, John Wooden, Ray Meyer and even Bobby Knight. But as far as women's basketball, not one coach would argue as to who is the "legend" of its...

The Huskies men and women's basketball teams are getting an extra boost this year from a growing group of fans known as the "Dog Pound." They are easily recognized as the group of fans dressed in red T-shirts behind the opponent's backboard, razzing refs...

With 1:36 remaining in NIU's wire-to-wire win Tuesday night, Angela Lockett put an exclamation point on her career-best performance. The Huskie sophomore's block of Valparaiso's Aimee Forsman's shot left no doubt as to who was in control throughout NIU's...

Despite the fact that the NIU men's basketball team was facing two of the better Mid-Continent Conference teams this weekend and earned a split, head Huskies coach Brian Hammel isn't satisfied. "I'm greedy, I want to win them all," Hammel said. "(The...

Valparaiso came to Chick Evans Field House Tuesday night complete with its schizophrenic, high-scoring offense. The Lady Crusaders expected the Huskies to try to run with them, consequently, they thought, playing into their hands. But after the game,...

The NIU wrestling team had the University of Notre Dame in an amiable position. The Huskies only trailed the Fighting Irish by four points (13-9) after the first six matches, but ND's strength down the stretch provided the 34-9 final difference. Shannon...

With the season opener now under its belt, the NIU women's gymnastics team can be proud of a second place finish. NIU traveled southwest this weekend to begin its season in the University of Missouri Shakespeare Classic. The host Tigers were the lone...

Spectators at this weekend's men's basketball games saw examples of torrid and ice-cold shooting, both turned in by the Huskies. In Monday night's 84-70 loss to Wright State, NIU shot a bone-chilling 17 percent in the first half. Just 48 hours earlier,...

Anything that could have happened this weekend at Anderson Hall Pool to the NIU men's and women's swimming and diving teams, did happen, as both squads split two meets within the course of 22 hours. The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame came to DeKalb on Friday...

NIU struggled to win its second road game of the year, but the women's basketball team's head coach, Jane Albright-Dieterle, was pleased with the Huskies 82-72 victory against Wright State Saturday at the Nutter Center. "I think we played really hard...

The NIU women's basketball team is flying high, so it seems only appropriate its next mission will take place in Dayton, Ohio. The Huskies (7-5, 2-0) carry a three-game winning streak to the aviation capital of the world to resume North Star Conference...