Once again, balance equaled victory for the NIU women's basketball team Thursday night. Four players hit double figures in scoring and the Huskies' rebounding was split evenly as NIU rolled to a 84-55 victory over the University of Illinois-Chicago before...

Although the NIU football team suffered through a 2-9 campaign last year, the Huskies did beat Purdue, Michigan, Rutgers and Tennessee, among others. At least when it came to recruiting high school talent. NIU head coach Charlie Sadler unveiled some of...

An anxious bunch of NIU tennis players will head to Champaign Saturday to take on intrastate rivals, the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. The 2-8 Huskies are hoping to erase the memories of last weekend when they were...

The NIU women's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision at Michigan State University last night, which dropped the team to 4-4 on the year. However, this was no easy victory for the undefeated Spartans (4-0). Three of the Huskies' losses went to a third set,...

In one short week, the NIU women's basketball team will know where they stand heading into the season that counts the most. The Huskies (13-10 overall, 7-3 in the North Star Conference) could start laying some of the foundation with a victory tonight...

Priority scheduling for student athletes was a hot topic at the monthly Athletic Board meeting yesterday. Members threw around ideas surrounding the controversy of student athletes being granted some sort of priority when it comes to piecing together...

Good seasons—like the NIU gymnastics team's 16th-place finish in the nation last year—are sometimes hard to match. But, for coach Bobbie Cesarek and her Huskie tumblers, the makings are all in the bag. The team's current record stands at 8-3 as of...

The NIU women's tennis team hopes to get back on the winning track when it travels to Michigan State University tonight for a 6 p.m. meet. Following last weekend's split while visiting Milwaukee, the Huskies will be looking to improve on their 4-3 ledger...

It was another typical NIU-Valparaiso women's basketball game Tuesday night, but this time the outcome had a new twist. For the first time in 15 tries, the Crusaders were on the victory side against the Huskies after a 101-91 win before 623 at Valparaiso's...

It's not too often that a coach with a sub-.500 record is seriously considered for coach of the year honors. But that's exactly what is happening to NIU's Brian Hammel. In his first year at the helm of a Division-I program, Hammel has kept a team that...

With the high school individual state wrestling championships being held at Champaign, Ill. this weekend, NIU's head coach Ed Vatch and his assistants will be heading south for recruiting purposes. Vatch is seeking future Huskie grapplers to fill some...

Markus Roy, NIU's star soccer goalkeeper for the past four seasons, was drafted by the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Soccer League Friday. Roy was the second goalie of seven selected in the draft and 15th player chosen overall. The Sidekicks picked the...