What a difference a week can make. Just seven days ago, the NIU women's basketball team was reeling backwards after having lost three of its last four games, with its only victory coming in overtime. NIU head coach Jane Albright-Dieterle's crew, however,...

Mike Hidden hit a career-high 27 points last night at the UIC Pavilion, but missed a crucial three-pointer with just over a minute to go in the game. The end result was a see-saw 95-90 victory by the UIC Flames. "Two things were going on in my mind and...

Former NIU men's basketball head coach Jim Molinari has been interviewed by FBI agents about his relationship—during the time he was a DePaul assistant coach—with a Chicago banking official, currently in jail for bank fraud. Molinari acknowledged...

As a Huskie, former NIU swimming coach Dave Clark never lost to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Now, in his first year as a Panther, Clark is undefeated against the Huskies. Clark's Panthers won on both sides of the coed meet Saturday in Milwaukee....

NIU's women's tennis team went to Milwaukee with visions of a sweep dancing in their heads. The Huskies started on the right foot with a Saturday 6-3 win against Memphis State University, but Sunday, the visions were blurred as NIU dropped a 7-1 decision...

The NIU women's basketball team simply stole the fun from Wright State in record-breaking fashion Saturday. The Huskies (13-9, 7-2 in the North Star Conference) turned the Raiders in every possible direction while registering a school-record 37 steals...

Instead of asking for a full-time assistant coach, perhaps NIU wrestling boss Ed Vatch would prefer to see a psychologist added to his staff. In Sunday's triple dual at the University of Missouri Hearnes Center Arena, the Huskies lost a 36-9 contest to...

The NIU men's basketball team and the Valparaiso Crusaders played to a standstill for most of Saturday's game. But in the end, the difference turned out to be the Huskies' Brian Molis. The 6-4 senior scored a career-high 31 points, including 6-of-6 shooting...

When the NIU tennis team traveled to Iowa this past weekend, they knew the competition would be stiff and wins wouldn't come easily. When the dust finally settled, Drake University (7-2), Iowa State University (8-1), and the University of Iowa (9-0),...

One too many tumbles did it in for the NIU gymnastics team Friday night. The Huskies spent their Valentine's Day in Ann Arbor, Mich., where the team fell short to blue-ribbon winner University of Michigan and to second-place finisher Louisiana State University....

So just how important is tomorrow's NIU women's basketball game against North Star Conference rival Wright State? For starters, the 2 p.m. showdown at Chick Evans Field House could decide the fate of some teams in the NSC, particularly the Huskies and...

The Huskie women's gymnastics team will have to dig deep tonight as they take on two outstanding rivals in a triangular meet. Ann Arbor, Mich., is the Valentine's Day destination, where NIU will battle the University of Michigan and Louisiana State University...