Though the Huskies lost 41-10 to Florida Saturday, their plane ride home from Gainesville wasn't as somber as one might expect. They weren't ecstatic about the game's outcome, but they weren't devastated either. The Huskies (1-6) have now lost five games...

The 1990-91 season was a glorious one for the NIU men's basketball team. But the season was more frustrating than glorious for one of its members. As the Huskies advanced to the NCAA Tournament, freshman guard Mark Layton was forced to watch from the...

The offensive woes continued for the NIU soccer team yesterday, but the defense held firm for a 0-0 tie with Eastern Illinois University at Huskie Soccer Field. Dave Weichman and Jay Konrad shouldered the responsibility of marking EIU speedsters LeBaron...

The NIU volleyball team had an unusual weekend—unusual in the sense that the Huskies not only lost once, but twice against North Star Conference foes Wright State University and Valparaiso University. NIU's bad luck started Friday in an upset loss against...

Florida quarterback Shane Matthews completed 21-of-34 passes in his team's 41-10 win over NIU Saturday. The 6-3, 191-pound junior also threw two touchdowns and was never intercepted. He threw for at least 300 yards (336) for the eighth time in his college...

While the weather was better suited to the "Ducks" of the University of Oregon, victory was better suited to the NIU men's tennis team. Coach Chuck Merzbacher's crew hung on through the tough matches Friday to capture four of six singles matches and two...

Most football teams accept 31-point victories warmly. But the 6-1 Florida Gators are not like most squads. They are No. 6 in the country, and when they beat NIU (1-6) 41-10 Saturday afternoon at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in front of 83,708 people, their...

What do Bears, Cardinals and Colonels have in common? They all bore witness to the offensive reawakening of the NIU field hockey team this weekend at Saint Louis University. NIU (4-8-1) ended its five-game winless streak Friday with a 5-3 victory over...

The 1991 NIU men's golf campaign is history and for the third year in a row, head coach Jack Pheanis and his Huskie linksters are winners of the Mid-Continent Conference Championship. To the casual observer, the accomplishments of the two-time coach of...

NIU's president and athletic director said an item in Monday's Chicago Tribune, stating that the school is looking into joining the Big Eight Conference, was exaggerated. Mike Conklin, a sports columnist for the paper, wrote that at Friday's NIU Hall...

NIU students may be facing another new ticket policy for men's home basketball games in the very near future. The Long-Range Planning Committee of the Athletic Board is currently working on a plan that would allow students to acquire tickets for all men's...

One of the unwritten rules of college football is that you don't say anything that can be considered negative about an upcoming opponent. Florida Gators coach Steve Spurrier, and some of his players, apparently don't mind breaking the rules when talking...