NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell was at the University of South Florida in Tampa this week, apparently working as a consultant for an organization with ties to a firm that has done work for NIU. South Florida has established a task force to look into...

For those unfamiliar with college basketball, the NIU men's teams' next opponent—Xavier—may not be a well-known name. College hoops fans know, however, that the Musketeers are one of the top teams in the Midwest. Xavier has made six-straight NCAA...

The NIU volleyball team, which has produced somewhat of a dream season, has visions of victory dancing in its head. Those dreams could become reality as the Huskies prepare to compete at the National Invitational Volleyball Championship Thursday through...

The NIU wrestling squad will enjoy its first home meet of the season when it hosts Northwestern University Thursday. The Huskies enter the match witha 1-3-0 mark in dual competition. Head coach Ed Vatch anticipates another grueling battle against the...

The NIU volleyball team is feeling real good about its recently announced pairings at the National Invitational Volleyball Championship December 5 through December 7. The 25-7 Huskies are ranked No. 12 in a field of 20 but for the most part, ended up...

At the end of last year, Mike Lipnisky never wanted to see NIU again. He wanted out of DeKalb soon after former basketball coach Jim Molinari resigned to take the head coaching job at Bradley. Lipnisky didn't even want to wait until a new coach was hired...

The St. Louis Arch is symbolic of bridging the gap to the West. Last Monday, however, the NIU wrestling team (1-3) was unable to bridge a similar gap as NIU fell to a more experienced Southwest Missouri State University 31-10. Using a lineup featuring...

Onetime NIU student Gene Lamont had a lot to be thankful for over this past Thanksgiving. Lamont, who attended NIU during the fall semesters of 1965 and 1966, was named the 34th manager of the Chicago White Sox at a Comiskey Park press conference last...

After losing 101-91 to the University of Washington in double-overtime Saturday in Iowa's Amana-Hawkeye Classic in Iowa City, NIU's women's basketball team regrouped and beat Ohio University 73-63 in Sunday's consolation game. NIU point guard E.C. Hill...

Nothing seems to be coming easy for new NIU head coach Brian Hammel. After his Huskies dropped their first two games this season, including a 76-71 loss at Marquette on Thanksgiving Day, NIU seemed to be poised to notch an easy victory Saturday when it...

To no surprise, the NIU volleyball team did not get an NCAA Tournament bid when the 32-team field was announced last night. The 25-7 Huskies had an outside shot at the NCAA's, but weren't counting on a bid this year. "There was an extreme outside chance,"...

Both the NIU women's and men's swimming teams had to be thankful for competing against Northeastern Illinois last Tuesday in non-conference action. Even though ‘NIU' was assured of a victory, it was the Huskies from DeKalb that swam away with both victories....