The Huskies took a page out of Ernie Banks' book and played two on Sunday. And they won them both. NIU first defeated Ball State University 6-5 in 10 innings to gain a berth in the championship game against Western Illinois University, whom they beat...

After staring into the teeth of Iowa's offensive and defensive onslaught Saturday, the Huskies are getting a better view by looking ahead. Looking ahead is about all NIU can do after being demolished 58-7 by the 9th-ranked Hawkeyes and suffering a physical...

And so the winning continues ... The NIU volleyball team came away with two more victories this weekend when it defeated both Loyola University and Ball State University at Chick Evans Field House. The Huskies (13-3) took four games (15-3, 15-11, 15-12,...

Losing the match to Southern Methodist wasn't the only agony NIU soccer coach Willy Roy went through here yesterday. SMU, ranked No. 11 in the nation, handed the Huskies their second loss of the year 2-0. But the real battle for Roy took place against...

If the NIU field hockey team had its say, the game would only last 60 minutes, rather than the regulation 70. The Huskies settled for a tie and suffered a defeat over the weekend at Huskie Stadium due to crucial mistakes during the last 10 minutes of...

The Big Ten powerhouses proved not to be so mighty in this weekend's Lady Northern Intercollegiate golf championship. Nine of the schools in the conference were beaten by the NIU women's golf team in the tournament usually referred to as the Regional...

At least it wasn't a shutout. That's about all the NIU football team can be thankful for after its 58-7 pounding at the hands, feet and muscle of the ninth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes Saturday afternoon. A sellout crowd of 70,220 at Kinnick Stadium welcomed...

After three games, the NIU football team's offense was in sad shape, scoring only 15 points per game. The Huskies' average dropped even further after their fourth game Saturday afternoon, a 58-7 loss to Iowa at Kinnick Stadium. The Huskies (1-3) scored...

The NIU women's tennis squad is ready to net victories, and the players have a chance to rack up wins Friday—Sunday at the Indiana University Midwest Tournament in Bloomington, Ind. Coach Patty Groth finds her team to be in tiptop shape, since she has...

It doesn't pay to be a hero. Freshman Andy Lane scored the goal of his life yesterday to give the NIU soccer team a dramatic 1-0 double overtime win over New Mexico at Huskie Soccer Field. But by the time Lane got into the locker room, his teammates had...

The elation of a big win lasted only for a minute for the NIU soccer team. The Huskies, 3-1-1, captured their biggest win of the young season over New Mexico in a 1-0 double overtime thriller on Wednesday. "We were physically and mentally drained after...

The NIU football team is not in Kansas anymore, but their next destination is definitely not Oz. A week after suffering a 34-17 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats, the Huskies (1-2) head to Iowa to take on the Big Ten's Hawkeyes who are undefeated at 2-0...