Though not all of the NIU women's tennis team fared well this weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational, there were a few surprises. "There were a lot of Big Ten teams at the tournament, and we did extremely well against them," said coach Patty Groth. "We...

NIU will be getting a big slice of NCAA money from the $1 billion contract the NCAA signed with CBS television. NIU will receive $180,117 of the $20.8 million the NCAA recently distributed from the CBS contract, giving the network the TV rights for the...

Conference play has been very, very good to the NIU soccer team. The Huskies, 6-2-1, have an eight-match winning streak in the Mid-Continent Conference since joining the league last year. After losing its inaugural match to Eastern Illinois University...

Living dangerously is rapidly becoming a way of life for the NIU lacrosse team. In this past weekend's matches, the Huskies (4-2) waited until the final quarter to rally against the Rockford men's club and the University of Iowa. In Saturday's 11-9 victory...

Along with Huskie football, people coming to see the traditional Homecoming game might check out another tradition—tailgating. The idea of tailgating involves bringing food, drink, a grill, a couple of people to share the food and drink with (anyone...

Overcome by fumbles and the play of running back Jason Davis, the NIU football team lost 37-3 to Louisiana Tech Saturday night at Huskie Stadium in front of 9,519 fans. The Huskies had won 14-straight games at home, tying the school record. The Bulldogs...

For the young NIU men's tennis team, the best way to prepare for the future is to go back to the past. So, the Huskies took on former NIU standouts in an exhibition match Saturday with coach Chuck Merzbacher using the event as an opportunity to expose...

Any concerns NIU soccer coach Willy Roy had about his team's inconsistent offensive performances may have been put to rest yesterday in Wisconsin. The Huskies (6-2-1) not only found the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay net on three occasions, but added...

There's good news and bad news for the NIU football team (1-4) regarding its 1991 Homecoming match Saturday (1:05 p.m.). The bad news is the Huskies have been pounded recently—outscored 95-10 in their last two games and their opponent, Western Michigan,...

Repeating a championship performance is never easy. Unless you're NIU men's golf coach Jack Pheanis. Pheanis will take his three-time Mid-Continent golf champions to the Illinois State University Redbird Invitational in Normal. The 54-hole competition...

When the USA and Japan women's volleyball teams battle it out Sunday at Chick Evans Field House, expect some of the spotlight to land on the NIU team. "The match will be seen by people from all over," NIU head volleyball coach Pete Waite said. "Fans can...

The Northern Illinois softball squad will try to keep up its winning ways this weekend when it travels to the University of Iowa for another exhibition tournament. The Huskies have gone 5-1 so far this fall in exhibition play, including capturing their...