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...

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...

Getting kicked and pushed around is no fun, but for a soccer player, it's a way of life. For the past three matches, NIU soccer coach Willy Roy has questioned the physical play of his team. He questioned the willingness of his players to "mix it up" on...

The NIU men's tennis team showed once again that it is the team to beat in the Mid-Continent Conference by dominating the Mid-Continent Fall Invitational last weekend. This year's tournament took place at Valparaiso University, and the NIU players were...

It wasn't so long ago when high school girls had to keep their athletic dreams within the boundaries of the school gymnasium. But now more than ever, those students are harboring ambitions for a future athletic career in college. The NIU volleyball team...

Although the NIU women's tennis team didn't net any first-place awards at the Indiana Women's Tennis Fall Invitational last weekend, the members snatched up valuable experience in their first invite of the season. "The purpose of our coming to this tournament...

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...

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...