If you're a 19-year-old during a war, being drafted isn't good news. If you're a college basketball player, being drafted is good news. For NIU's Donnell Thomas, being drafted means the world. World, in this case, stands for World Basketball League. The...

Although no official word is expected until next week, Jane Albright has planted a necessary seed if the NIU women's basketball team intends on a third-straight postseason appearance in 1992. The Northern Star has learned that Belvidere High School standout...

The number 13 lived up to its unlucky reputation for NIU gymnast Vicki Thimgan. As (un)luck would have it, Thimgan found out Monday that she missed qualifying for the NCAA National Gymnastic Tournament by one-tenth of a point. Thimgan was in the running...

Saturday was an opening day for some NIU athletes that had nothing to do with baseball. Amidst the hoopla surrounding baseball's opening day, the Huskies football squad officially started spring practice Saturday afternoon. Unlike the five previous spring...

When the field includes many of the best teams and top individuals from the Midwest, fourth place can be pretty impressive. At least coach Pam Tyska was satisfied with that finish for both her NIU women's golf team and for Huskies' standout Nicole Jeray...

NIU's softball team (14-13) is hoping to keep its head above the .500 mark, but that may be easier said than done. In order to do that, the Huskies must get by the University of Iowa in a 3 p.m. home doubleheader Tuesday afternoon. The visiting Hawkeyes,...

Barring any unseen circumstances, this year's Mid-Continent Conference men's tennis tournament could be a runaway. The Huskies are 4-0 in the Mid-Continent after winning three conference meets last weekend. NIU (12-8 overall) had to battle through three...

Chalking up an outstanding premier appearance at the NCAA Central Regional Championships was the objective, but the NIU women's gymnastic team had to chalk it up as experience. The Huskies took a disappointing fifth-place finish in the seven team regional...

Second place seems to be a comfortable position for the NIU softball team. Once again, the Huskies took a tournament runner-up trophy for the second consecutive weekend. Game one of the University of Michigan Tournament pitted the Huskies against DePaul....

Surprise. The NIU baseball team did it, it finally did it. The setting: Huskie Diamond, the place the Huskies like to call "Field of Dreams." But until Sunday, it had been anything but dreamy for the Huskies. In fact, it had been a field of nightmares,...

Texas A&M University has contacted NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell about permission to talk to head basketball coach Jim Molinari. "Yes, they have contacted me," O'Dell said. "It's that time of the year when coaching changes take place. So, it's...

NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright is also being considered for another job. The University of Arizona has contacted NIU athletic director Gerald O'Dell about the seven-year NIU coach succeeding June Olkowski, who resigned after a four-year stint....