When the wall came crashing down in Berlin, it was an inspiration to an entire Germany. Now, one of its native daughters is an inspiration to this year's NIU field hockey team. Kristina Hahn has come a long way from Berlin to emerge as one of the team...

The tough defense of the NIU soccer team will be challenged by an explosive New Mexico offense when the two clubs clash at Huskie Soccer Field, Wednesday at 4 p.m. New Mexico, which has scored 14 goals in six matches, arrives in DeKalb with a 4-2-1 record...

Because men often need a place to turn to in domestic situations, a local organization is trying to address their problems. All families have problems to deal with everyday, such as household conflicts, divorce, abuse and everyday living. These problems...

NIU's passing game finally came to life Saturday night, but Kansas State made history with its aerial assault to deflate the Huskies 34-17 in front of 27,229 fans here at Wagner Field. Stacey McKinney, in just his third start as NIU's QB, tossed for a...

The word is out—it's being heard here on the NIU campus, and it's rapidly spreading throughout the entire Midwest. With record breaking scores this weekend in the Michigan State University Invitational, the Huskie women's golf team captured first place...

It's rare for a football team that gives up 428 net yards to an opponent to talk about an improved defensive effort, but the Huskies find themselves in that situation. "We have improved," NIU coach Charlie Sadler said after Saturday's 34-17 loss to Kansas...

After two games, the NIU football team had passed for only 38 yards. That meager total didn't please head coach Charlie Sadler, but he chose to stick with his starting quarterback, Stacey McKinney. "I get more confident in him all the time," Sadler said...

NIU men's golf coach Jack Pheanis brings a relatively inexperienced club into Monday and Tuesday's Big Ten Intercollegiate Invitational Golf Tournament at Iowa City, Iowa, to tee off the fall golf season. Gone are All-Mid-Continent golfers Mike Briggs,...

NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell received a $3,000 a year raise, primarily because he was being wooed by other institutions, NIU President John La Tourette said. O'Dell, who earned $81,600 in FY91, received an increase to $84,600 for FY92. "It's part...

NIU soccer coach Willy Roy has seemingly found a potent scoring weapon—the corner kick. Before the season even began, Roy said his team would be tough on the corner kick play. And the Huskies have lived up to the expectations by scoring a goal in each...

Head softball coach Dee Abrahamson once said that pitching will need to dominate if the NIU softball team is to contend this season. Abrahamson got a sample of dominating pitching on Sunday as the Huskies swept visiting Indiana State to open NIU's fall...

The competition from the Big Ten Conference is proving to be too much for the NIU volleyball team. The Huskies dropped the title bout of the University of Michigan Volleyball Classic to the host team after defeating Georgia State University (15-2, 15-2,...