Good seasons—like the NIU gymnastics team's 16th-place finish in the nation last year—are sometimes hard to match. But, for coach Bobbie Cesarek and her Huskie tumblers, the makings are all in the bag. The team's current record stands at 8-3 as of...

The NIU women's tennis team hopes to get back on the winning track when it travels to Michigan State University tonight for a 6 p.m. meet. Following last weekend's split while visiting Milwaukee, the Huskies will be looking to improve on their 4-3 ledger...

In one short week, the NIU women's basketball team will know where they stand heading into the season that counts the most. The Huskies (13-10 overall, 7-3 in the North Star Conference) could start laying some of the foundation with a victory tonight...

It's not too often that a coach with a sub-.500 record is seriously considered for coach of the year honors. But that's exactly what is happening to NIU's Brian Hammel. In his first year at the helm of a Division-I program, Hammel has kept a team that...

With the high school individual state wrestling championships being held at Champaign, Ill. this weekend, NIU's head coach Ed Vatch and his assistants will be heading south for recruiting purposes. Vatch is seeking future Huskie grapplers to fill some...

Markus Roy, NIU's star soccer goalkeeper for the past four seasons, was drafted by the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Soccer League Friday. Roy was the second goalie of seven selected in the draft and 15th player chosen overall. The Sidekicks picked the...

It was another typical NIU-Valparaiso women's basketball game Tuesday night, but this time the outcome had a new twist. For the first time in 15 tries, the Crusaders were on the victory side against the Huskies after a 101-91 win before 623 at Valparaiso's...

Mike Hidden hit a career-high 27 points last night at the UIC Pavilion, but missed a crucial three-pointer with just over a minute to go in the game. The end result was a see-saw 95-90 victory by the UIC Flames. "Two things were going on in my mind and...

What a difference a week can make. Just seven days ago, the NIU women's basketball team was reeling backwards after having lost three of its last four games, with its only victory coming in overtime. NIU head coach Jane Albright-Dieterle's crew, however,...

The NIU men's basketball team and the Valparaiso Crusaders played to a standstill for most of Saturday's game. But in the end, the difference turned out to be the Huskies' Brian Molis. The 6-4 senior scored a career-high 31 points, including 6-of-6 shooting...

When the NIU tennis team traveled to Iowa this past weekend, they knew the competition would be stiff and wins wouldn't come easily. When the dust finally settled, Drake University (7-2), Iowa State University (8-1), and the University of Iowa (9-0),...

One too many tumbles did it in for the NIU gymnastics team Friday night. The Huskies spent their Valentine's Day in Ann Arbor, Mich., where the team fell short to blue-ribbon winner University of Michigan and to second-place finisher Louisiana State University....