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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

Former NIU men's basketball head coach Jim Molinari has been interviewed by FBI agents about his relationship—during the time he was a DePaul assistant coach—with a Chicago banking official, currently in jail for bank fraud. Molinari acknowledged...

As a Huskie, former NIU swimming coach Dave Clark never lost to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Now, in his first year as a Panther, Clark is undefeated against the Huskies. Clark's Panthers won on both sides of the coed meet Saturday in Milwaukee....

NIU's women's tennis team went to Milwaukee with visions of a sweep dancing in their heads. The Huskies started on the right foot with a Saturday 6-3 win against Memphis State University, but Sunday, the visions were blurred as NIU dropped a 7-1 decision...

The NIU women's basketball team simply stole the fun from Wright State in record-breaking fashion Saturday. The Huskies (13-9, 7-2 in the North Star Conference) turned the Raiders in every possible direction while registering a school-record 37 steals...

Instead of asking for a full-time assistant coach, perhaps NIU wrestling boss Ed Vatch would prefer to see a psychologist added to his staff. In Sunday's triple dual at the University of Missouri Hearnes Center Arena, the Huskies lost a 36-9 contest to...