NIU struggled to win its second road game of the year, but the women's basketball team's head coach, Jane Albright-Dieterle, was pleased with the Huskies 82-72 victory against Wright State Saturday at the Nutter Center. "I think we played really hard...

The NIU wrestling team had the University of Notre Dame in an amiable position. The Huskies only trailed the Fighting Irish by four points (13-9) after the first six matches, but ND's strength down the stretch provided the 34-9 final difference. Shannon...

With the season opener now under its belt, the NIU women's gymnastics team can be proud of a second place finish. NIU traveled southwest this weekend to begin its season in the University of Missouri Shakespeare Classic. The host Tigers were the lone...

NIU students might not recognize the basketball team that takes the court Saturday night against Illinois-Chicago. Yes, that team in white is the Huskies, the NIU Huskies minus several players (absent because of academic ineligibility or because of off-court...

The NIU women's basketball team is flying high, so it seems only appropriate its next mission will take place in Dayton, Ohio. The Huskies (7-5, 2-0) carry a three-game winning streak to the aviation capital of the world to resume North Star Conference...

Senior Associate Athletic Director Cary Groth has designed a committee to define the use of $10,000 for an athletic training fund referred to as "nutritional supplements." At the December meeting of the Athletic Board yesterday, all of an NCAA broad-based...

When losing in the second half, count on the Huskies making a late run. The result isn't always victorious, but a Huskie comeback is often times a frantic one. NIU's women's basketball team was up to its old tricks Wednesday night at Chick Evans Field...

In its debut appearance in all three events at the National Collegiate Cheerleading and Dance Team Championships at Dallas, Texas, the NIU cheerleading squad finished in the top ten in each event. Sixty-four teams from the three divisions were invited...

Donald Whiteside and Donnell Thomas have ended their stellar NIU basketball careers, but that doesn't mean they've stopped making news. Thomas and Whiteside are on the All-Decade performer ballot for the Mid-Continent Conference. In conjunction with the...

With a win well secured, NIU head coach Jane Albright-Dieterle used most of the second half of Monday's 101-67 pummelling of North Star Conference opponent Akron as play time for the second and third stringers. With a couple of minutes left in the game,...

As NCAA reforms slowly change the face of collegiate athletics, NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell recently discussed the state of NIU athletics and some of its most pressing issues. One of the perennial issues facing NIU is conference affiliation for...

History has a tendency to repeat itself when it comes to NIU basketball and Wisconsin-Green Bay's Tony Bennett. The 6-0 senior guard has made a habit of beating the Huskies. Last night was no different. Although he tallied only 14 points, it was more...