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...

After being bumped down to No. 2 singles last month, Mats Persson's 6-1, 6-2 dumping of an Eastern Michigan opponent earned him the Mid-Continent Conference Tennis Player of the week. Persson has a 10-7 spring dual-meet record. He also won his 20th doubles...

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....

The NIU baseball team is desperate. Its head coach, Joe McFarland, hopes his lose-weary club's furious search for victory will be over by the weekend's conclusion. The 0-17 Huskies travel to Valparaiso to play Saturday. NIU will then make its way back...

Winning is fun, but revenge can be "oh so sweet." The NIU women's gymnatics team is hoping for a little of both when the Huskies head to Auburn for their first-ever team appearance at the NCAA Central Regional Championships Saturday at 7 p.m. NIU's regional...

Through rain, mud and injuries, the NIU softball team (11-12) has continued with strong efforts in every outing. Thursday's encounter against Indiana State was no exception. For an injury-prone team, the Huskies used every bit of their resources to handle...

NIU head basketball coach Jim Molinari's name has surfaced in reports regarding the vacant head-coaching position at Texas A&M University. Texas A&M Athletic Director John David Crow reportedly talked to Molinari in Indianapolis this weekend where...

NIU's softball team will find out how friendly the home field will be in Thursday's home opener against Indiana State (2:00 p.m. at the Huskie softball diamond). The game will mark the fourth meeting between the two clubs, who are scheduled to meet five...

Zero and 17. What else is there to say about the NIU baseball team which has yet to leave the starting blocks? The Huskies need to win just one game to get the monkey off their backs, yet in this 43-game season, a win seems as distant as an Iraqi victory...

Any coach will tell you that after a team loses several games in a row, it no longer plays to win. When that happens, coaches say, losing becomes expected and contagious. If losing is infectious, it's an epidemic on NIU's baseball team. For the seventeenth...