Once you've accomplished everything imaginable, what else can you possibly do? Faced with this dilemma, Charlie Sadler moved to DeKalb. Not to corn-gaze: rather, to become the head coach of the NIU football team. Sadler, an assistant coach of 13 years,...

The NIU men's basketball team has a big game with a tough opponent coming up—but first they have to play DePaul. Although Tuesday night's 7 p.m. game against the Blue Demons has been receiving all the attention of the media and fans, Huskies coach Jim...

NIU's men's swimming team kept itself busy over break by participating in a swim meet that took place in very natural conditions. Fighting conditions only a surfer could love, NIU edged the Swedish National Team in the relay title of the Atlantic Ocean...

In conjunction with the 85th Annual NCAA Convention, the Mid-Continent Conference Council of Delegates voted unanimously to sponsor and conduct championships for women's athletics starting in 1992-93. The announcement was made by league President David...

In 1967 a freshman football player from a small town in Texas played for a young coach at Oklahoma who was then in his second season of collegiate coaching. That coach, Jerry Pettibone, went on to become the head man at NIU for five seasons before leaving...

A landslide of changes are expected in the near future for the athletic departments of many Division I Schools, including NIU. The annual NCAA convention held last week approved numerous Division I rule changes supported by the NCAA Presidents Commission....

A 65-37 setback to Minnesota was the last time the NIU men's basketball team lost. At the time, Christmas was still 24 days away. Ten straight victories later, the Huskies find themselves with one of the best records in college basketball with an 11-1...

After a dismal start to the holiday break, the NIU women's basketball team has strung together a couple of key victories. Although the Huskies went 3-4 over the month-long stretch, the two consecutive wins have come against North Star Conference opponents....

The NIU men's swim team has been busy blowing the competition right out of the water lately, as well as the Huskies' record book. For instance, take NIU's outstanding performance in the six-team meet held last weekend. With NIU taking 1,056 points, runner-up...

Riding a six-game unbeaten streak, the NIU women's basketball team wraps up the 1990 portion of its schedule on the road. The next time Huskie fans can see the team will be Jan. 3 when NIU attempts to avenge last season's heartbreaking loss at Vanderbilt...

It may seem a little early, but the NIU Silverette dance squad has already made a New Year's resolution. In fact, the entire squad is in on this one. The Silverettes hope to "knock ‘em dead" in their first-ever appearance at a national competition....

With two wins under its belt, the NIU men's basketball squad will travel south to battle two non-conference foes in a tournament the Huskies are expected to win. NIU (2-1) will challenge Alcorn State (1-4) in the first round Friday at 9 p.m. in the Fourth...