If Thursday's NIU men's basketball game against Eastern Illinois was typical of a Mid-Continent Conference game, the Big Ten would have to relinquish its reputation as the nation's most physical conference. the Huskies outlasted Eastern 59-47 at Chick...

NIU's February Saturday sports medicine seminars will begin this weekend. "Sports Medicine Clinic for Coaches" is scheduled for 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Feb. 2 at the Inn and University Village, 625 S. Ashland, Chicago. Seminar speakers include doctors, physical...

No time on the clock, tied 80-all, game on the line, first place at stake, and 2,405 fans quietly anticipating the two biggest free throws of the night. Playground fantasies turned into reality for NIU women's basketball forward Cindy Conner Thursday...

Thursday's NIU women's basketball game with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is "Big." How big is it? Extremely. Very. Extraordinarily. There can't be enough adjectives to describe this opener to "Big Thursday." It's the battle of the North Star...

It is probably too early and just a little too cold to drag out the softball equipment and set up the diamond, but NIU's softball squad has still been busy preparing for the upcoming season. Since mid-October, the Huskies have had to make do within the...

Every day of the week, someone, somewhere, has some kind of daily gimmick. The NFL has Super Bowl Sunday, ESPN has Big Monday, even the Loop has Two-For-Tuesday. So NIU has joined the club with their rendition of "Big Thursday." Included in the festivities...

Nicki Pedicini has spent a lifetime learning gymnastic techniques, but at NIU, the freshman standout is still learning the ropes. By the looks of Pedicini's success this season, it appears she is catching on rather quickly. Pedicini was named the all-around...

Two hours of practice, another hour of individual shooting drills, followed by a one-on-one game is just a typical workout for NIU women's basketball phenom Lisa Foss. This probably explains why Foss is in the position to becme NIU's all-time leading...

Casual observers of NIU athletics may feel the Huskies' most prominent sports figures are Stacey Robinson, Donnell Thomas and Lisa Foss. The expert observer, though, will be sure to add three names to that list: Jim Kossakowski, Mark Kuehl and T.C. Dantzler....

NIU's "no-names" are rapidly establishing identity. Five unknown underclassmen that fill the paint for the NIU women's basketball team keep coming up with key performances that have opposing coaches turning their heads. Take DePaul's Doug Bruno for example....

Although the NIU men's swimming team finished last at Friday and Saturday's University of Illinois Illini Classic, it wasn't a total disaster. The meet did include noteworthy performances from several Huskies' swimmers. NIU's Steve Beck took second place...

The Chick Evans Field House has been the site of many exciting basketball games this season, and fan support by the NIU student body has been a major contributing factor to this. Due to the tremendous rise in attendance this season, NIU students will...