"A bowl. Any kind of a bowl. That's our major goal for our team this year." Those were the words of NIU's head football coach Jerry Pettibone prior to the 1990 season. Although a lot can happen in NIU's eight remaining games, Saturday's 23-14 loss to...

Nicole Jeray fired a winning 36-hole 151 to lead the NIU women's golf team to victory at the weekend 17-team Illinois State University Redbird Invitational in Normal. Jeray's medalist showing and the Huskie team win is NIU's second tournament double of...

They say all good things must come to an end. The NIU volleyball team and their seven-game winning streak is no exception. But in this case, no one ever said the Huskies would have to like it. NIU's demise came this weekend when they were defeated not...

To the delight of the NIU men's tennis team, there were no surprises this weekend. The Huskies hosted the first Mid-Continent Conference Individual Tournament. And they won it. The competitors included Akron, Eastern Illinois, University of Illinois-Chicago,...

The mood inside NIU's locker room after Saturday night's football game at Toledo might best be compared to the mourning of a loved one at a funeral. There was not one smile throughout the somber locker room and for good reason. NIU had just been burned...

NIU Soccer coach Willy Roy and his crew will take a little trip to Akron, Ohio, this weekend in hopes of netting some goals against the Bulldogs. "Akron has a very high-powered offense. They have two kids who have four goals apiece, and they've beaten...

The latest heat wave isn't just outdoors; it's in Chick Evans Field House, where the NIU volleyball team is warming up for the Huskie Invitational Tournament. The tournament, which begins play Friday, isn't an ordinary, run-of-the-mill contest for the...

"It's such a beautiful night for soccer isn't it?" Yes, it is, Mrs. Roy. This is just one of the many nights that Mrs. Karin Roy has spent in the bleachers cheering on her husband, Willy Sr., and three sons, Willy Jr., Karsten, and Markus. Except now,...

Saturday's contest will be perhaps the most critical game to date for NIU's football team, as it tries to break its losing jinx at Toledo University's Glass Bowl. NIU (1-1) has lost 10 of its last 11 at the newly renovated glass bowl including eight in...

A colleague of mine was telling me yesterday that she didn't see the appeal of boxing. "The sport of boxing is really stupid because if you want to watch two people beat the hell out of each other, go to Chicago and watch a street fight," the co-worker...

The West Campus Courts north of Huskie Stadium will be occupied this weekend by the Mid-Continent Conference men's tennis entourage. NIU will host the first Mid-Continent Individual Tennis Tournament beginning Friday at 10 a.m; play will continue Saturday...

Illinois-Chicago was in over its head against the NIU soccer team Wednesday night at Huskie Soccer Field. NIU dished out a 5-0 beating to the inexperienced Flames, as the Huskies got their first win over a Mid-Continent Conference foe. NIU boosted its...