It would be understandable if the Kansas State football team only had its eyes on the Huskies that reside in Seattle, Wash. Though the Wildcats will contest Top-10 Washington Sept. 28, their head coach, Bill Snyder, insists its another Huskie that has...

After years of being the weak sisters of the Big Eight Conference, the Kansas State football team appears headed toward respectability. Last year, the Wildcats had five victories, which was one more than they had the previous five seasons. Their third-year...

The NIU football program is always looking for exposure to enhance recruiting, and perhaps its most potent tool these days is the head coach's Charlie Sadler Show. The show is produced at NIU and broadcast via SportsChannel Chicago and WIFR television...

NIU has never won a national championship in basketball or football. And the baseball program is on its second year after an eight-year hiatus. So why would some of the top athletes in the country want to play at NIU? They play at NIU by choice. Actually,...

NIU tailback T.C. Dantzler isn't familiar with his new role. He is used to gathering attention at center stage as one of NIU's premier wrestlers. Last year, he qualified for the NCAA Championships as a 158 pounder. Now, the junior finds himself clearly...

Something unusual happened last night. Something that has only happened once this season. The Huskie volleyball team lost in an exciting match that went down to the wire (12-15, 15-3, 15-7, 11-15, 13-15). The University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers were...

Goals are a rare sight in soccer—especially in the NIU soccer team's case. In three matches—including the exhibition against the Chicago Power—the Huskies, 0-1-1, managed only one "real goal." Senior John Kelly scored the goal in the exhibition...

Some wins are better than others. Although the scoreboard read NIU-22, Arkansas State-21 at the end, and NIU's rookie coach Charlie Sadler won't decline his first victory, Saturday's home-opener probably won't be listed under "NIU football milestones"...

Defense and keeping the ball in its own offensive half of the field were the keys to victory for the NIU field hockey team Monday. The Huskies won their first game of the year 1-0 over Saint Louis University at Huskie Stadium in a game marked by offensive...

Illinois State soccer coach Tim Carter is looking for a little sympathy from NIU when he brings his team to DeKalb this Wednesday for a 4 p.m. match. The Redbirds, NCAA Tournament participants last year, lost five starters from their 14-4-1 team. "They...

NIU volleyball players Wendy Mason and Amy Foulke were most likely the life of post-victory celebrations this weekend when the Huskies went 3-0 and earned a first-place finish in the Huskie Invitational. Mason, a 5-10 junior, and Foulke a 6-0 sophomore,...

When NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright-Dieterle picked two new assistant coaches, she found talent from both the playing and coaching worlds. Sue Semrau and Jonelle Polk were Albright-Dieterle's choices to fill a pair of open slots because of...