For the "new" NIU women's basketball team, Thursday's exhibition game at Chick Evans Field House produced much of the same "old" results as the Huskies humiliated Norway's best, 97-48. Propelled by the hanging of the 1989-90 North Star Conference Championship...

Thursday night's 97-48 victory by the NIU women's basketball team left the Norwegian National team and their head coach Roy Porter totally impressed, totally intimidated, and totally beaten. Porter had nothing but praise for the Huskies who quickly dictated...

Second-year men's tennis coach Charles Merzbacher will have mixed feelings as he leads his vastly improving Huskies into the Rolex Midwest Championship Invitationals at South Bend, Ind., Friday. Why the mixed feelings? Merzbacher has improved his team...

When the Huskies run onto the football field before Saturday's game with East Carolina, they will be feeling something they haven't felt before or during a game all season—grass under their feet. "When you're used to playing on artificial turf and you...

NIU men's basketball coach Jim Molinari turned to his past when presenting the future at Wednesday's men's basketball media luncheon. Legendary former DePaul coach Ray Meyer was the special guest as Molinari unveiled the 1990-91 basketball squad to the...

As the season draws to a close for NIU's football squad, the Huskies will be looking to extend their hot streak against a struggling East Carolina team. In the midst of a four game winning streak, NIU (6-3) will travel to ECU (4-6) for a 12:30 p.m. matchup...

November 8th is like December 25th for at least 13 women at NIU. It's Christmas come early for the NIU women's basketball team as the Huskies host a Norwegian National women's basketball squad Thursday at 7 p.m. at Chick Evans Field House. NIU is eager...

Making the most of opportunities is what makes a player stand out from the rest. Although his opportunities have been limited this season, Huskies' tight end Claude Royster has been successful in the clutch. The 6-3, 228-pound senior has caught three...

Chicago, IL - Coaches from the Mid-Continent Conference have picked the NIU men's basketball team to finish third in its' debut and forward Donnell Thomas to make the All-Conference team. A panel of 27 casted their pre-season selections and the results...

The "system" may have done in the NIU soccer squad again. Despite building a 13-5-2 record this season, the Huskies were snubbed again by the NCAA Tournament selection committee. That 13-5-2 record is better than four schools who have received bids to...

For the second consecutive year, all hopes of a national championship for the NIU soccer team were shattered by the NCAA selection committee. The Huskies failed to generate enough support among those selecting the 28 teams on Monday, despite their 13-5-2...

AKRON, Ohio - Let's set the scene. An NIU punt pinned Akron on their own nine-yard line with :10 remaining in the game, trailing 31-28. Zips quarterback Mark Friday completed a 53-yard pass to Harold Robinson on what should have been the last play of...