Saturday in Fresno, Calif., the Fresno State Bulldogs purged ghosts that have haunted their program since a 1990 defeat to NIU. Ever since the Huskies clobbered the Bulldogs 73-18 last year, 1991's season-opening rematch has been eagerly anticipated—at...

If Iowa and cornfields are two terms that go hand-in-hand, how does NIU's women's golf team and cream of the crop sound? The Huskies, trailing by two strokes after Saturday's round, shot a tournament low 312 yesterday to win the Iowa State Cyclone Golf...

NIU fans anxious for football and tired of being force-fed facts, figures and quotes from the Huskies, take heed; NIU's season opener is almost here. But first, here's some more facts, figures and quotes on the upcoming game. Game day: Saturday. Game...

Anticipation, butterflies and excitement are forever grounded into season openers. For the NIU field hockey team, those three ingredients will be larger than usual come Saturday. The opener at Old Dominion (1 p.m.) just might be the biggest game for the...

Opening games and season debuts are over ... now it's full speed ahead. With the NIU volleyball team's first home match just under its belt and a 2-1 showing at the Colorado State Tournament last weekend, the Huskies (3-1) pack up for road matches against...

The NIU soccer team has a knack for knocking off top-rated opponents. Just ask Wisconsin-Madison whom the Huskies beat 2-0; or Akron who lost 1-0 in overtime; or Indiana who breathed a sigh of relief after surviving an onslaught by the Huskies with a...

According to an NCAA study, the NIU football team faces the fourth-toughest schedule in the country this year. Which means the Huskies opener at Fresno State could prove to be an appropriate appetizer for NIU's rugged menu of opponents. The Bulldogs (8-2-1)...

With five returning players and three promising freshmen, the NIU women's golf team holds high hopes for its fall season opener this weekend at the Veenker Memorial Golf Course. The Huskies will head for Ames, Iowa, to tee off in the Iowa State University...

The freshmen jitters can shake up any new player during the first game of the season. But for NIU's Shelby Snyder, the Huskies' season-opener against Cal-State University Fullerton was doubly unsettling. Across the net from Snyder was her best friend,...

Head volleyball coach Pete Waite left the Colorado State University Tournament this weekend breathing a little easier. Not only did his team play its first game of the season, but the Huskies walked away with a 2-1 finish and two All-Tournament players....

Don't tell NIU field hockey coach Laurie Bell that prospective freshmen were being turned away at the door by school admissions this fall because all she sees this season are freshmen, freshmen, freshmen. Make that 13 new faces altogether to go along...

This is the year identical twins, Marcus and Karsten Roy, step out of their big brother's shadow. For the past three years Marcus, a goalie, and Karsten, a sweeper, have been the anchors of the NIU soccer team's defense, while big brother Willy Roy Jr....