You have not seen a face like this since Linda Blair suffered demonic cramps in The Exorcist. It's a cross between a silent scream and a massive cringe. Kevin Budinger, NIU water polo club goalie, looks like a man who has as much chance to stop a waterproof...

NIU sports programs have been trying to become more competitive on the national scene and have gone overseas to bring in the talent that is needed to compete at such a level. The NIU men's tennis program is led by two strong Swedish players and some tennis...

Former Huskie defensive tackle Ted Hennings was one of 12 players signing standard National Football League free agent contracts Tuesday with the Chicago Bears. "I've been a Bears' guy all my life," Hennings admitted. "I've been thinking about it (playing...

After capturing its third consecutive North Star Conference softball title over the weekend, NIU plans to use that team success in the year's final two doubleheaders. The 21-19-2 Huskies close the home schedule Wednesday hosting Big Ten Conference member...

The Northern Star interviewed NIU quarterback Stacey Robinson April 27 about his feelings concerning his recent suspension from the football team and the reasons for it. NS: Will you be eligible next semester? Robinson: Yeah, I will be, no question about...

The NIU women's tennis team faces Wheaton College today at 3 p.m. on the Gullikson Courts by Anderson Hall to conclude the 1990 spring season. The 16-11 Huskies are coming off two victories on home turf. This past weekend, NIU handed Illinois-Chicago...

A weekend tournament against Evansville at the Quincy College Tournament became an eye-opener for the NIU soccer team. The Huskies suffered their first loss in the spring exhibition season as perennial national power Evansville University bullied NIU...

The coming round of final exams might not be as important to any NIU student as it will be to suspended Huskie quarterback Stacey Robinson. Robinson was suspended by head coach Jerry Pettibone last week for failing to make "academic progress," a sketchy...

With quarterback Stacey Robinson out of the spring game, backups Rob Rugai and Tyrone Leverett moved up and put on a show during Saturday's Annual Red-White spring game. Freshman Leverett led the Red squad, Team Sycamore, to a 20-14 win over the White...

NIU women's tennis coach Patty Groth told her squad concentration was key in the Huskies' Parents' Weekend matches. The squad took her words to heart, whipping University of Illinois-Chicago, 7-0, Friday, and Creighton University, 8-1, Saturday. "I told...

Defecting Association of Mid-Continent Universities Conference member Southwest Missouri State won its last men's tennis title despite a stiff challenge from NIU. The Huskies, playing in their first AMCU tournament, came close in Saturday's final against...

NIU head football coach Jerry Pettibone was treated as an outpatient Wednesday night at Rockford Memorial Hospital for lower back troubles which have kept him away from spring practice in the last few weeks. He is resting at home and said he hopes to...