In his Tuesday afternoon teleconference, Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne compared Huskie quarterback and Heisman candidate Stacey Robinson with Colorado quarterback Darian Hagan, who finished fifth in last year's Heisman Trophy voting. "He's like Hagan...

When former men's gymnastics coach Carlos Silvestre finished coaching last season, he knew there would not be a gymnastics program this year, but he didn't know his graduate assistant job and stipend would not be available. Silvestre said he was told...

The Eastern Illinois Panthers clawed at NIU's bowl credibility Saturday night, exposing a Huskie weakness and then weakening it further. The Huskies gave up 232 ground yards, a feat just two teams accomplished last year (Nebraska 455, Southwestern Louisiana...

NIU lost a great friend, an excellent student and an ambitious leader in July when Jen Onan died. Onan, a Student Association senator, a photojournalism and Spanish major and political science minor died of lung cancer after a five year bout with various...

It was three up, three down in NIU's home-opening volleyball matchup vs. Marquette University, Tuesday night. Before the Marquettte Warriors knew what hit them, the Huskies were dominating the court with their quick-thinking offense and scrappy defense....

Over 150 students began their quest Tuesday for a spot on the 1990 NIU baseball team. Everyone came out with the same intentions, but the reasons they came out is what made the situation unique. It's more than just trying out for a baseball team. "Hopefully,...

Things are looking good this season for the NIU women's golf team. Head coach Pam Tyska expects a banner year from her squad for obvious reasons. "This is my team, " Tyska said. "This is my first season with all of my own recruits and if we don't do well...

The first half of Saturday night's NIU season opener against Eastern Illinois was filled with mistakes by the Huskies on both sides of the ball. The second half wasn't. The NIU offense, ineffective in the first quarter, started clicking when quarterback...

The NIU volleyball team made quite an impression this weekend at the Kansas Jayhawk Earlybird Classic tournament. The Huskie spikers brought home a pair of three-game victories, three all-tournament picks, and one happy coach. The Huskies (2-1) swept...

A weekend split gave field hockey coach Laurie Bell a positive feeling about her team. The Huskies' opened their season with a 1-0 win over Ball State. Although they got off to a slow start, the Huskies dominated the second half. The only goal came with...

A soccer goalie's major contribution to his team is preventing the opposition from scoring, usually. NIU goalie Markus Roy was perfect as he recorded a 2-0 shutout against Bradley (1-2) in Sunday afternoon's season opener at NIU. But unlike any previous...

When the whistle is blown at Huskie Soccer Field this Sunday at 1 p.m., the team that rocked last season's Big Central Soccer Conference Tournament Championship with a first place finish will be back to take on a new and more challenging task. However,...