Out with Air Jordan and in with Air Willy? If you haven't heard yet, NIU soccer coach Willy Roy won the Chicago Bulls Celebrity Slam Dunk Contest last Friday prior to the Bulls-San Antonio game. Yeah, that's right, Willy Roy—the slightly rotund ex-Chicago...

The Huskies' men's tennis squad will be looking to tear apart the Marquette Warriors today in a 3 p.m. home match. NIU barely beat the Warriors 8-1 in Marquette last year. How does a team barely win 8-1? The Warriors forced the Huskies into seven 3-set...

If you're a 19-year-old during a war, being drafted isn't good news. If you're a college basketball player, being drafted is good news. For NIU's Donnell Thomas, being drafted means the world. World, in this case, stands for World Basketball League. The...

Saturday was an opening day for some NIU athletes that had nothing to do with baseball. Amidst the hoopla surrounding baseball's opening day, the Huskies football squad officially started spring practice Saturday afternoon. Unlike the five previous spring...

When the field includes many of the best teams and top individuals from the Midwest, fourth place can be pretty impressive. At least coach Pam Tyska was satisfied with that finish for both her NIU women's golf team and for Huskies' standout Nicole Jeray...

NIU's softball team (14-13) is hoping to keep its head above the .500 mark, but that may be easier said than done. In order to do that, the Huskies must get by the University of Iowa in a 3 p.m. home doubleheader Tuesday afternoon. The visiting Hawkeyes,...

Second place seems to be a comfortable position for the NIU softball team. Once again, the Huskies took a tournament runner-up trophy for the second consecutive weekend. Game one of the University of Michigan Tournament pitted the Huskies against DePaul....

Surprise. The NIU baseball team did it, it finally did it. The setting: Huskie Diamond, the place the Huskies like to call "Field of Dreams." But until Sunday, it had been anything but dreamy for the Huskies. In fact, it had been a field of nightmares,...

Barring any unseen circumstances, this year's Mid-Continent Conference men's tennis tournament could be a runaway. The Huskies are 4-0 in the Mid-Continent after winning three conference meets last weekend. NIU (12-8 overall) had to battle through three...

Chalking up an outstanding premier appearance at the NCAA Central Regional Championships was the objective, but the NIU women's gymnastic team had to chalk it up as experience. The Huskies took a disappointing fifth-place finish in the seven team regional...

After being bumped down to No. 2 singles last month, Mats Persson's 6-1, 6-2 dumping of an Eastern Michigan opponent earned him the Mid-Continent Conference Tennis Player of the week. Persson has a 10-7 spring dual-meet record. He also won his 20th doubles...

Texas A&M University has contacted NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell about permission to talk to head basketball coach Jim Molinari. "Yes, they have contacted me," O'Dell said. "It's that time of the year when coaching changes take place. So, it's...