NIU goes for its third straight North Star Conference Softball Championship trophy at this weekend's league tournament hosted by Valparaiso University. Winners in their first two NSC seasons, the Huskies are seeded No. 1 and face new conference member...

NIU's softball team made the most out of one run in Tuesday's doubleheader against Illinois-Chicago. The Huskies beat the Flames 1-0 in the first game at Huskie Diamond, but managed only two hits in losing the nightcap 4-0. NIU coach Dee Abrahamson was...

Last Saturday's ideal weather reflected the play of the NIU lacrosse club and its 12-8 victory over the men's lacrosse club of Lincoln Park. Tied five to five at the half, the Huskies managed to slowly build a lead of three goals by the end of the penalty-riddled...

The weather is hot, and the NIU men's tennis team is streaking—as in seven consecutive dual-meet victories. DePaul University suffered the most recent loss to the Huskies. The 7-2 win gives the Huskies a 16-11 season record before competing in the Association...

Finishing second in the consolation flight of the Akron Firestone Classic seemed to please NIU men's golf coach Jack Pheanis. Even though the Huskies finished 20th overall, the Huskie boss had reason to grin after finishing next to last in the Marshall...

After being picked by the Houston Oilers Monday in the eighth round of the NFL draft, former Huskie all-purpose defensive back Brett Tucker must prepare himself for one big transition. That's okay, though, because the Oilers are adjusting too, to a new...

NIU's softball team will cap off its eight-game homestand today with a game against perhaps its most challenging North Star Conference opponents. The 26-10 Illinois-Chicago Flames will arrive at Huskie diamond for a 4 p.m. doubleheader against the 16-17-2...

NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone announced Monday that star quarterback Stacey Robinson was suspended for the remainder of spring practice, including the annual Red-White intra-squad game, due to his violation of "team rules regarding academic progress"....

Although NIU's softball team finished with the best record in last weekend's Huskie Softball Invitational Tournament, it fell just short of capturing the first-place trophy. NIU finished the two-day, six-game tournament with a 3-1 record. Toledo finished...

The final chapter in the saga of NIU's mens' gymnastic team was written on Saturday. And the closing line can be summed up in one word: ironic. Genaro Severino, the last Huskie gymnast still competing for NIU in the final year of the program, pulled his...

The NIU soccer team remained undefeated against professional teams this year as the Huskies played an agressive Chicago Blaze squad to a 2-2 tie. NIU got the scoring started 10 minutes into the game when freshman Dave Weichman received a pass from Per...

The platform for tomorrow's soccer game against the Chicago Blaze is set. Willy Roy, head coach, and some of his helpers spent Thursday afternoon setting up a 10-foot high platform for SportsChannel cameras for Saturday's 1 p.m. hoopla. Roy said since...