It was not a picture-perfect game, but the NIU women's basketball team earned another win Saturday in a 79-62 victory over North Star Conference foe University of Akron. Despite NIU's imperfections and rather dull performance, the Huskies (17-4) moved...

The NIU men's basketball team's battle to notch 20 wins this season faces a major obstacle Monday: a revenge-minded Eastern Illinois squad coming off of a 63-56 upset over conference power Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Huskies (19-2, 10-1) face an imposing...

When the NIU women's basketball team trots onto the Chick Evans Field House court for pre-game warmups, the Huskie Band simultaneously cranks out Francis Stroup's Huskie Fight Song. At the level the Huskies are playing at nowadays, maybe a more appropriate...

Among the thousands of new students attending NIU next year, there will be at least 22 who will stand out, in more ways than one. They will stand out physically (the average weight of this group is 207 pounds) and NIU football coach Charlie Sadler hopes...

As the 1990-91 season nears the home stretch, the NIU men's basketball team continued to gain momentum and confidence Thursday night with a lopsided 72-42 win at Valparaiso. NIU (19-2, 10-1) simply overwhelmed the Crusaders (5-15, 2-9) after getting off...

On a night when veteran engines were sputtering, two underclassmen jump-started the NIU wrestling team. Sophomore Jim Gussman and freshman Mel Heckman hit on all cylinders as the duo led the Huskies (8-10) past Eastern Illinois by a 25-17 count at Chick...

Opposites will attract Thursday at Chick Evans Field House when the NIU women's basketball team squares off with Cleveland State University in a 7 p.m. tip-off. NIU, boasting a 7-0 North Star Conference ledger, hosts winless CSU (0-7), in what could be...

The road to success points to the East Coast this weekend for the NIU women's gymnastic team. With a flawless record and enthusiastic coach to accompany them, the Huskies are headed to Washington D.C. and Maryland to compete in two separate duals within...

After a successful home stand, the NIU men's basketball team now takes its show on the road in what will perhaps be the most difficult stretch of the regular season for the Huskies. NIU (18-2, 9-1) will play its next four games on the road, beginning...

Tuesday night's women's basketball game between NIU and the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers never reached the fervor of the Huskies' Thursday night thriller, but the end result was the same. The Huskies (15-4) coupled blistering shooting and the steadily...

When the Huskies host Eastern Illinois Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., the meet may not mean much for the standings. However, an impressive showing by the Huskies may help earn important seeds in the upcoming NCAA regionals. "There are nine teams in a regional,...

With NIU's men's basketball team chalking up win after win, the Huskies are poised on the brink of immortality, at least at NIU. The fabled 1971-72 NIU squad compiled a 21-4 record and enshrinement in the Huskie Hall of Fame. This year's edition is putting...