It's official. The NIU women's basketball team has reached its first long-term goal of the season by clinching first place in the North Star Conference. NIU pushed its record to 22-4 and 11-0 in the conference after beating up NSC foe Illinois-Chicago...

Losing by 58 points is no laughing matter, just ask the UIC team. But losing three seniors from a Top 25 team isn't all that great either. Even though Sunday's game at Chick Evans Field House wasn't the last home game for the NIU women's basketball team,...

If Huskie Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell were a comedian, his sense of timing wouldn't get him a ticket out of First City, let alone a gig at Second City. There are no good times to announce the impending elimination of a sport, but on the scale of better...

NIU coach Jim Molinari would like to see an addition made to the impressive list of DeKalb tourist attractions—the world's largest dog house. uskie fans may know this newest member of the seven modern wonders of the world as Chick Evans Field House,...

The NIU Hockey Club had a successful past weekend by beating Bradley (6-5) on Friday night, then picking up a victory over Wisconsin-Platteville on Saturday. In their division, the Huskies finished with a 15-3 record, good for a second place finish. The...

As expected, Huskie Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell recommended to the Athletic Board Wednesday that men's gymnastics be eliminated for lack of support and fiscal responsibility. "Regardless of emotion or sentimentality, we need to deal with the facts,"...

Amidst all of the basketball hoopla, the NIU volleyball team is keeping busy. Especially coach Pete Waite, who has been on the recruiting trail ever since the season ended. To show for his work, Waite landed two top prospects that will fill the outside...

NIU men's gymnastics team had what may be its last performance at Chick Evans Field House in its 279.45-270.95 loss to national power Ohio State. Last night's meet would be the last men's meet if the NIU athletic board decides to do away with the men's...

And the final score from Chick Evans Field House ... NIU 76—Valparaiso 39. Wait a second. That's the final score for the FIRST HALF. "I think that (first half) was pretty much a phenomenon," NIU coach Jane Albright said. "I can't put into words how...

As the NIU women's basketball season winds down, its fan's enthusiasm seems to be on the rise. Not only has the average turnout increased over the past few years, but a new Illinois women's collegiate attendance record of 6,118 fans was set at NIU in...

Although the Huskies schedule this season features teams as diverse as Minnesota and the Maine Black Bears, Molinari's squad has a long way to go to match some of the colorful NIU opponents of the past. Among the teams that have graced the Huskies schedule...

Forty-one percent of the NIU Athletic Department received more than the average annual pay raise. Fifteen people received more than the average 8 percent salary increase. Some increases were as high as 30 and 40 percent. "We had priorities in our salary...