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...

If Monday night's NIU game against future AMCU opponent Akron is a taste of things to come, the Huskies may have to invest in some mouthwash before venturing to Akron again. The Zips' Anthony Buford hit eight of 12 three-pointers en route to his game-high...

Talk about intensity drop. The NIU women's basketball team squares off with the Crusaders of Valparaiso tonight (7 p.m.) at Chick Evans Field House hoping to extend its unbeaten string in the North Star Conference to 10 games. Yet, there is a big difference...

"Bring the record home" branched into "Turn the students away" Thursday night at Chick Evans Field House when more than 1,000 NIU students were unable to get into the sold-out game. In an attempt to break the Illinois women's collegiate basketball attendance...

First-year NIU men's tennis coach Charles Merzbacher was feeling pretty darn good after his Huskies' 5-4 indoor victory over Southern Illinois University Saturday at NIU's Recreation Building. Of course the victory and the gutty performance of his Huskies...

NIU not only beat the University of Illinois-Chicago 51-50 on a last-second Andrew Wells tip-in Friday night, the Huskies may have perfected a new play. With NIU coach Jim Molinari's squad trailing UIC 50-49 and the clock winding down, the Huskies executed...

Each meet in the relatively young NIU women's gymnastics season has seen team and individual improvement in little steps. Saturday, the Huskies took a big step in development with a big triangular meet victory before the NIU home crowd at Chick Evans...

NIU men's swimming coach Dave Clark wants the Huskies to remember every sensation from Saturday's 141-82 dual-meet victory over UIC's Flames at the Illinois-Chicago Aquatice Center. Why? Because in two weeks, NIU returns to that facility for the three-day...

The NIU women's tennis team, even in spring play with a 7-7 dual match record, dropped identical 8-1 matches at Drake University and Nebraska. NIU salvaged the weekend with a 6-3 victory against Gustavus adolphus college Saturday morning. "It's been a...