Things are looking up for both the men's and women's gymnastic squads as they head into the home-stretch of their seasons. Fresh from a triangular victory, the men's team faces a major test Saturday when the Huskies challenge a solid Penn State University...

The unseasonable air temperature wasn't the only thing heating up DeKalb last night. The Huskies (11-9) applied their own heat to Florida International and scorched the Panthers 84-52. Florida International (4-16) was as cold as a DeKalb February usually...

NIU would've, could've, should've. Those three sports cliches apply to NIU's first game against tonight's 7:00 Chick Evans Field House opponent, Florida International. In the teams' first outing, a 70-67 Huskie loss, NIU (10-9) would've won if they had...

Coach Ed Vatch and his Huskie wrestling squad (6-13) will take their show on the road this weekend with four matches in four days against tough competition. The road trip will begin tonight with a 7:30 showdown against Eastern Illinois (5-4), who defeated...

The NIU women's basketball team's next home game will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the Chick Evans Field House. The opponent of the Huskies is state-rival, and North Star Conference-rival, DePaul University. The game is being promoted...

If first-year men's tennis coach Charles Merzbacher gets his way, the Huskies will be a national power in five years. Fresh out of the pro circuit, Merzbacher was hired as the men's coach in the summer of 1989. Although he has no previous coaching experience,...

The NIU men's hockey club heads into this weekend looking to improve its 12-3 record by taking the ice against Purdue University Friday at 9:30 p.m. in Rockford. The club is providing a fan bus to Rockford free of charge. For information contact Craig...

On Feb. 11, 1979, a sporting event in Chick Evans Field House held the attention of more than 5000 human beings. Not until Kenny Battle bounced off backboards from 1984-86 for the NIU basketball team would so many people focus on one individual and his...

NIU women's tennis coach Patty Groth took her Huskie squad to the University of Notre Dame Eck Doubles Classic in search of experience. They gained that and more. Thanks to Kathi Kennedy and Monica Larson, the NIU van returned to DeKalb with some additional...

A legitimate shot to make the NCAA playoffs for the NIU men's basketball team is just a season away. When the Huskies begin competition in the AMCU (Association of Mid-Continent Universities) next year, one of the most important benefits for NIU's program...

In its consistent climb up the charts this season, the NIU women's basketball team finds itself up one more notch in both the Associated Press poll and the USA Today. Although the Huskies are not a blockbuster hit in the Top 10, Jane Albright and her...

In the aftermath of NIU gymnastics coach Chuck Ehrlich's resignation, The Northern Star sports desk received a call from former Huskie star Doug Kieso. I must admit never having met the 1983 NCAA pommel horse champion. However, his name is not foreign...