Jim Molinari was officially named the new NIU men's basketball coach at a press conference Friday morning. A six-week national search ended Thursday night when NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell selected Molinari, DePaul's assistant basketball coach,...

Long drives, high fading iron shots and clutch putts will abound this weekend in DeKalb. No, the PGA Tour is not making an appearance, but the creme de la creme of the Midwest's golf schools will be participating in the 1989 NIU/Miller Lite Invitational...

On May 7, an optimistic Jim Rosborough will leave DeKalb, eager to begin his work as an assistant coach at the Arizona basketball program. And although he is excited about his future, the former NIU head coach will leave behind 13 recruits, a three-year...

DePaul assistant basketball coach Jim Molinari is expected to be named today as the next NIU head coach. Chet Coppock of WLUP-AM radio in Chicago reported Thursday night that Molinari would be hired by NIU. WMAQ radio reported that a source within the...

Windy City softball was no match for NIU softball Wednesday evening. The Huskies took both games of a doubleheader by a score of 4-0 against Illinois-Chicago at Flames Field. With the wins, NIU bumps its season record to 28-7, while the Flames fall to...

Neither Jim Hallihan nor Mark Coomes will be the next NIU men's basketball coach. NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell is expected to announce his choice for the spot by Friday, but Hallihan and Coomes, two of the six finalists, have withdrawn from the...

The 1990 NIU football schedule, which features games against Nebraska, Kansas State and Northwestern, was one of 16 schedules approved by the NIU Athletic Board Wednesday. The other 15 NIU sports also had their 1989-90 schedules approved at the board's...

There were awards given out across the board Sunday afternoon when the NIU women's basketball team held its 1988-89 awards banquet at the Country Inn in Sycamore. The banquet was open to the public and about 60 people were on hand to honor the Huskies....

I guess I was a little brainwashed in high school while playing on the sports teams. No matter what sport I played, the team and individuals would review a videotape of either the previous practice or game. We did this, wearing out the rewind and slow...

DePaul assistant coach Jim Molinari was in DeKalb Friday to interview for the NIU men's basketball head coaching position. Molinari is one of three candidates known to have been on campus for an interview. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee head coach...

Robert Collins is his own man. He has his own coaching philosophy and wants to run a basketball program that will bear his trademark. That is why the 41-year-old interim coach is pursuing the NIU head coaching position that was left vacant when Jim Rosborough...

Winning is becoming second nature to the NIU men's tennis team. So is winning big. The Huskies launched into the three-match weekend on Gullickson Tennis Courts with Thursday's 8-0 downing of DePaul. The netters proceeded to top Marquette 8-1 Friday,...