NIU sports programs have been trying to become more competitive on the national scene and have gone overseas to bring in the talent that is needed to compete at such a level. The NIU men's tennis program is led by two strong Swedish players and some tennis...

The coming round of final exams might not be as important to any NIU student as it will be to suspended Huskie quarterback Stacey Robinson. Robinson was suspended by head coach Jerry Pettibone last week for failing to make "academic progress," a sketchy...

The Northern Star interviewed NIU quarterback Stacey Robinson April 27 about his feelings concerning his recent suspension from the football team and the reasons for it. NS: Will you be eligible next semester? Robinson: Yeah, I will be, no question about...

The NIU women's tennis team faces Wheaton College today at 3 p.m. on the Gullikson Courts by Anderson Hall to conclude the 1990 spring season. The 16-11 Huskies are coming off two victories on home turf. This past weekend, NIU handed Illinois-Chicago...

A weekend tournament against Evansville at the Quincy College Tournament became an eye-opener for the NIU soccer team. The Huskies suffered their first loss in the spring exhibition season as perennial national power Evansville University bullied NIU...

Defecting Association of Mid-Continent Universities Conference member Southwest Missouri State won its last men's tennis title despite a stiff challenge from NIU. The Huskies, playing in their first AMCU tournament, came close in Saturday's final against...

With quarterback Stacey Robinson out of the spring game, backups Rob Rugai and Tyrone Leverett moved up and put on a show during Saturday's Annual Red-White spring game. Freshman Leverett led the Red squad, Team Sycamore, to a 20-14 win over the White...

NIU women's tennis coach Patty Groth told her squad concentration was key in the Huskies' Parents' Weekend matches. The squad took her words to heart, whipping University of Illinois-Chicago, 7-0, Friday, and Creighton University, 8-1, Saturday. "I told...

If history repeats itself, NIU's softball team can expect a prosperous weekend. The Huskies have won two consecutive North Star Conference Softball Championship trophies and are aiming for their third straight in this weekend's tournament at Valparaiso....

NIU head football coach Jerry Pettibone was treated as an outpatient Wednesday night at Rockford Memorial Hospital for lower back troubles which have kept him away from spring practice in the last few weeks. He is resting at home and said he hopes to...

First-year head tennis coach Charles Merzbacher will lead his anxious netters into NIU's first AMCU championship competition starting today. Although the Huskies had a successful season under the direction of Merzbacher, they will not be satisfied unless...

Four weeks of spring practice will come to an end this Saturday with the annual Red-White intra-squad spring game at Huskie Stadium. Scheduled to kickoff at 2 p.m., the game will pit Team DeKalb (White), coached by defensive coordinator Tim McGuire, and...