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...

NIU goes for its third straight North Star Conference Softball Championship trophy at this weekend's league tournament hosted by Valparaiso University. Winners in their first two NSC seasons, the Huskies are seeded No. 1 and face new conference member...

With all the accomplishments of last season's 26-5 NIU women's basketball season, it must be difficult for Coach Jane Albright, or anyone else, to determine a Most Valuable Player. However, a simple solution was reached - give two players MVP honors instead...

Losing key players to graduation could be detrimental to any college team. Although three talented seniors have left NIU's nationally ranked women's basketball program, Coach Jane Albright and her Huskies are planning a positive future. Two Indiana high...

NIU's softball team made the most out of one run in Tuesday's doubleheader against Illinois-Chicago. The Huskies beat the Flames 1-0 in the first game at Huskie Diamond, but managed only two hits in losing the nightcap 4-0. NIU coach Dee Abrahamson was...

Last Saturday's ideal weather reflected the play of the NIU lacrosse club and its 12-8 victory over the men's lacrosse club of Lincoln Park. Tied five to five at the half, the Huskies managed to slowly build a lead of three goals by the end of the penalty-riddled...

The weather is hot, and the NIU men's tennis team is streaking—as in seven consecutive dual-meet victories. DePaul University suffered the most recent loss to the Huskies. The 7-2 win gives the Huskies a 16-11 season record before competing in the Association...

Finishing second in the consolation flight of the Akron Firestone Classic seemed to please NIU men's golf coach Jack Pheanis. Even though the Huskies finished 20th overall, the Huskie boss had reason to grin after finishing next to last in the Marshall...

After being picked by the Houston Oilers Monday in the eighth round of the NFL draft, former Huskie all-purpose defensive back Brett Tucker must prepare himself for one big transition. That's okay, though, because the Oilers are adjusting too, to a new...

NIU's softball team will cap off its eight-game homestand today with a game against perhaps its most challenging North Star Conference opponents. The 26-10 Illinois-Chicago Flames will arrive at Huskie diamond for a 4 p.m. doubleheader against the 16-17-2...

NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone announced Monday that star quarterback Stacey Robinson was suspended for the remainder of spring practice, including the annual Red-White intra-squad game, due to his violation of "team rules regarding academic progress"....

Although NIU's softball team finished with the best record in last weekend's Huskie Softball Invitational Tournament, it fell just short of capturing the first-place trophy. NIU finished the two-day, six-game tournament with a 3-1 record. Toledo finished...