At the beginning of the year, the NIU football team went looking for nation-wide recognition. This past week the Huskies were given a double dose. While a bowl game is out of picture for this year, NIU received some of that nation-wide attention by garnering...

When Jim Molinari took the head coaching job at NIU, he didn't find the cupboards totally empty. Since "Coach Mo" has taken the reigns at NIU, there have been three players the rookie head coach has been able to lean on. Donald Whiteside, Donnell Thomas...

For Huskie coach Jim Molinari, last night's 73-70 victory over Illinois Wesleyan meant more than just his first head coaching victory. Molinari also faced the pressure of making his coaching debut in front of the 1,085 spectators, which included several...

Head coach Jim Molinari and the Huskie basketball team look to recover from Saturday's 71-64 road loss to Iona College tonight with a home-opening contest against Illinois Wesleyan at Chick Evans Field House. Molinari, a graduate of IWU, made his head...

Eight months later, with the memory of DePaul beating them for the North Star Conference championship still fresh in their minds, the NIU women's basketball team begins its mission for an NSC title and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. NIU will take on the...

If all of NIU's regular season basketball games wind up like last night's exhibition match against the Brisbane (Australia) Bullets, Chick Evans Field House will be the home of some exciting, and at times frustrating, basketball for NIU fans. The Huskies,...

Reading into Saturday's season-ending contest with Cincinnati, the NIU football team has already assured itself of the best season under head coach Jerry Pettibone. The Huskies (8-2) meet the Bearcats for the first time in both school's history, and NIU...

Jim Molinari still has a Challenge to face and Bullets to dodge before his NIU basketball head coaching debut. The Aurora Challenge, an exhibition team made up of former Aurora-area prep and college players, will visit Chick Evans Field House Friday to...

Jim Rose, sports anchorman for the WLS nightly news broadcast, will speak at NIU Thursday at 8:00 p.m. in the S.E. meeting room of Neptune Hall. Rose joined WLS-TV in April 1982 and anchors the sports on the Eyewitness News Monday through Friday at 4...

Adversity has plagued the NIU women's swimming and diving team so far this season, despite its current record of 3-1. "Although we are 3-1," coach Mike Burt said, "I was hoping to see a little better swimming to date." A reason for the slower times of...

Coaches often talk about five year plans for building a winning athletic program. In his fifth year, NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone has successfully executed his five-year plan and, in the process, has brought the Huskies to new heights. "I expected...

The NIU hockey club came out flat against DePaul University last Friday night, but recovered from a 2-0 deficit to down the Blue Demons 5-2. Stellar defensive performances were turned in by Craig Boledevich, Jeff Logan, Bill Ogigo, Keith Lucasic and Jim...