If the NIU Athletic Board has its way, the athletic director will no longer be able to fire a head coach without first getting approval from the board. The athletic board passed a resolution at Wednesday's meeting, which, if enacted by the University...

Associate Athletic Director Clarence Hudson lashed out at the NIU Athletic Board Wednesday in opposition to the board's attempt to increase its power. The board passed a resolution that, if adopted by the University Council, would require a majority vote...

Even though the Huskie softball squad lost five players to graduation last year, the recruits for the 1989 campaign are learning to fill the gaps. While there is a difference between veterans and young players, both NIU coach Dee Abrahamson and assistant...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP)- Bruce Sutter admitted Tuesday that his chances of ever pitching again are remote because of a severely torn rotator cuff. But the former king of the bullpen still is not ready to announce his retirement. Sutter, who last year...

NIU's baseball club will visit North Central College on Thursday for their first game of the spring. The team was originally scheduled to play games in Florida over spring break but funds could not be raised in time. "I don't know if we'll play with the...

Three rostered players are anxiously awaiting Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell's decision as to who will be NIU's third men's basketball coach in five years. After a 12-member screening committee narrows a list of applicants and recommends the finalists,...

James Mellard, an English professor, was named interim chairman of the university's athletic board Monday by NIU President John LaTourette. This decision comes on the same day it was announced Mellard would be on the screening committee for a new men's...

After the NIU softball squad suffered its first loss of the season Sunday to Indiana, coach Dee Abrahamson had a talk with her team. They talked about everything from life in general to the concentration needed to improve the team's play. The precious...

Repairs to two areas on Lucinda Avenue will be delayed until the city and NIU can obtain funding for the projects. The two areas are located in front of the Holmes Student Center-Neptune Central area and between Lincoln Hall and the Student Recreation...

Success isn't just found on the playing field for the NIU field hockey players. The Huskies had their best season ever since NIU coach Lauri Bell took over the helm three years ago. The Huskies finished their season last fall with an overall 15-3-1 mark...

The dam has burst. Two members of the NIU men's basketball team have broken two weeks of silence about the firing of their coach, Jim Rosborough. In an exclusive interview with The Northern Star on Thursday, the players, who wish to remain anonymous for...

CHICAGO—The scoreboard told the story following the championship game of the women's basketball North Star Conference Tournament at DePaul University's Alumni Hall on March 11. But there were other numbers to look at besides the 76-61 mark that verified...