In a game of slightly less than biblical proportions, David beat Goliath Saturday. Thanks to a 31-yard field goal by 5-foot-9 sophomore John Ivanic, the NIU football team took a 19-17 decision from the Wisconsin Badgers before a crowd of 46,869 in Madison....

By defeating Wisconsin 19-17 Saturday in Madison, the Huskies ended 17 years of futility against members of the Big Ten Conference. From 1971 to 1987 NIU played 0-12-1 football against three Big 10 opponents. In the previous 13 contests with Wisconsin,...

The volleyball team contributed its share to NIU's winning weekend by sweeping the Huskie Invitational which was held Friday and Saturday in Chick Evans Field House. On a roll from their 3-0 weekend streak, the spikers carry their overall 6-3 record into...

After NIU's 19-17 thriller over Wisconsin Saturday, Huskie defensive tackle Ted Hennings said a disc jockey on a Madison radio station helped the Huskies prepare for their first 1988 test against a prominent Division I-A opponent. Hennings said the disc...

Thanks to a 31-yard field goal by 5-foot-9 sophomore John Ivanic, the NIU football team took a 19-17 decision from the Wisconsin Badgers before a crowd of 46,869 in Madison. It marked the first time in 14 tries the Huskies had defeated a Big Ten Conference...

Facing a 2-0 deficit after one-half of play, the NIU field hockey team came back to tie the Miami (OH) Redskins, but ended the game in a double-overtime deadlock Saturday at Huskie stadium. Huskie coach Laurie Bell was disappointed with her team's first-half...

Basketball enthusiasts can participate in NIU's first annual three-on-three basketball game for charity. The event, sponsored by Lambda Chi fraternity and the Village Commons Bookstore, 901 Lucinda Ave., will be held Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in...

Football coaches never take too much stock in statistics, especially when they favor the other guy. And it's a good thing, too, or else the NIU coaches would have very little reason to believe the Huskies could beat the University of Wisconsin Saturday....

A campus activities support group will co-sponsor a co-ed mud volleyball tournament to which the DeKalb Fire Department will donate 1,000 gallons of water. Chris Lussow, president of the student group OPRA, said this will be the fifth year of the tournament,...

Heading into her fourth year as a member of the NIU field hockey team, 21-year-old Mary Fike looks to help the Huskies to a successful season. As a center-halfback, Fike's position is a demanding one, involving a lot of running and the responsibility...

Huskie soccer coach Willy Roy and his players dropped a tough match last night to Indiana down in Bloomington, Ind., by a narrow 2-1 margin. The Hoosiers were rated No. 2 nationally going into the contest and were taken by surprise. IU's star forward...

The NIU men's golf team will swing into action this weekend coming off an eighth-place finish in the University of Minnesota Invitational last weekend. The Huskies will travel to the University of Northern Iowa to participate in the Northern Iowa Fall...