"It must be controlled from the top. I'm merciless on this: if it's not working, it's the president's fault."—Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, former president of Notre Dame and co-chairman of a $2 million intercollegiate athletics trouble-shooting commission....

Last year against Loyola the Huskies scored 94 points—and lost. Monday night against Loyola, Molinari's crew managed 60—and won (60-56). The Huskies avenged last years' 100-94 loss to the Ramblers with patience and persistence that was at times lacking...

News coming out of the swimming department this weekend was mixed. The NIU men's team split the weekend by defeating Valparaiso Saturday but fell to Notre Dame in a close match Friday. On the women's side, it was a pair of losses. On Friday, Coach Mike...

When it comes to losses, this had to be the palatable defeat coach Charles Merzbacher will ever see for his NIU men's tennis team. Pre-meet expectations Friday would have centered around the University of Minnesota—No. 2 in the Midwest and No. 25 nationally...

"I feel like yelling and screaming, but that won't do any good," NIU wrestling coach Ed Vatch said after his squad's 30-11 loss to Central Michigan on Sunday. Frustration seems to be setting in on the fourth-year coach who is suffering through his worst...

NIU's scholar-athletes will be honored at halftime of the men's home basketball game against Loyola University tonight. The NIU athletic department came up with the idea of honoring scholar-athletes with a 3.0 grade point average or better to shatter...

"Right now, we're sky high," NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright said after the Huskies beat the DePaul Blue Demons in Chicago last Thursday night, 81-75. Tonight, the flying Huskies land in Valparaiso for a 7 p.m. match-up of North Star Conference...

The Huskies are back—back above the 500 mark (8-7) after Friday's 68-59 victory over Valparaiso, and back at home, where Molinari's crew hopes to improve its 7-1 record at Chick Evans Field House. Tonight's opponent is Loyola University at 7:05 p.m....

Despite some shifting around in its lineup, the Huskie wrestling squad took seven of the 10 matches from the visiting Marquette Warriors and won its third meet of the year 28-17. "I think this is indicative of how far we have come," coach Ed Vatch said....

CHICAGO—While the NIU women's basketball team had visions of Blue Demons dancing in their heads all during the off-season, a new state of Illinois collegiate record 4,294 fans and a DePaul team left Alumni Hall Thursday night with visions of Tammy Hinchee...

Coach Jim Molinari and his Huskies did something different Thursday night in their game against Valparaiso—they won on the road. NIU, behind Donald Whiteside's game-high 20 points, beat the Crusaders 68-59 to win its first road game of the season after...

NIU men's and women's swim teams will have a tough meet against Notre Dame University at 6 p.m. Friday at Anderson Hall swimming pool. The women's team will have to overcome a 32-point deficit because it has to forfeit the diving events. "It's going to...