The Huskies are ready for dirt. After a weekend of play on an astroturf field at the Creighton Bud Light/Lady Jay Invitational, the NIU softball team is ready to play on its own field against Iowa today for a 3 p.m. doubleheader at McCormick Park. Even...

In the often unseen NIU Sports Information Office, located in a hidden portion of Chick Evans Field House, there's a new face in the crowd. Amy Taylor, 29, has filled the position of assistant sports information director for Huskie athletics, replacing...

The eight-member Star sports staff, in an effort to speed this year's baseball season along, have come up with the following forecasts. Each writer made his or her picks for each division and for a World Series champion. These selections were tabulated...

Losses to both Wisconsin and Minnesota dampened the spirits of the NIU men's tennis team over the weekend and dropped the Huskies' record to 15-8 on the season. NIU's Steve Wiere seemed to be the only bright spot for the Huskies in the 7-2 loss to Wisconsin...

Huskie football players woke up early Saturday morning—early enough to be at Huskie Stadium by 7 a.m. The occasion was the first Saturday scrimmage of the spring season. "This was the best first-Saturday scrimmage this school has had in a long time,"...

While the Huskies didn't see anything amusing about April Fool's Day Saturday, the NIU softball squad got the last laugh. Despite losing both of its games on Saturday, the Huskies (18-3) took the initiative Sunday and found themselves playing for and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...