This is the second of a three-part series on new NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell. Gerald O'Dell knows that the miracles many people are expecting from him can't happen overnight. O'Dell has started the task of turning around the Huskie athletic department,...

Yes, NIU plays Division II Wisconsin-Parkside tonight. No, Jim Rosborough is not marking it off as a win on his schedule. The Huskie coach said Wednesday his team will approach the 7 p.m. game at Chick Evans Field House with a workman-like attitude. "Parkside...

If Jane Albright could have one post-Christmas wish, it might be to have a season of games as intense as Wednesday night's first half. NIU ran out to a 49-45 lead at halftime against DePaul, but the Huskies could not keep their grip in the second half...

His name might not be as recognizable as Mattingly, Boggs or Dawson, but over the last six years Harold Baines has been one of the most consistent stars in Major League Baseball. Baines visited the Huskie Club Luncheon last Thursday as part of the White...

Stevenson Towers North, the NIU Huskies are calling your name. The NIU women's basketball team will attempt to extend a three-game home winning streak and grab a share of the North Star Conference lead when they face DePaul Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. But...

Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series profiling new NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell. Trust, caring and a commitment to excellence. That's what new NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell believes in, and that's how he plans to help the...

Western Michigan kicked sand in the faces of the NIU men's basketball team as the Broncos outfought the Huskies' 84-79 on "Beach Night" Monday in Kalamazoo. The summer-like atmosphere created by the 1,885 WMU fans worked in the Broncos' favor early as...

After 36 years of coaching basketball, including 10 at NIU, John McDougal has started over. The winningest coach in Huskie history, McDougal now finds himself an assistant to Western Michigan's Vernon Payne. The 63-year-old McDougal was fired shortly...

The next full moon is still a week away, so there must be another way to explain the weird goings on at Evans Field House Saturday night. For the second consecutive game, NIU senior Rodney Davis could not get going offensively. A .491 shooter this year,...

When the pressure was on, the NIU women's basketball team handled it with an 81-78 victory Sunday over the Michigan Wolverines at Chick Evans Field House. The Huskies improved their record to 7-9, while Michigan fell to 8-7. For NIU it was the first win...

Losing streaks are never any fun and NIU's men's basketball team is struggling through a particularly nasty one—make that two. The Huskies have lost five straight overall and four in a row to the Western Michigan Broncos. NIU will try to end both skids...

NIU's wrestling team had a rough weekend, losing Friday to fifth-ranked Northern Iowa 44-5 and Saturday to Central Michigan 27-12. On Friday, NIU faced a powerful UNI team that earlier last week upset number-one ranked Iowa State. NIU's only points against...