assistant sports editor As things stand now, the NIU football team has two days of spring workouts until Thursday night's annual intrasquad scrimmage. But events in the next few months may determine whether the Huskies and other NCAA football programs...

Tennis buffs will recall a period about eight years ago when a one-man machine named Bjorn Borg breezed through major tournaments with virtual ease. Saturday at Gullikson Tennis Courts, the NIU men's tennis team resembled such a wrecking crew. The Huskies...

Chuck Ehrlich must not like to see streaks come to an end. For the 14th straight year, Ehrlich, the NIU men's gymnastics coach, has sent a gymnast to the NCAA championships. This time, the Huskies, who finished the year ranked 20th in the nation, have...

Earlier this month, NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough handed out awards to his players, and now it is NIU football coach Jerry Pettibone's turn. Rosborough's occasion was the basketball banquet, but Pettibone's is the end of spring practice. The...

NIU men's tennis coach Carl Neufeld depended on many of his reserve players at Thursday's match against Valparaiso, and they proved themselves worthy as NIU won 6-3. "We got a chance to play four (players) who normally do not start," Neufeld said. "Like...

The one pressing need facing the NIU women's basketball team at the close of the 1986-87 season was finding someone to fill Val Leitzen's shoes at point guard. Head Coach Jane Albright announced the search had ended Wednesday with the signing of Denise...

Even though a doubleheader was scheduled, the NIU softball team decided to take batting practice Thursday against Loyola. Showcasing their offense for all home fans to see, the Huskies swung their way to a pair of 10-0 wins over the Ramblers, 4-9, in...

When NIU athletic directors Robert Brigham and Susie Pembroke-Jones brought their teams' athletic schedules for next year to the Athletic Board Wednesday, board members did more than just look at the Huskies' opponents. Part of the discussion revolved...

NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough completed the task of strengthening the Huskie backcourt Monday with the signing of Chicago prep guards Stacy Arrington and Donald Whiteside to national letters of intent. Arrington, a 6-foot 2-inch, 172-pound...

For the third straight year, NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright set her hook in the recruiting waters and landed a dominating post player for her efforts. This week's signing of 6-foot 3-inch Dianna Wingis follows the additions of 6-2 Carol Owens...

Someone forgot to tell the weatherman about the NIU softball team's home opener. Rain prevented the Huskies from playing a doubleheader with the Bradley Braves Tuesday in what would have been NIU's first home contest of the season. The game was cancelled...

Wise men say there are two things in life that are certain—death and taxes. We usually can't do anything to avoid impending death, but today is the day to take care of taxes. Have you filed all the required forms? If you haven't, don't fret. It could...