The NIU tennis team topped off a day of sunshine and warm temperatures with an overwhelming 7-2 victory over Wheaton College Wednesday. "We are hitting hard and being more consistent," third-year coach Patty Fick said. "I have seen some big-time improvement."...

The Illinois State and NIU softball teams are proof that big-time rivalries are not restricted to big-time sports. The long series of competition between the two schools will continue today as 8-9 NIU travels to ISU, 17-7, to play an afternoon doubleheader....

NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough's recruiting show might have hit full throttle with the signing of four players last November, but the tour has picked up a second head of steam this spring. osborough will add two more high school players to...

NIU women athletes had their chance for recognition Sunday afternoon at the Ninth Annual Women's Athletic Awards Banquet, which was held at the Duke Ellington Ballroom. During the ceremonies, the 1987 inductees of the Women's Athletic Hall of Fame were...

Inconsistency has given the NIU men's gymnastics team problems all season, and it continued to plague the team at Saturday's NCAA Mid-East Independent Championship meet at Illinois-Chicago. The Huskies placed fourth in the seven-team event with a score...

Closing the season against one of the nation's top 20 teams might not be always a good ending to a campaign, but the NIU women's gymnastics team came away with high hopes for next year. The Huskies lost 183.75-174.35 to Minnesota to close out their season...

Being a hospitable host is not one of the NIU men's tennis team's strong points. The Huskie netmen won three dual meets over the weekend as they hit their home courts for the first time in the spring season. NIU opened the weekend by beating Illinois-Chicago...

Ticket prices for men's basketball, complementary football tickets and reports on the Japanese gymnastics meet and sport medicine were some of the topics discussed at Wednesday's Athletic Board meeting. NIU Associate Athletic Director Chuck Shriver presented...

Saturday's Mid-East Independent Championships at Illinois-Chicago is important for the men's gymnastics team in two ways. First of all, NIU is hoping to send three gymnasts to the NCAA Championship in Los Angeles. Freshman Carlos Fulcher is the sole Huskie...

Already 26 dual meets into its season, the NIU men's tennis team is set to play where it has not played all year—home. The Huskies will play three teams this weekend at the Gullickson Tennis Courts by Anderson Hall. NIU, 16-10, will open Saturday at...

While athletes have to face the end of their careers sometime, Clarence Vaughn is looking to delay the inevitable a little while longer. Vaughn finished his career at NIU last fall with 96 tackles—second-highest on the team—and now looks toward a...

While some basketball fans might scour a collegiate directory to find out about a few of NIU's opponents, NIU Coach Jim Rosborough seems content with his product. Next season's basketball schedule for the men's team is just about ready, but some games...