GLEN ELLYN _The running game defeated the half-court offense Monday night in the NIU women's basketball Cardinal-White intrasquad scrimmage at Glenbard West High School. The Cardinal team exploded in the second half to win 80-57 after leading 26-22 at...

NIU's volleyball team has one more chance to defeat a Big Ten team this season. The Huskies head to Evanston, Ill. tonight for a 7:30 p.m. contest against the Northwestern Wildcats. The NIU squad has not had much luck with Big Ten teams this year. The...

They called it the killer instinct before Sylvester Stallone introduced the phrase "eye of the tiger" to the American lexicon. Of course, Jerry Pettibone's favorite term for competitive spirit is "they've got the fire in their eyes." Motivation by any...

When a team is losing, but playing well, there is no need to change things. This was the philosophy of NIU men's tennis coach Carl Neufeld for the weekend when the players did not place in the University of Kentucky Fall Invitational Friday and Saturday....

Good things come to those who score first. NIU, now 4-4-1, took an early lead Saturday and held on by shutting out WIU in the second half to win 29-14 before a Parents' Day crowd of 21,863 at Huskie Stadium. Red-shirt freshman kicker John Ivanic opened...

Two interceptions by NIU cornerback Randall Townsel against Western Illinois Saturday showed why the Huskie defense is secondary to none. Leatherneck quarterback Paul Singer, who entered the game with 19 touchdown tosses and nine interceptions, was victimized...

The WIU Leathernecks bring their aerial circus to the Huskie Stadium bigtop for a 1 p.m. show Saturday for Parents' Day. Quarterback Paul Singer has thrown 331 passes to the tune of 189 completions (57.1 percent) for 1,889 yards with 19 touchdowns this...

NIU gymnast Thomas Koll is making his name known around the world. The freshman has departed the friendly confines of NIU to compete in the Medico Cup in Austria. The West German native, who was recruited by NIU assistant coach Carlos Silvestri, is a...

The NIU wrestling team will face some stiff competition this weekend in the Michigan State Invitational. Huskie coach Ed Vatch said his troops could cause some waves at the meet. "I think we have the potential to win three or four weight classes," he...

While near-freezing temperatures have students piling on layers of clothing, the NIU women's swimming and diving team is peeling them off to prepare for its upcoming season. Entering his second year as head coach at NIU, Mike Burt and the team have set...

NIU's volleyball team ended a three-game losing streak Wednesday night by defeating Bradley 15-12, 15-7, 15-3 at Chick Evans Field House. Besides halting their losing streak, the Huskies brought their record back to the .500 mark at 12-12. Bradley dropped...

Neither wind, nor cold, nor threat of rain could keep the NIU soccer team from completing its appointed rounds Wednesday night at Huskie Stadium. Led by senior forward Barry Garofolo's two goals, NIU beat Northwestern, a gusting north wind and falling...