There once was a college athlete who, when asked how he was spending his time in the off-season, rolled his eyes and said, "We have no off-season." True and to the point. For example, the members of the NIU football team have not one, but two off-season...

This week—Dan vs. Jesse Jackson. I can sum up the adventure with one simple statement: Rev. Jackson, stay out of baseball. First, an admission. I like Jesse Jackson. Sort of. I remember seeing him on Lou Grant several years ago, playing a character...

With only little over a month until full academic life resumes, the NIU men's basketball team's roster is molding into its final shape. Final results have come in from the most recent ACT exam, and the incoming Huskies will trudge into DeKalb. Everyone...

More than a year after being fired as the NIU men's basketball coach, John McDougal, 63, returns to college hoops and to the same conference he coached in for 10 years—the Mid-American Conference. McDougal accepted Western Michigan Coach Vernon Payne's...

NIU men's Athletic Director Robert Brigham said Tuesday he has been in contact with the Midwestern Collegiate Conference and "two or three" other conferences about possible membership for men's sports. This comes one year after NIU withdrew from the Mid-American...

At a time when most of the NIU community fled DeKalb for the summer, the Huskie softball team could be found mopping up a season and collecting a few rewards. After finishing the regular season against Iowa by dropping a doubleheader in Iowa City, the...

NIU Associate Athletic Director Chuck Shriver, citing career opportunity and family priorities, will leave his post June 30 for a front-office position with the Chicago Sting. Shriver's duties will be divided among members of the athletic department until...

After moving NIU out of the Mid-American Conference nearly two years ago, the people running the NIU women's athletic program decided earlier this year that independence was not the way to go. NIU officially ended its independence Feb. 18 by joining the...

Every so often an athlete comes along who is a step or two above the rest in his/her sport. In a year where the NIU athletic department has been in turmoil, one Huskie athlete has stood out as something special. Jill Justin, the softball team's All-America...

NIU's Midwestern Invitational may have what it takes to build a tradition with its strong field Friday and Saturday in the inaugural 54-hole golf tournament. In terms of team competition, the Midwest's finest squads are in abundance starting with meet...

After facing Hurricanes on the athletic field, NIU men's athletics also had to battle unchartered waters on its new athletic ship. NIU had its baptism in independent waters this year after leaving its 13-year affiliation with the Mid-American Conference,...

A dream for the NIU softball team suddenly turned into a nightmare Tuesday during the Huskies' doubleheader against Northwestern. The 14th ranked Wildcats, now 31-8, swept a twin bill from the 20-18 Huskies by scores of 3-1 and 4-3 in Evanston. However,...