For Jill Justin, the biggest problem this season might be deciding what she can do for an encore. The sophomore center fielder for the NIU softball team set numerous school records last year as a freshman on her way to earning first-team honors on the...

NIU's men's tennis team defeated Wisconsin for the second time this season, and the women's team captured two wins Saturday after a setback Friday. The men netters grabbed a 4-2 lead after singles play, which is somewhat surprising, on their way to a...

Placing third behind national powers such as Alabama and Kentucky was a goal of the NIU women's golf team going into the weekend's Western Kentucky-Southern Illinois Invitational, and the Huskies met it. Alabama claimed the team title with a two-day total...

This weekend's Redbird Tournament at Illinois State left NIU softball coach Dee Abrahamson with several questions about her team's performance. "The people out there playing (against DePaul) in the Huskie uniforms weren't us," Abrahamson said after her...

Even though the men's and women's gymnastics teams stayed in Illinois, there seemed to be no mercy for either teams from the in-state friends. The men's team (4-7) was defeated by U of I, 279.50-270.40, while the women Huskies (9-4) lost to the Illinois...

The NIU softball team has not been a very good guest so far this season. In fact, the Huskies have been somewhat offensive to their hosts. During a long early-season road swing NIU has established a 7-5 record and hit for a team batting average of .315....

You are looking live at sold-out Soldier Field where today the Chicago Bears meet the New York Giants for the NFC championship ... ha, ha—wheeee! What, am I supposed to tell you kids who I think will win the NCAA championship? Look, I'm into baseball—I...

Both the men's and womens's gymnastics teams hit the road this weekend for meets on Saturday, but neither squad will have to travel far. The men journey to U of I, while the women voyage into Illinois State territory. It is the first meeting this year...

Injuries combined with too many misses proved to be the key for the NIU men's gymnastic team as the Minnesota Gophers defeated the Huskies 274.45-266.60 at Chick Evans Field House Tuesday night. NIU's record falls to 4-6, while Minnesota's moves to 7-1....

In weather better suited for water polo, the NIU football team began spring practice Tuesday by diving right into its regular routine. Although it has been over four months since the Huskies ended their 1986 season with a 34-26 loss to Ohio, they wasted...

Every year it seems a different sport decides to expand its playoffs by inviting more teams or lengthening "best-of" series. After the NCAA crowns its basketball champion Monday in New Orleans, we soon will be bombarded with the stretch run for the final...

It was a weekend of facing the past and the future for the NIU women's tennis team. The Huskies hosted past Mid-American Conference foe Ball State Saturday at the West Campus Courts and won 6-3. NIU had already defeated future North Star Conference opponent...