This is the last of a three-part series profiling new NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell. This segment focuses on the merger between men's and women's athletics. When the external and internal review comittees filed their reports on the NIU athletic...

If Jane Albright could have one post-Christmas wish, it might be to have a season of games as intense as Wednesday night's first half. NIU ran out to a 49-45 lead at halftime against DePaul, but the Huskies could not keep their grip in the second half...

The NIU Athletic Board met for the first time this semester and for the first time with new athletic director Gerald O'Dell Wednesday. O'Dell had a chance to introduce Mary Mihelich, NIU's new promotion and marketing director, to the board also. When...

This is the second of a three-part series on new NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell. Gerald O'Dell knows that the miracles many people are expecting from him can't happen overnight. O'Dell has started the task of turning around the Huskie athletic department,...

Yes, NIU plays Division II Wisconsin-Parkside tonight. No, Jim Rosborough is not marking it off as a win on his schedule. The Huskie coach said Wednesday his team will approach the 7 p.m. game at Chick Evans Field House with a workman-like attitude. "Parkside...

His name might not be as recognizable as Mattingly, Boggs or Dawson, but over the last six years Harold Baines has been one of the most consistent stars in Major League Baseball. Baines visited the Huskie Club Luncheon last Thursday as part of the White...

Stevenson Towers North, the NIU Huskies are calling your name. The NIU women's basketball team will attempt to extend a three-game home winning streak and grab a share of the North Star Conference lead when they face DePaul Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. But...

Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series profiling new NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell. Trust, caring and a commitment to excellence. That's what new NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell believes in, and that's how he plans to help the...

After 36 years of coaching basketball, including 10 at NIU, John McDougal has started over. The winningest coach in Huskie history, McDougal now finds himself an assistant to Western Michigan's Vernon Payne. The 63-year-old McDougal was fired shortly...

Western Michigan kicked sand in the faces of the NIU men's basketball team as the Broncos outfought the Huskies' 84-79 on "Beach Night" Monday in Kalamazoo. The summer-like atmosphere created by the 1,885 WMU fans worked in the Broncos' favor early as...

NIU volleyball coach Herb Summers will not return for the fall season after being told last Monday that his contract will not be renewed. Summers, who had been at NIU for six seasons, confirmed his departure Sunday but would not comment further on the...

The NIU basketball team outplayed Akron for 34 minutes Saturday, but the six minutes the Huskies didn't control proved to be fatal as the Zips held on for a 75-68 win at Chick Evans Field House. Shawn Roberts' layup with 16:37 left in the game started...