It's official. Lamar was approved as the replacement for Miami (Fla.) on the 1987 football schedule at a special meeting of the Athletic Board Wednesday. The game will be played Sept. 12 at Huskie Stadium, giving NIU six home games. Lamar was 2-9 last...

Reports of racial slurs being shouted at members of the NIU football team during Saturday night's loss to Lamar has Jon Dalton, vice president for student affairs, set to take action. Dalton Monday said he heard there were some comments from the booster...

In response to a potential safety hazard, NIU will spend about $38,000 to replace its current method of raising and lowering basketball hoops at the Recreation Center. If funding is approved by the Board of Regents next Thursday, new electrical winches...

Last season, the Loyola Lady Ramblers followed a starting lineup laced with four seniors to a 20-7 record, including a 87-49 blowout of the NIU Huskies. This year, the Ramblers have replaced those seniors with a quartet of juniors, all of whom have scoring...

If Huskie basketball followers see NIU Coach Jim Rosborough walking the streets, he might be muttering something about finding his defense. osborough had nothing but scathing remarks about the NIU men's basketball team's defensive performance in its 97-90...

The NIU men's basketball team was supposed to be just that this year—a team. With Kenny Battle (a.k.a. Superstar, Dunk King, Ball Hog) gone, the Huskies were supposed to rely on teamwork to get the job done. Unless they play more consistently and win...

Shootouts usually are seen on the streets or in Westerns, but the Chick Evans Field House might play host to one tonight on the basketball court. NIU Coach Jim Rosborough's defensive sermon will face perhaps its toughest test tonight when the high-scoring...

assistant sports editor After five straight road losses, the NIU women's basketball team returned home Tuesday night and found a winning combination against Notre Dame—live-wire offense and give-it-here defense. The Huskies moved to 4-8 with the 81-71...

Just when it looked like the NIU football team was going to lose only one valuable person associated with its offensive line, someone else left. Offensive line coach Lawrence Cooley has accepted the offensive coordinator job at Ball State. He also will...

NIU football co-captains Todd Peat and Doug Bartlett were honored as Associated Press All-Americans for their performances in the 1986 season. Peat ended his four-year Huskie career as a third-team choice after two consecutive years as an honorable mention...

After struggling through a Christmas break dominated by five straight road losses, the white shirts of home will be a welcome sight for the 3-8 NIU women's basketball team. With Notre Dame heading into Chick Evans Field House tonight at 7, Coach Jane...

Jerry Williams has been accustomed to applause for his basketball exploits, but now he will have to adjust to the sounds of silence. The 6-foot-1-inch senior guard from Alliance, Ohio, had an abrupt, non-athletic end to his basketball career when he became...