DeKALB — As the Super Bowl has come and gone, the sports world now is in a bit of a holding pattern until its next big event takes center stage in March when the NCAA Basketball tournament returns to primetime.
Though there are no large scale professional...
DeKALB — Men’s soccer hasn’t had the ideal second week of regular season play, going 0-1-1 over the four-day stretch in Rockford, Illinois.
Sunday: Loyola 2, NIU 0
The men’s soccer team led a late offensive charge against the University...
DeKALB — The men’s golf team was set to open up the 2021 competitive season Feb. 20 against 37th-ranked Arkansas State University in a dual-meet format in Jonesboro, Arkansas, but due to severe weather across the southern portion of the U.S., the...
DeKALB — The men’s basketball team dropped another close game to the University of Akron Zips Tuesday in Akron, Ohio.
NIU fell to Akron, 81-76, after the game was within seven points for the final two minutes. Although the game was close, the Huskies,...
DeKALB — The wrestling team’s final competition before the Mid-American Conference championships in two weeks came Friday in a round robin-style dual in Kent, Ohio.
NIU had 14 matches against the Edinboro University Fighting Scots and 12 against...
DeKALB — The women’s basketball team extended its win streak to five after defeating the University at Buffalo Bulls 81-75 Saturday. NIU secured the win off of controlling the boards and a stellar performance from sophomore forward A’Jah Davis.
NIU...
DeKALB — Despite hitting a season-high .230, the women’s volleyball team drops to 1-6 on the season, losing 1-3 in the first match against the Eastern Michigan University Eagles on Thursday.
Sophomore outside hitter Katie Jablonski and senior...
The NFL season may be over, but that means it’s time for the basketball season to heat up and more sports are just around the corner. These are the top stories from the past week of sports.
Lakers tested but victorious in three straight...
Black History Month is a time for recognizing the impact Black Americans have had on the U.S. While this month is too short to fully appreciate all the history, accomplishments and sacrifices, it’s important to use this time to bring attention to and...
DeKALB — NIU men’s basketball was ready to get over the hump as the 2019-20 NCAA season was coming to a close. For former NIU power forward Lacey James and his teammates, their sights were set on a March Madness berth. Little did James know his college...
DeKALB — The women’s golf team secured its first team victory of the season with a 54-hole team score of four-under par, 860, to claim the Mid-American Challenge by three strokes over Florida Gulf Coast University Tuesday in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
The...
DeKALB — Winter has set in northern Illinois. The ground is covered by a layer of snow, turf frozen to the feel of concrete. The home of NIU Huskie golf, Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, looks more like a desolate wasteland than a Golf Digest top-100...
