As students begin returning to DeKalb for another semester at NIU, a familiar part of the fall semester’s atmosphere will be missing: Huskie athletic events.
A semester full of Saturdays without tailgating outside of Huskie Stadium ahead of the big...
DeKALB — The postponement of the fall sports season wasn’t something that only came to Athletic Director Sean Frazier’s mind in the days before the Mid-American Conference announced it on Saturday.
Frazier, like many others, has seen COVID-19...
DeKALB — NIU Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier and Football Head Coach Thomas Hammock addressed the media Saturday in a Zoom conference call regarding the Mid-American Conference’s decision to cancel the fall sports season.
Frazier and NIU...
DeKALB — The Mid-American Conference has canceled its 2020 college football season Saturday, joining a growing number of conferences making similar decisions.
The MAC has become the first Football Bowl Subdivision to cancel its season according to...
For five Sunday nights in April and May, much of the nation was captivated by the Michael Jordan-produced documentary “The Last Dance”.
In case you missed it, the documentary focused on the Bulls’ 1997-98 season, the final year of the team’s...
DeKALB — Just one week into the MLB season and the league has already canceled a game due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Ken Rosthenal, of the Athletic, announced that the Miami Marlins had nine new cases of coronavirus on Monday.
Before the recent outbreak,...
DeKALB — Another one of the football team’s non-conference games has been cancelled, this time it being their season opener against the University of Rhode Island Rams, according to a Wednesday NIU Athletic Department news release.
The Rams confirmed...
DeKALB — COVID-19’s effect on the Mid-American Conference’s fall sports season has grown with the announcement of several sports’ seasons being postponed, according to an article on the MAC’s website.
The announcement affects field hockey,...
DeKalb — NIU gymnastics announced the cancelation of its annual summer camp Thursday afternoon.
The team broke the news on its Instagram account, referencing the current COVID-19 pandemic as the cause for cancellation.
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DeKALB — Former NIU men’s basketball player Noah McCarty will continue his career in Spain, signing a contract with Club Baloncesto Benicarló of the LEB Plata.
McCarty’s signing was announced Tuesday by NIU Athletics, with McCarty commenting...
Major League Baseball has officially announced a plan to lace up the cleats and start play again.
Many players have reported to training camps since July 1, when the camps were opened, according to the MLB. The season will begin with some training...
DeKALB — The football team’s game on Oct. 24 against the Brigham Young University Cougars has been moved from SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview back to Huskie Stadium.
The athletics department announced the decision Wednesday, saying the city of Bridgeview...
