DeKALB – For the sixth straight year, no NIU football players were selected in the annual NFL draft, but six seniors have earned opportunities to play at the next level. Four former Huskies – fullback Brock Lampe (New England Patriots), offensive...

For the third time this season, NIU women’s tennis junior Nataly Ninova has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week.  Winning both of her singles matches at the Mid-American Conference Championship tournament, Ninova was named to the...

DeKALB – NIU baseball’s (16-27, 5-16) pitching staff dazzled as the Huskies earned a close 4-2 victory over Western Michigan University (12-27, 8-13 MAC).  “That’s just how the game is supposed to be played,” said NIU baseball head coach...

DeKALB – NIU softball (18-26, 12-11 MAC) took on the University of Akron Zips (25-22, 12-8 MAC), splitting wins in a Senior Day doubleheader Saturday. It was the Huskies’ second day of their series with the Zips following Friday's opening defeat.  A...

DeKALB – The NIU football team hosted its annual spring showcase Saturday, giving the Huskie fanbase its first look at the team’s new-look lineups. After opening the practice with warm-ups and position drills, the Huskies spent most of the day...

NIU baseball (15-27, 4-16 MAC) dropped the series against the Western Michigan University Broncos (12-26, 8-12 MAC), falling by a score of 10-6 on Saturday.  Broncos junior infielder Avery Thielman brought Western Michigan up in the first inning with...

DeKALB – NIU baseball (15-26, 4-15 MAC) lost a high scoring battle to Western Michigan University (11-26, 7-12 MAC) on Friday, dropping the series opener by a score of 16-15. Home runs by four different Huskies, three of them coming in the ninth...

Ending its record breaking season, NIU women’s tennis fell in a 4-1 match against the University at Buffalo to concede the Mid-American Conference championship.  “It’s not that we played bad tennis,” said NIU women’s tennis head coach Eric...

For the first time in school history, NIU women’s tennis has advanced to the finals of the Mid-American Conference Championship tournament.  The Huskies defeated the reigning champion University of Toledo Rockets in a 4-1 match and will take on...

NIU softball (17-24, 11-9 MAC) was blown out by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Fighting Illini (20-23, 4-11 B1G) in Wednesday’s game, falling by a score of 9-2.  “We came out on offense and scored first,” said NIU softball head...

NIU baseball (15-25, 4-14 MAC) dropped a 14-6 game against the Illinois State University Redbirds (19-19, 9-6 MVC) on Wednesday in Normal, Illinois, splitting mid-week matchups after defeating Valparaiso University on Tuesday.  The Huskies went down...