Each week during the college football season, the Northern Star will recap the most interesting NIU grades published by Pro Football Focus, a sports analytics company that evaluates every player on every play of every game. Season and single-game grades...

Hoping to bounce back after a close loss to then-No.19 Kansas City, NIU men’s soccer delivered against the Indiana University Indianapolis Jaguars (2-2-2) on Tuesday. Driven by first-half goals from freshman forward Vance Sheffield and sophomore...

Wrapping up on Monday, three Huskies finished in the top-25 as NIU women’s golf took fifth at the Redbird Invitational, their first invitational of the season.  NIU finished with a final score of 901, 37 over par, as a team in a field of 16 teams....

Coming in last place at their first invitational of the fall season, NIU men’s golf finished the Gopher Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota, in 15th place.   “It’s a demanding test of a golf course (Windsong Farm Golf Club),”...

After being named the MVP of the NIU Invitational, NIU volleyball junior middle blocker Autumn Flynn has been named the Northern Star’s Huskie of the Week.  In the NIU-hosted tournament where the Huskies faced Merrimack College, Indiana State University...

DeKALB — Finishing the weekend sweeping the NIU Invitational, NIU women’s volleyball (5-1) rounded out the tournament Saturday with a 3-0 win over the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars (2-4).  “Just an exciting win,” said...

DeKALB — Winning the first two matches of the NIU Invitational with a 3-0 sweep of Merrimack College (1-2) and 3-2, five-match win over the Indiana State University Sycamores (1-4), NIU women’s volleyball improved to 4-1 on the season.  Gaining...

DeKALB — NIU cross country hosted its annual home meet, the Huskie Classic, on Friday as two Huskies earned a top-15 finish.  As a team, the Huskies earned a fourth place finish in a field of five teams with an overall score of 83. NIU finished...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — It’s a dark, humid Friday night under the lights at SECU Stadium. The Mighty Sound of Maryland roars in triumph after a home victory in front of a crowd of 35,331. Inside a workroom nearby, NIU football head coach Thomas Hammock...

Under Friday night lights, NIU football (1-0) fell short against the University of Maryland Terrapins (1-0), losing 20-9.  FIRST HALF Receiving the kickoff and beginning their drive at their own 10-yard line, Maryland got off to a sluggish start...