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...

Facing their second Big Ten opponent of the season, NIU women’s soccer was defeated 3-0 on Thursday in a road battle with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers (5-0). “We conceded three goals, three sloppy goals in a way as well, which kind...

Week 2 of the college football season begins Friday night, highlighting NIU’s quest for a 20th boneyard victory against the University of Maryland.  With MAC teams as underdogs and a Mountain West vs. Big Ten matchup on Saturday, here are the Northern...

After a disappointing 2024 season in which NIU finished 8th out of 12 teams in the Mid-American Conference, the Huskies’ women’s soccer team looks to improve their chances of winning the conference title for the 2025 season.  Five games in, NIU...

Following a narrow, season-opening victory over the College of the Holy Cross on Saturday, NIU owns the third-longest active winning streak in the FBS at three games. The Huskies will try to extend that streak this week as they hit the road to face a...

DeKALB — Thursday marks 21 years since the last time NIU and Maryland met on the gridiron. On Sept. 4, 2004, the Huskies trailed the 22nd-ranked Terrapins 23-20 in College Park, Maryland, with one last chance left on offense and 2:04 left to play. Backup...

With the first month of the 2025 season in the books, NIU’s fall sports are well underway. While most of NIU’s teams performed well to start their seasons, some had higher highs than others.  Here are two high points, and two low points, from...

Despite creating double the shot opportunities of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Roos (2-0-2), NIU men’s soccer (2-1-1) earned its first loss of the season against the No. 19-ranked team in the nation.  ‘I was very happy with how we played...

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...