NIU women’s soccer makes a midweek trip to Bloomington-Normal at 4 p.m. today to face Illinois State in non-conference play. NIU suffered three injuries in Sunday’s tie against Ohio, forcing starters out of the lineup. Maggie Nowicki, Tiffany Anderson...

Sportsmanship, or a lack thereof, has become a growing problem here at NIU. The Huskies may be undefeated, but according to university administrators, fans at the games have not been winners. Associate Athletics Director Robert Collins said the Huskie...

I’ll admit it. When I heard last week that I had to walk all the way to the Convocation Center to get my ticket for the Iowa State game, I was less than thrilled. That feeling seemed to be shared by many on campus. Just more than 5,100 of the 6,000...

Going into last Saturday’s game against Iowa State, the NIU football team had been basically injury-free. Not any more. Weak side linebacker Javan Lee and defensive end Travis Moore will miss at least next week’s game against Ohio, NIU coach Joe Novak...

The NIU volleyball team looks to go 4-0 against in-state schools against Loyola tonight at 7 p.m. at Victor E. Court. Senior outside hitter Brooke Dodson thinks it will be good for NIU (11-2, 1-1 MAC) to play at home after a two-week, four-match road...

With 12:31 remaining in the third quarter, Michael Turner became NIU’s all-time leading rusher with a 12-yard run to the right side. “The Burner” passed Mark Kellar’s (1971-73) mark of 3,745 yards. A senior, Turner needed 72 yards coming into...

Joe Novak’s team has one goal: win the MAC Championship. However, NIU going 4-0 for the first time since 1965 won’t hurt anything either, the NIU football coach said. The four non-conference wins match Novak’s total from the past six seasons combined....

A day of firsts was topped off by the first win of the season for NIU coach Steve Simmons and the men’s soccer team. Bernhard Hagevik and Vraham Kadkhodaian recorded their first goals of the season in a 3-1 win over Marshall (1-7-0, 0-2 MAC) on Sunday....

NIU women’s soccer coach Frank Horvat has told his players all season that if they play with intensity for the whole game, they can play with anyone. After a 3-0 loss to Marshall (1-8-1, 1-4-0) - the only team in the MAC without a win this season -...

Every 20 years, the NIU football team seems to do something special. At halftime of Saturday’s NIU-Iowa State game, the 1963 and 1983 Huskies teams were honored. The ’63 players wore NIU jerseys with No. 63, while the ’83 teams wore the No. 83’s....

NIU quarterback Josh Haldi seemed surprised when he realized the Huskies be the favorite in their game at 3:05 p.m. Saturday against Iowa State at Huskie Stadium. “It’s kind of different,” Haldi said. “Realistically, I think we got the bullseye...

You would think following the NIU football team, after all the success its had this season, would be pretty easy. But I found myself enduring quite an adventure just to be able to see our beloved team play on Saturday. The game was not covered on any...