Good news: The NIU women’s soccer team has six of its next seven games at home. Bad news: Coach Frank Horvat will be without four injured players in this weekend’s two home games. Seniors Tiffany Anderson and Jill Heikkila will be out for the season....

Earlier this season, the NIU volleyball team lost in straight games to MAC favorite Ball State. This weekend, the Huskies take on Ohio - a team that beat Ball State in straight games last week. NIU and Ohio face off at 7 p.m. today. After the match, the...

On Oct. 17, 1998, the streak ended. The Huskies beat Central Michigan 16-6, ending a 23-game losing streak. The win sent the Homecoming crowd into a frenzy as they tore down a goal post and dragged it into the East Lagoon. Last season’s Homecoming saw...

Though perhaps not considered Mid-American by most, the University of Central Florida may be the Mid-American Conference’s newest addition next season. UCF, in its second season of participation in the MAC for football, received a a full conference...

The University of Illinois-Chicago’s Dennis King scored a pair of goals, leading the Flames to their seventh consecutive win over the NIU men’s soccer team Wednesday in Chicago. King outshot NIU by himself in the first half en route to a 4-0 win over...

Needing one more victory to pass last year’s win total, the NIU volleyball team is new in more ways than its improved record. The Huskies own a 13-3 record this season. Last year, during Ray Gooden’s first season as coach, NIU finished 13-17. Assistant...

Huskies football coach Joe Novak said he would consider leaving NIU; he’s just waiting for the phone call. “If the Cleveland Browns called me up and offered $5 million a year, I’d sure think about it,” Novak said. The truth is, Novak’s contract...

NIU wide receiver P.J. Fleck was the nation’s best college football player last week, according to USAToday.com award. Fleck won the online award on Tuesday. It is voted on by readers and choices were given to vote on Sunday night. The 5-foot-10-inch...

When linebacker Nick Duffy was recruited by NIU, they intended on redshirting him his freshman year. When Duffy came to camp in August of 2000, the scenario changed. “We needed Nick to play that year,” NIU Coach Joe Novak said. “We were turning...

Despite having a 13-3 record, the NIU volleyball team doesn’t mind getting another player. April Hankton, a freshman outside hitter from Columbia Heights, Minn., was cleared to play before the Huskies Sept. 26 match against Ball State. NIU had to appeal...

BCS. BCS. BCS. It just keeps ringing through my mind as I try to find a way for the NIU football team to be playing a bowl game after Dec. 31 this season. Despite the dream start and potential for a dream finish, college football has set up an intricate...

The so-called Sports Illustrated curse almost worked its evil magic on the NIU football team Saturday at Huskie Stadium. If a team or player is in Sports Illustrated, it is not uncommon to see the player get injured or the team lose a big game. SI senior...