For the first time this year, the NIU volleyball team will turn its attention to the road after defeating Bradley in straight sets at Victor E. Court on Tuesday. The Huskies thought it was necessary to finish off their nine-match home stretch in a positive...

Down 6-1 in the first game, NIU volleyball coach Ray Gooden called a timeout to stop a six-point Bradley run. The Huskies (8-1) responded to Gooden’s words, going on a 29-11 run to close out the first game. The Huskies showed more of the same in the...

Have you ever heard a parent and grandparent tell you about how they could go to a baseball game a long time ago, buy a program, two hot dogs and a coke for 40 cents? Up until today, we enjoyed our own version of the last great American sports bargain....

Turner the Burner: Everyone knows the nickname. It has run in USA Today, seen on ESPN and is part of a complete marketing scheme to help garner NIU senior running back Michael Turner the Heisman Trophy Award. Well, Turner might not be burning as bright...

A sold-out Sept. 27 football game caused the NIU Athletics Department to require students to have a ticket to enter Huskie Stadium. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 6,000 free tickets for the game will be available for students to pick up at the Convocation...

There’s one last home match before the Huskie volleyball team takes a four-game road trip. NIU (7-1) will take on the Bradley Braves at 7 p.m. tonight at Victor E. Court. “Bradley is a very tough, hardworking team,” NIU coach Ray Gooden said. “They...

0-8. That record doesn’t look good on paper or on the field for the NIU football team. But that is the Huskies’ record against the Southeastern Conference. NIU has fallen to Mississippi, Florida, Auburn, Vanderbilt and Arkansas from the SEC. Saturday’s...

Injuries continue to pile up for the NIU men’s soccer team and so do the number of games without a win. The NIU Fall Invitational began this weekend with a double overtime 0-0 tie Saturday against Oneonta State. The tie against the Red Dragons (3-1-1)...

The NIU women’s soccer team was faced with a bittersweet weekend. Heading to Buffalo on Sunday for the MAC opener against the Bulls, the Huskies hoped to ride momentum gained from their 1-0 overtime win over Creighton on Friday at the Huskie Soccer...

NIU volleyball coach Ray Gooden emphasizes defending home court to his team. The Huskies did exactly that, sweeping its second tournament of the season at Victor E. Court in front of an average attendance of 384. NIU came out on top in the Comfort Inn...

School records were caught and one was shattered as three Huskies made the all-tournament team at the NIU Comfort Inn and Suites Invitational. Brooke Dodson, Tera Lobdell and Corinne Walsh all made the team. Lobdell set the NIU record for attempts in...

After a week off, the NIU volleyball team will host its second tournament of the season starting at 7 p.m. tonight, when the Huskies square off with UIC at Victor E. Court. The four-team Comfort Inn and Suites Invitational will include Stony Brook and...