Rob Judson hopes that the Convocation Center is as kind to the Huskies as the road has been recently when NIU hosts Eastern Michigan on Saturday at 2 p.m. NIU (7-8 overall 3-2 MAC) is coming off of its first road sweep in more than 30 years after winning...

NIU sixth-year senior Scott Owen has been invited to showcase his talents at the NCWA All-Star Classic on Feb. 3. The All-Star Classic is an event where the top two wrestlers in their weight classes square off against each other. However, the 157-pound...

Kalamazoo, Mich., was not kind to the NIU women’s basketball team Thursday when the Huskies struggled through a poor shooting night and lost 81-48. NIU (5-9, 1-2 MAC) shot 38.5 percent for the game and managed to hit on only 10 of its 30 first half...

Sophomore basketball player Julian McElroy will take advantage of his time being released from the NIU team. McElroy declined to comment on the exact reason coach Rob Judson said he would not be with the team for the rest of the year in Wednesday’s...

The road through the MAC poses two substantial roadblocks in the NIU women’s basketball team’s way for its next two games. As both are away games, the mini road trip begins today at Western Michigan and finishes Saturday at Kent State. NIU (5-8, 1-1...

Coming out of Lincoln College, a small junior college near Normal, Jay Bates knew where he wanted to play basketball for the rest of his college career. The University of Missouri-St. Louis, a Division II program, was where Bates, a 6-foot, 190-pound...

The Huskie men’s basketball team will try to do something that hasn’t been accomplished since the 1971-’72 season; sweep a road trip. NIU (6-8, 2-2 MAC) will travel to Ohio (4-7, 1-2 MAC) to battle the Bobcats at 7 p.m. and try to win its third...

Not only did sophomore Kristina Campos prove her freshman year was no fluke in Sunday’s win over Winona State, she performed so well that she was named MAC Gymnast of the Week. Campos earned the honor after posting an all-around score of 38.925 out...

Four close losses to some of the nation’s elite have given the NIU wrestling team even more respect. After a close loss to 14th-ranked Northern Iowa, 21-15, the Huskies still made their way up the charts. NIU, which boasts a 7-5 record, climbed to 15th...

Everyone has something to prove when a new year begins, and the NIU women’s gymnastics team is no different as it sets out to work its way to the top of the MAC standings. Unlike last year, this year’s squad has plenty of experience under its belt...

The college football season officially is over. But, a pair of Huskies will be remembered for many seasons after this one, at least in the record books. Running back Michael Turner finished the year as the nation’s second leading rusher and all-purpose...

The Winter Break proved unkind to the NIU women’s basketball team. Coach Carol Hammerle’s team finished up final exams week at 3-3, but stumbled to a 2-5 record since the break. The Huskies now are 5-8 and 1-1 in the MAC. Dayton 78, NIU 67 The Huskies...