elentless, aggressive and taking care of business. The No. 21 ranked NIU wrestling team (10-6, 2-1 MAC) were just these things to upset No. 15 Central Michigan (8-3, 0-1 MAC) 16-15 Friday at the Convocation Center. NIU ended CMU’s streak of 24 straight...

Constant pressure. That is what NIU’s 20th-ranked 141-pound Josh Wooton applied to Jason Mester, the nation’s top-ranked wrestler. Wooton, a redshirt freshman, showed no signs of jitters as he dictated the match. "I am in 10 times better shape than...

After a rare road win, the women’s basketball team will try to make it two in a row on Saturday. The Huskies take on Bowling Green at 1 p.m. in their second straight MAC road contest in Ohio. NIU (8-10, 4-3 MAC) is coming off only its second road win...

After signing with the New Orleans Saints on Jan. 22, NIU graduate Chris Finlen found out on Tuesday that he will play in NFL-Europe this year rather than going to the Saints’ training camp. "I was worried going to mini camp as just another quarterback,"...

Both ranked in the Top 25, the Huskies have redemption on their minds. Last year, Central Michigan coach Tom Borelli moved his then No. 15 ranked, 157-pound grappler David Bolyard up to 165-pounds in order to avoid him facing then No. 7 Scott Owen in...

With five players in the game fouling out and four more with four fouls, it’s a given that some bench players are going to have to step up. In NIU’s 101-100 double-overtime loss Wednesday to visiting Akron in front of 2,416 fans, the Huskies got 47...

Freshmen aren’t supposed to be on the court during crunch time, but a poised Joi Scott sank two free throws to put visiting NIU over the hump in a win over Ohio Wednesday. Trailing 60-59, Scott rebounded a missed Jennifer Youngblood shot and put up...

For the NIU women’s basketball team, the road has been anything but kind this season. It appears it may not get any better for coach Carol Hammerle’s team when it faces Ohio (5-12, 1-5) today at 7 p.m. in Athens. Starting forward Kim Boeding will...

Being an effective leader is difficult, but for NIU gymnastics senior co-captain Anna Gardina, it’s just a part of her game. "It’s a hard position because you have to lead by example," coach Mark Sontag said. "You can’t tell other people how to...

There’s no place like home. However, the NIU track and field team is without a true home this year, even with the new track inside the $36 million Convocation Center. The Huskies have no scheduled home track meets. The problem is not because of the...

Editor’s note: Tuesday Commentary will be a weekly column by the Star Sports staff brining local news to life and national news home. Is this Northern Illinois University? Just a few years removed from having the worst football team in the nation and...

Suffering through the loss of two senior starters, a pair of juniors rallied the NIU women’s basketball team to victory Saturday over visiting Marshall 81-74 in a record setting game. Jennifer Youngblood stole the show early for the Huskies (7-10, 3-3...