This Saturday’s Homecoming game with Central Michigan could be extra special for NIU defensive end Travis Moore. The senior may have more than one homecoming, as his wife is due to have their first child on game day. Moore, who’s not much of a baseball...

The first NIU men’s basketball “Midnight Madness” will take place at 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the Convocation Center’s Victor E. Court. In this free event, students will be able to meet the Huskies players, win prizes and see a team scrimmage....

NIU football coach Joe Novak said he’s seen big donations of late toward an indoor athletic facility. “We’re still in the process,” Novak said. “It’s still the top priority for us.” There are no current plans to build an indoor practice...

NIU cornerbacks Adriel and Alvah Hansbro have always been together, and that wasn’t about to change when it came time for the duo to choose a college. “Our daddy pounded in our minds that we were always supposed to be together and that two is better...

With usual starters Sam Hurd and Shatone Powers serving one-game suspensions, true freshman Marcus Perez didn’t miss a beat filling in. Out of high school, Perez, also a baseball and track star, said he didn’t receive any scholarship offers for football....

Four Huskies and one recruit were drafted in June’s Major League Baseball Draft, three of whom have moved on to the minor leagues. A fourth, Joe Piekarz, joined his former teammates on the next level after he signed a free-agent contract with the Oakland...

NIU’s new athletics director Jim Phillips grew up as one of 10 kids on Chicago’s north-west side. A former University of Illinois student, he is happy to return to Illinois from South Bend, Ind. where he served as the associate athletics director...

For those of you who haven’t kept up with NIU sports for the summer, worry no more. This is your link to all the new signings, players drafted, hirings, transfers and arrests with current and former Huskies. Football NIU hall-of-famer arrested Former...

Ralph McKinzie Field will receive a facelift for next season, one that NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey said was much-needed. The resurfacing, which began June 24 and is scheduled to end within seven to nine days, will smooth over the infield and help eliminate...

NIU pitcher Joe Piekarz wasn’t even alive the last time a Huskie won First Team All-MAC honors. Piekarz became the first NIU player since 1980 to win the award in late May. Fellow Huskie pitcher Zach Minor and shortstop Greg Larsen joined Piekarz with...

For the entire season, NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey made it clear to his players that the team’s goal was not only to make it to the MAC tournament, but to win the MAC tournament. After finishing the season with a sweep of Toledo and defeating the No....

The NIU men’s team’s success this season didn’t go unnoticed as four players were honored when the MAC announced its postseason awards Tuesday. Junior Willy Gali was named first-team All-MAC with a 25-4 record and win over MAC Player of the Year...