The NIU women’s tennis team was knocked out in the second round of the MAC championship after falling to No. 3 seed Eastern Michigan on Friday. The No. 6 seed Huskies had a first-round bye but were beaten in their first match 4-0 by Eastern Michigan....

NIU baseball has seen its share of streaks this season. The Huskies were swept in their first series against Ball State in the middle of an eight-game losing streak. Since ending the losing streak with a win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee, NIU has won seven...

Zach Minor and Aaron Forsberg grew up across the street from each other in Moline and have played sports together for as long as they can remember. Two decades later, Minor is a starting pitcher, and Forsberg a No. 1 doubles player for NIU. After about...

Wednesday’s doubleheader against St. Xavier featured two opposite games played by the NIU baseball team. The first was a pitchers’ duel featuring a career performance by NIU starting pitcher Nathan Stillwell. The Huskies barely escaped with a 2-1...

After winning five MAC games in a row, NIU hit a school-record seven home runs Sunday, looking for a three-game sweep of Bowling Green. However, the seven home runs, including three by senior Rob Marconi, weren’t enough to top the Falcons for the third...

Editor’s note: "The burning question" will examine issues in baseball and softball that have stood the test of time, but confusion still exists about a sure answer. The series will be run in place of road-game previews. Why do baseball managers wear...

Things were looking good for the NIU baseball team on Wednesday at Ralph McKinzie Field. The sun was shining, the Huskies were up 4-1 against Eastern Illinois, and starting pitcher Nathan Stillwell was cruising right along. Then the fifth inning came...

The NIU baseball team saw a 4-1 lead vanish in a 10-7 loss to Eastern Illinois on Wednesday afternoon at Ralph McKinzie Field. The Huskies (16-16 overall) saw Eastern piece together seven runs in the fifth inning. "Stuff like that is going to happen,"...

Editor’s note: "The burning question" will examine issues in baseball and softball that have stood the test of time, but confusion still exists about a sure answer. The series will be run in place of road-game previews. Why is it called the foul pole...

"That’s baseball in the MAC," NIU baseball coach Ed Mathey said of the Huskies playing three games on Easter weekend. The Huskies received two Easter gifts: a 20-6 win - which sealed a sweep of Eastern Michigan - and the benefit of playing at home....

NIU’s Jeremy Busch reached on an error to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning, ending Wisconsin-Milwaukee pitcher Ben Stanczyk’s perfect-game bid during the first of two games at Ralph McKinzie Field on Tuesday. The opportunity to throw a no-hitter...

Designated hitter Scott Simon broke up a no-hitter in Game 1 and helped the Huskies get out of their slump in Game 2, hitting a grand slam and collecting five RBIs in a 14-10 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee. NIU (13-15 overall) had lost eight-straight games...