The top of the NIU baseball team’s order provided more than enough offense in Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of Calumet College 12-0 and 18-2. Leadoff hitter Jeremy Busch went 4-for-7 in the two games with five runs scored, five RBIs and a home run....

The NIU baseball team was supposed to entertain Calumet College for its home opener but instead will host Lakeland College for a doubleheader at noon Saturday at Ralph McKinzie Field. Scheduling conflicts got in the way for Calumet College, NIU coach...

The NIU baseball team finished Spring Break with a 4-1 win over Fairfield. The game was the Huskies’ 10th in 11 days during the break. The Huskies went 6-4 during those 11 days to improve their record to 9-7 overall. Senior left-handed pitcher Zach...

Spring Break is the time of year students look forward to most, besides the summer, of course. A time to cut loose, drink, do absolutely nothing and cause trouble in towns that you never again will grace with your presence. As students, we look forward...

While some athletes come into college not ready to compete or use their first year as a redshirt season, NIU freshman heavyweight Joe Sapp was asked to step in immediately for the Huskies. “You have to be a pretty tough-minded freshman like Sapp [to...

Last year, NIU football coach Joe Novak had his team 41 seconds away from playing in the MAC championship. Coach Rob Judson got the men’s basketball team to the semifinals of the MAC tournament. Dave Grant got his wrestling squad ranked in the top 25...

Julian McElroy is a former basketball player for NIU. After his sophomore season, he was dismissed from the team following a disagreement with the coach. He now plays basketball at the Student Recreation Center and is the coach of the intramural basketball...

Every year, there’s a time where sports hits its low point and it seems like there’s nothing around to keep an eye on. It may come at different times for different locations across the country. Two weeks before the most anonymous Super Bowl in NFL...

Freshman accounting major Ryan Shaughnessy dove to the floor trying to save an errant pass from one of his teammates during basketball practice Wednesday. He wasn’t going all out for NIU men’s basketball coach Rob Judson. He was helping prepare the...

Both the NIU football and basketball teams were picked preseason to win the MAC. But one has distinguished itself as the fan favorite in DeKalb. DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow thinks both the Huskie football and basketball teams will be playing postseason...

There is a question many college football programs across the nation face. Comfort or looks? Although it may sound like someone buying a pair of shoes, it’s nowhere near the same. With the technology of today, there are many different options for football...

At halftime of Saturday’s football game, six individuals were honored for being inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame. The 22nd overall induction class honorees were former women’s basketball coach Jane Albright; former baseball and basketball...