Dan Badgley could not stand the fact he went from a sure Major League Baseball draftee to not being drafted at all. The fact that he did not get drafted last season has added fuel to the fire this season in his quest to be the best pitcher in the Mid-American...

NIU baseball coach Dave Schrage said the Mid-American Conference has a lack of respect for the Huskies. Even though the Huskies finished 24-33 last season and in third place in the MAC West Division after a 4-51-1 season the year before, the MAC responded...

Picking a single player as NIU's biggest football recruit may be a bit difficult. Of the 19 players head coach Joe Novak signed Wednesday on the first official day recruits could commit, all could make an impact on the program. California junior-college...

The fall semester produced 85 student athletes with grade-point averages above 3.5 — each winning recognition from a phone-service provider. Each year, student athletes from select schools are honored by Verizon Telecommunications for their academic...

Kirby Puckett's name is synonymous with baseball, but what if he chose a career on the basketball hardwood instead? Twenty years ago, NIU associate athletic director Robert Collins put to rest any of those thoughts for the Hall of Famer. As the varsity...

Sports Editor Walt Owens keeps a stack of pictures in his desk. Not just of his family, like his son, Mel, who played football for the St. Louis Rams and now works for the XFL. "It was nice watching my son turn pro," he said. Nor is the stack limited...

Sports Reporter While the NIU football program celebrated its first winning season in a decade, it lost a member of the Huskie football family last month. Former NIU Hall of Fame player Bob Fowlie, 74, died in Carrollton, Ga. As a two-sport athlete for...

As we close the book on one of the most insane years in sports history, this is a time to reflect on the excitement, ecstasy, achievements and grief that encompassed all of 1993. First and foremost—Michael Jordan's retirement. For the younger generation...

Well, it would appear that NIU will remain in the Mid-Continent Conference after all. According to Star sources, the presidents of Missouri Valley Conference voted to extend an invitation to the University of Evansville while voting down NIU's bid. That...

NEW YORK (AP)—Gene Lamont figures the strong finish of the Chicago White Sox may have contributed to his selection Monday as American League manager of the year. ‘‘I'm sure that helped. We treaded water and let some teams come back, but when we...

Someday you'll be sitting in front of the television set watching a baseball game. Some colorful commentator will be talking about a young prospect in the organization and mention that this incredibly talented player was drafted out of NIU. It could happen....

Quick, everyone grab your current issue of Sports Illustrated. What you'll see is SI honoring NIU's own Scott Crabtree as College Football Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Nevada on Sept. 25th. The numbers have been re-hashed probably...