Along with the typical Easter brunch servings, NIU and Youngstown State University decided to add knuckle sandwiches to the menu. A scuffle between the two baseball Mid-Continent Conference opponents briefly halted the Penguins 4-3 first-game win Sunday...

NIU's scheduled baseball doubleheader against host Chicago State yesterday was postponed due to inclement weather. The games will be made up on May 12. Joe "Spanky" McFarland's squad resumes action this weekend with two scheduled doubleheaders. On Saturday,...

University of Illinois-Chicago was daring on the basepaths in the first game of its conference doubleheader at NIU Sunday afternoon. Consequently, the Flames almost burned themselves. UIC overcame its base-running errors with a two-run fourth inning and...

Thursday's home twin bill was a perfect example why NIU's baseball team has been struggling of late. The Huskies had their chances in both games to take two from Wisconsin-Milwaukee, but those missed opportunities enabled the Panthers to sweep the nonconference...

When the Huskie baseball team falls behind early, it's time to play catch up, and that's something the team does not enjoy. Bradley University (15-10-1) jumped all over NIU (8-18) early in both games of their doubleheader Wednesday, only to see the Huskies...

Joe "Spanky" McFarland is not a happy coach after his team split two doubleheaders against Valparaiso University and Chicago State University this past weekend. If you look at the Huskie's record of 8-16, you would figure a split would be adequate for...

Statistically, most doubleheaders end up being split. Predictably, the NIU baseball team fell into that numbers trap two times over the weekend. The Huskies split a twin bill with Valparaiso Saturday and Chicago State Sunday. Saturday's match-up with...

NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell met with members of the field hockey program yesterday to inform them that he is recommending the program be dropped. "We will meet with the Executive Committee of the Athletic Board to make a recommendation to them...

Once again, the NIU baseball team will be playing in familiar territory today. For the 19th and 20th times in this young season, the Huskies will be away from McKinzie Field. NIU travels to Milwaukee for a 2 p.m. doubleheader with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee...

On a day more suited for Charlie Sadler's NIU football team, NIU and the University of Northern Iowa still managed to get in two baseball games Tuesday. The Huskies and Panthers went at each other in pigskin fashion at McKinzie Field, aided by a fierce...

Having ended its seemingly endless journey around the Midwest, the NIU baseball team (5-13, 1-1) finally gets to play a game on its home turf when the University of Northern Iowa (9-14) comes to DeKalb at 1 p.m. today. Head coach Joe "Spanky" McFarland...

After the NIU men's baseball team crushed Western Illinois University 8-1 in their opening game Saturday, the Leathernecks retaliated with a seven-run fifth inning en route to a 9-4 victory in the nightcap. The doubleheader marked the opening of Mid-Continent...