With the first month of the 2025 season in the books, NIU’s fall sports are well underway. While most of NIU’s teams performed well to start their seasons, some had higher highs than others.  Here are two high points, and two low points, from...

Week 1 of the college football season has officially kicked off, beginning the most exciting time of the year for football fans at all levels.  With 80 total games throughout the first week of action, there’s a lot to keep track of.  From NIU...

Sitting in 10th place in the Mid-American Conference with a conference record of 5-16, NIU baseball holds a .364 winning percentage with 10 games left in its season. Despite a talented offense, the Huskies need to work out some inconsistencies and pitching...

During a successful offseason, the Chicago Bears addressed just about every major need they had coming out of a disastrous 2024-2025 season.  Possessing the 10th overall selection in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft, the Bears hold a luxury pick in which...

Just over halfway through its season, NIU softball sports a 15-22 record, 9-8 in the Mid-American Conference. While the Huskies have seen high points, the squad has subsequently seen some pretty harsh lows.  While certain players have shown bright...

The NIU men’s golf team is currently five tournaments into its spring season and faces two tournaments ahead of the Mid-American Conference Championship on April 27.  Throughout the spring season, NIU has had its fair share of highs and lows but...

With March coming to a close, the madness associated with it hasn’t.  As NIU’s spring sports are in full swing, the winter sports have wrapped up their season. Nonetheless, programs like women’s tennis and wrestling have flourished amid the...

After former head coach Lisa Carlsen resigned March 10, NIU women’s basketball is coachless following a lackluster 2024-25 campaign.  With the departure of Carlsen, as well as NIU’s four graduating seniors and two players in the transfer portal,...

Coming off its first Mid-American Conference win against Eastern Michigan University, NIU women’s tennis (14-3, 1-0 MAC) holds an impressive .824 win percentage.  Here are my three takeaways from covering the team this season, and why I believe...

With NIU’s spring sports ramping up and winter sports dying down, NIU Athletics faces one of the busiest times of the year. While certain teams have hit their stride, others have cracked under the pressure.  Here are two high points, as well as...

Shortly after NIU’s first-round exit from the 2023 Mid-American Conference Tournament at the hands of second-seeded Kent State University, head coach Rashon Burno vowed that he and the Huskies would return to the postseason. “We’re determined...

With the start of the 2025 MLB season, two Chicago teams are on opposite sides of the competitive spectrum.  The Cubs are coming off of a competitive offseason, aiming to finally contend in the postseason after missing the playoffs for the last four...