The MAC West-leading NIU baseball team will look to continue its strong play in a midweek matchup against the Bradley Braves at 3:05 p.m. at Ralph McKinzie Field. The Huskies (14-19) are coming off a three-game sweep over Western Michigan and have posted...
After a rough fall, no one anticipated senior Bryce Emory would become a two-time MAC golfer of the week or win a tournament, but that’s exactly what he did. Head coach Tom Porten is happy to see Emory ending his career on a high note. “It’s really...
There are many differences between softball and baseball, including pitching style. The differences do not stop with the style itself, as the usage of pitchers in softball is vastly different than in baseball. NIU softball is in a similar vein to many...
The 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament was a perfect illustration of why so many people love March Madness. The first weekend of the tournament had everything fans could’ve wanted. Upsets like a 15-seed Florida Gulf Coast University defeating No....
This upcoming season for the Bears will be somewhat different from those of recent years due to some key departures. Those departures include former head coach Lovie Smith and Bears middle linebacker Brain Urlacher. With these big time departures it is...
During the men’s tennis season there have been a couple of standouts, none more than Dor Amir. Amir is a red shirt sophomore from Tel Aviv, Israel. He attended Rothberg High School and is currently the Huskies’ No. 2 player. Outside of his love, playing...
Junior Jenny Niemiec has experienced a successful season for the women’s golf team, especially this spring. The transfer student played for NIU last spring and has made vast improvements since joining the team. Last season, Niemiec had scores ranging...
Softball is coming off four losses on the road in MAC play where it was outscored by more than double the amount of runs it scored. With losses to a very talented Ball State squad and Miami of Ohio team that are red-hot in conference, the Huskies were...
Major league baseball thought it was fixing the problem of 16 teams in the NL 14 in the AL when it moved the Houston Astros from the National League Central to the American League West, but the truth is it might have created another problem. With the...
With football starting off its spring practice schedule, many questions surround NIU when it comes to graduating seniors. Despite the unprecedented success of last year, there are some glaring departures from that record setting team. Gone from the offense...
The Chicago Bears have undergone a series of big time changes without really doing anything on a grand scale. In fact, it has been more what the Bears have not done that has made the bigger difference than what they have chosen to do thus far into the...
Over the course of his career at NIU, junior Alex Klonowski has been used primarily as a position player in the everyday lineup. While being a position player, Klonowski has also pitched in relief for the Huskies out of the bullpen. He would even come...
