NIU students and citizens of the DeKalb area were greeted with a special visit from former Chicago Bears’ cornerback Charles Tillman. Tillman spoke at NIU’s Carl Sandburg auditorium Tuesday. The former Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award winner...

DeKALB – In recognition of his dedication on the field, in the classroom and in his community, senior defensive tackle James Ester has been named a semifinalist for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy, NIU announced on Wednesday. Annually, this award...

DeKALB – NIU senior guard Kaleb Thornton announced Monday on his Instagram that he has committed to the University of Akron. Thornton spent the last three years at NIU with career averages of 7.8 PPG (points per game), 2.8 RPG (rebounds per game),...

The Mid-American Conference men’s basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, released Wednesday, has the Huskies projected to finish last by the end of the season.  Last season, the Huskies finished in tenth place in the MAC with a record of 9-21.14 of...

Barstool Sports officially launched their new platform, TwoYay. Partnering with Stripe, a payment company, the website is a community of advertisers, agents and content creators.  The NCAA changed their name, image and likeness policy in 2021, allowing...

DeKALB — NIU Athletics is loaded with exciting competition and action all weekend long. Friday serves up the start of the action with volleyball in a home showdown against the University of Rhode Island. The national television action doesn’t stop...

Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Famer Jim McKinzie passed away peacefully at age 90 in Sterling, Illinois on Aug. 8, 2022. McKinzie was inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame three times, once as an individual in 1992 and earlier...

DeKALB — NIU Athletics announced July 5 that it will be adding 13 inductees to its Hall of Fame as part of the 2022 Hall of Fame class. The size of the 2022 class was expanded due to the postponement of the 2021 induction as a result of the COVID-19...

DeKALB — The clock on former guard Paulina Castro’s tenure with NIU’s women’s basketball program will continue to run as she returns as the team’s director of basketball operations. Women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen announced Castro’s...

DeKALB — After capturing the Mid-American Conference championship, the Huskies will head to Orlando to face Coastal Carolina University in the Cure Bowl on Dec. 17. NIU won the MAC Championship Game in Detroit on Saturday, beating the Kent State...