Despite closing a 12-point halftime deficit, NIU women's basketball fell to Bowling Green 57-47.Bowling Green (19-3, 9-0 MAC) came into the game undefeated in the MAC, and only suffering one loss at home.The Falcons looked exactly as good as their advertised...
In need of a second scoring option, Antone Christian answered the bell for NIU men's basketball against Ohio Wednesday. Christian came in off the bench and scored a season-high 15 points against the Bobcats, 10 of which came in the first half. The Huskies...
NIU wrestling looks to turn its struggles into success Friday in Evansville against in-state rival Northwestern.After last year's 38-0 loss, NIU (6-7, 0-4 MAC) hopes for a drastically different outcome against Northwestern (7-4, 3-4 Big Ten)."We have...
Thanks to the NBA lockout, this year's season was shortened from the regular 82 games to 66.Teams, like the Chicago Bulls, are facing more injuries and fatigue as they have to play as many as five games in a week, and sometimes even three games in a row.Derrick...
Heading into Saturday's meet with Ball State, NIU gymnastics has only one thing on its mind: improvement.No matter by how little or which area, the Huskies constantly look to improve their overall performances and scores, in addition to seeking consistency."They're...
Thirty-one new faces will join the NIU football come fall 2012.Huskies coach Dave Doeren received 23 national letters of intent wednesday, along with eight walk-ons. Out of the 31 recruits, 16 of them will be from Illinois."I think that's a drastic change...
Editor's note: This is a recap of a simulation run on the vidego game Madden NFL 2012. None of the people, quotes, or events specified in this story actually happened. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have done it once again.The New England Patriots defeated...
MAC gymnastics coaches selected NIU's Ashley Guerra as the Mid-American Conference Specialists of the Week Monday, according to a press release. The Orland Park, Ill. native was recognized for her performance on the uneven parallel bars and balance beam...
It's been reported that Dwight Howard might be open to being traded to the Chicago Bulls. The question I have to wonder is, why wouldn't he want to become a member of the Bulls in the first place? The Bulls have a winning tradition.Howard has been compared...
Zach Miller may be out for the rest of the season after tearing the meniscus cartilage in his knee. According to webmd.com, the meniscus is a rubbery, C-shaped disc that cushions your knee, and a torn meniscus can prevent your knee from working right....
Coming out of college, Dominick Moyer expected to never competitively wrestle again. His interest in wrestling never faded, however, and he now enters his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Huskies wrestling program. Moyer found time to talk...
For freshman forward Claire Jakubicek, playing basketball was something she wanted to do since she was little. "My dad and I would watch TV, and we would see the girls in the WNBA and on different college teams playing," Jakubicek said. "I remember that's...
