The Mark Montgomery era officially begins for NIU men's basketball today as it hosts Carthage for its only exhibition game.The Huskies are a young team returning just one starter, senior Tim Toler, and have nine newcomers this season, eight of them freshmen....

Kent State(25-12 overall, 12-4 MAC)The Golden Flashes were the best team in the MAC during the regular season, but somehow lost in the tournament to Akron in the final, and found themselves playing in the NIT instead of the NCAA tournament. Kent State...

NIU wrestling will open its season at home this weekend facing two of the top programs in the country.The Huskies open up action on Sunday against in-state powerhouse North Central. North Central is ranked 11th in preseason Division III polls and is coming...

After winning its last three games in a row and clinching a spot in the MAC tournament, NIU men's soccer dropped its final non-conference match at UW Milwaukee 1-0.The Huskies (11-5-0, 3-2-0 MAC) did not come out with a lot of energy in the first half,...

Western Michigan(21-13 overall, 11-5 MAC)A superb freshman class and the steady play from now senior guards Mike Douglas (13.9 ppg), Demetrius Ward (4.9 apg) and forward Flenard Whitfield (13.1 ppg) resulted in the Broncos cruising to the top of the MAC...

The loss of center Nate Rucker, along with power forward Lee Fisher, has created a hole in the NIU men's basketball team's front court that needs to be addressed. Although Rucker did not lead the team in either points or rebounds, he was a force on the...

When healthy, NIU senior Brad Dieckhaus is one of the most dominant wrestlers in the MAC.Dieckhaus proved he is a force to be reckoned with, as shown by his MAC Championship last season at 184 pounds.Health seems to be the only obstacle along the way...

In college football, scout teams play a pivotal role in the preparation for first stringers to build on before game day."We take a lot of pride in the scout team," said NIU defensive end Cameron Clinton-Earl. "We're helping our main offense get better,...

Holy Toledo.Those have to be the words spoken by every player on the football field after NIU triumphed in a circus like 63-60 win over the Rockets in Toledo, Ohio Tuesday.The proverbial blizzard of points can be traced to the phenomenal games had by...

In order to solidify the starting lineup entering the 2011-2012 season, NIU wrestling held its annual wrestle-offs Saturday at Victor E. Court.In a tight intrasquad battle, Black defeated Red, 17-14.With 18 wrestlers matching up, head coach Ryan Ludwig...

J.C. Weems had no clue how much he would play for the NIU Division III men's hockey team."Going into the season, I [was] not sure how much ice time to expect," Weems said. "I know I wanted to go in and contribute as much a possible."Through 10 games this...

It's bad enough that Kris Humphries is an NBA bum slayer.But now, he's the one who has been slayed, but not by fellow bum-ballers like Aaron Gray, Timofey Mozgov or Shelden Williams.Instead, Humphries has been vanquished by the voluptuous, and also bat...