NIU women's soccer assistant coach Jason Burr is used to a heavy workload.Burr, a former Division III head coach at Thomas More College in Kentucky, has been with NIU for four years, assisting under head coach Carrie Barker then entire time.Not only was...
NIU men's soccer looks to get back to its winning ways tonight as it travels to Evanston for a non-conference battle against Northwestern.The Huskies (8-3-0, 0-2-0 MAC) are coming off a loss to Akron Saturday, where they were shutout for the first time,...
Chicago White Sox fans, you have every single reason to be upset. On Thursday, the White Sox announced the hiring of former Sox third baseman Robin Ventura to a multi-year deal. Ventura comes into this job with no prior coaching experience, although general...
Anthony Wells didn't see too much time on the football field last season. Wells appeared in four games during NIU's 11-3 run toward the MAC West championship in 2011. This year, Wells bulked up, putting on 40 pounds during the offseason and found his...
The Division II NIU men's hockey team (2-2) lost its opener Friday night 6-3 to Missouri State. The Huskies got off to a slow start, falling behind 3-0. Head coach Greg Chromy said there were many factors to the slow start. "With the pink ice and all...
Richard McNutt started his coaching career as a student coach in 2003 at Ohio State, where he became a national champion as a cornerback the year earlier. Since then, McNutt has served mainly as a defensive backs coach for multiple teams, including the...
Victor E. Court was full of champions Saturday night. Many NIU volleyball alumnae players were present for Alumni Night, in which Nikki Kozak (1990-93) along with the 1993 team were inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame. "After last night, we got...
NIU women's soccer (2-10-2) took the Bulls by the horns as they defeated Buffalo (9-3-2) 1-0 on the road Friday.Yet the Huskies then lost a frenetically paced match against Kent State (9-5) 3-2 Sunday.NIU played a physical game against Buffalo, as both...
NIU's defense harassed Kent State's offense all game long Saturday.The Huskies penetrated into the Golden Flashes' backfield for seven sacks, forcing three turnovers and held their offense to 70 total yards on only 61 plays. It was NIU's best defensive...
At halftime of Saturday's game against Kent State, NIU announced the induction of four individuals, a team and a family into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame.Among those inducted was NIU's all-time leading receiver, Justin McCareins, who played for the...
NIU men's soccer suffered a loss on the road Saturday 2-0 at the hands of the defending National Champions and No. 3 ranked Akron. This was the first match of the season where the Huskies (8-3-0, 0-2-0 MAC) were shutout and did not score one goal. "In...
The Huskies' (3-3, 1-1 MAC) defensive play was a strong reason for the victory over Kent State (1-5, 0-2 MAC) on Saturday. The 40-10 victory gave NIU its fifth 40-point game in six contests. "We felt like we did not play up to our standards from the past...
