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NIU women’s basketball: Huskies ‘slowly’ improve on offensive end

By Frank Gogola | January 12, 2015

Women’s basketball has picked up four wins — and its first road win — in its last seven games after opening the season 1-4.The Huskies (5-7, 1-1 MAC) won back-to-back games for the first time this season before they fell to the Central Michigan...

NIU men’s basketball: Huskies come up short in MAC home opener

By Steve Shonder | January 12, 2015

Men’s basketball wrapped up winter break with its first home loss in its last 12 home games.The Huskies (7-6, 1-1 MAC) fell to the Kent State Golden Flashes (10-5, 1-1 MAC), 67-65, Saturday at the Convocation Center in a back-and-forth game that ended...

NIU cross country: Greg Hipp resigns as Huskies head coach

By Northern Star Staff | January 12, 2015

Greg Hipp has left his post as cross country head coach after four seasons, Donna Turner, associate athletic director for Communications, confirmed Friday.Hipp has taken an assistant coach job with the Northwestern Wildcats’ cross country and track...

NIU football: Da’Ron Brown heads to East-West Shrine Game

By Northern Star Staff | January 12, 2015

Da’Ron Brown, redshirt senior wide receiver, will lace up his cleats one final time at the collegiate level in the East-West Shrine Game.Brown has accepted an invitation to the 90th edition of the game. The game is 3 p.m. Saturday at Tropicana Field...

Redshirt senior linebacker Jamaal Bass (6) celebrates a tackle for a loss Jan. 8, 2012, in the GoDaddy.com Bowl game against the Arkansas State Red Wolves. Bass knew what it took to play at a high level and used his experience to help his teammates improve their games.

NIU football: Injured season no free pass for Jamaal Bass

By Frank Gogola | January 12, 2015

Redshirt senior linebacker Jamaal Bass, while reflecting on his final season, mentions four times how unfortunate it was for him that he ended his career on the sideline. He also says three times after a December practice how great he felt to see his...

NIU baseball tabs Kunigonis as head coach

By Frank Gogola | January 5, 2015

Baseball has tabbed Mike Kunigonis (KOON-uh-GOHN-iss) as the Huskies’ fifth head coach since the program was reintroduced in 1991, according to a news release. This is Kunigonis’ first head coaching job at the Division I level.Kunigonis, 34, comes...

NIU football plays the Marshall Thundering Herd in the Boca Raton Bowl.

Boca Raton Bowl Rapid Reaction: Marshall 52, NIU football 23

By Frank Gogola | December 23, 2014

What happened: The Huskies (11-3) lost to the Conference USA-champion Marshall Thundering Herd (13-1), 52-23, in the inaugural Boca Raton Bowl Tuesday at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla.How it happened: The Thundering Herd jumpstarted their scoring with...

NIU men’s basketball fights for victory over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

By Frank Gogola | December 17, 2014

Mark Montgomery, men’s basketball head coach, liked what his team did in the final three-plus minutes of Tuesday's game, but he didn’t like that they had to do it.The Huskies (4-3) held the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-9) to a pair of...

NIU football a beacon of light in a dark football city

December 16, 2014

Part of me thought the playoff-eliminated Chicago Bears (5-9) would come out and play for pride against the equally struggling New Orleans Saints (6-8) Monday at Soldier Field in Chicago.Sadly, it became apparent the Bears had more or less checked out...

Marckie Hayes still bleeds “red and black” after 3 concussions left him on sidelines of NIU football

By Frank Gogola | December 12, 2014

Marckie Hayes, a wide smile on his face when he talks about football, stands on the sideline in his cardinal and black NIU Huskies gear.Hayes watches the football team run play after play during a Tuesday practice under the setting sun. Unlike the other...

Coach Rod Carey at the Sept. 6 game against Northwestern University.

NIU football’s Rod Carey set to get $70,000 in bonuses for MAC Championship win, bowl appearance and more

By Frank Gogola | December 10, 2014

Football head coach Rod Carey is in line to receive bonuses in the sum of $70,000 for the Huskies’ performance on and off the field.Carey is scheduled to make a base salary of $400,000 for the period beginning Jan. 1, 2014, and will get bonuses worth...

NIU Huskies conquer Bowling Green Falcons in MAC Championship, 51-17

By Frank Gogola | December 8, 2014

Football put its best foot forward on the big stage Friday in the MAC Championship game after months of close victories.The Huskies (11-2) blew out the Bowling Green Falcons (7-6), 51-17, in the MAC title contest at Ford Field in Detroit. This is the...