After a month of sampling other conferences, the NIU women's soccer team is ready to break the seal on MAC play this weekend. With a 4-3-0 record outside the conference, NIU head coach Carrie Barker is eager to see what her group can do against MAC opponents....

The pits were packed and so were the grandstands Saturday night at Sycamore Speedway for the Illinois State Compact Championship.Over 150 cars were on hand to battle in their respective divisions. Seating was limited as thousands of fans came to witness...

DeKALB | Don't tell the NIU women's soccer team that Creighton returned its top three goal scorer's from last season. The Huskies dominated defensively Monday evening to take the season opener 1-0 at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex against...

Carl Appell was a charter member of the NIU Hall of Fame that won over 100 trophies and 36 team titles in men's track and field. Appell was inducted into both the NAIA/Helms Athletic Foundation and ITCCCA Halls of Fame. He coached NIU track for 32 years...

The momentum the Huskies started with against Toledo on Friday didn't carry through the weekend as they fell in the doubleheader series finale at Ralph McKinzie Field on Saturday. The NIU baseball team rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the seventh...

Preparation for the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships couldn't be going any better with the NIU track and field team dominating at the Spartan Open. The Huskies took first place in 10 of the 20 events Saturday in Dubuque, Iowa. "Our times...

Weather and injuries plagued what could have been a better weekend for NIU women's golf. The Huskies were thrown into play as the practice round, along with the third round, was canceled for the inaugural Bradley Invitational due to inclement weather....

Thursday morning, the NIU Board of Trustees voted to replace the playing field, not the entire field surface, at Huskie Stadium. The estimated cost is $500,000, and NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher says the cost is significantly less expensive than...

Records are made to be broken. Junior track and field athlete Brittany Houghton has made it known that this is what she is here to do. Coming into NIU, Houghton had no idea of how she'd stack up with the level of competition in Division I, but all she...

The first half of the season is coming to an end for the NIU track and field team, and they are looking to finish on a high note. The MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships begin today at 9 a.m. in Kent, Ohio. For the women, all 12 MAC teams will be...

Women's Track and Field Taking it easy was the motto for the women's track and field team just one week prior to the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships. "The week before MAC, you're not trying to burn your kids out," said NIU head coach Connie...

Men's tennis: Domination was the name of the game Sunday for NIU men's tennis as the Huskies blanked in-state rival Bradley University, 7-0. The Huskies won their first doubles point of the season and went undefeated in singles play at the Clock Tower...