When NIU decided to start a women's track and field team, it was hardly a secret that the inaugural season would be a trial. But improving times and distances take patience, and the Huskie women are slowly showing promise as the semester rolls by. Last...

The hallowed halls of the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame have been graced with a Huskie. Laverence Clarence "Mickey" McMillion, a 1947 NIU graduate and standout track and field athlete, was inducted into the hall of fame...

Sports Editor Walt Owens keeps a stack of pictures in his desk. Not just of his family, like his son, Mel, who played football for the St. Louis Rams and now works for the XFL. "It was nice watching my son turn pro," he said. Nor is the stack limited...

Last night at Kent State University the NIU men's basketball team fell into a hole they couldn't get out of. Falling behind early and poor shooting put the Huskies (1-1) on the losing end of a 80-57 score, at the hands of Kent State (1-0). The Golden...

NIU is following the nation's universities and colleges by employing more male than female professors. The colleges of NIU have fewer female full professors and more female instructors compared to males. In every school except Professional Studies, the...

After falling behind early in the first quarter, the Huskies delighted the Homecoming crowd of 14,475 with a 21-16 come-from-behind victory over University of the Pacific Saturday afternoon. This was the first game all year that the Huskies didn't score...

The NIU men's soccer team won the Eastern Illinois Panther Invitational this past weekend with two outstanding team efforts in wins over nationally ranked SMU and a feisty University of Missouri at Kansas City squad. The two wins have put the Huskies...

The NIU women's volleyball team is looking to get back on track after picking up their first loss of the season to the Colorado State Rams last Saturday. The team standing in their way is Big Ten conference member, Wisconsin. And the Badgers won't let...

After coming back from Bloomington, Ind., with a 36-5 loss, the NIU wrestling team found out what it takes to beat a Big Ten foe. Giving up 12 points due to forfeits and missing your star wrestler won't help matters, as the Hoosiers from Indiana showed...

The Huskies are back, though some will tell you that they never left. The only thing they did different last weekend was win. LeShon Johnson again rushed for more than 100 yards, Scott Crabtree again threw for less than 100 yards to go along with multiple...

0-2 is not the way to start out a season. The Green Bay Packers are 0-2, the Seattle Seahawks are 0-2 and the NIU men's soccer team is 0-2. While the Packers and Seahawks are accustomed to starting the season that way, Coach Willy Roy and the Huskies...

Saving its best for last, the NIU women's golf team held on to third place amidst an impressive 16-school field in the Indiana University women's Invitational. The Huskies put together a 323 tally for their final 18 holes on Sunday in order to finish...