NIU athletics took a big step out of the Dark Ages this year with the hiring of Huskie almnus Jim Zielinski as the school's first strength coach. Actually, "Zee's" status is that of an acting coach, but the 5-foot-11 (he claims 6-foot even), 242-pound...

NIU's Associate Athletic Director Susie Pembroke-Jones left the DeKalb area for a position as assistant director of athletics at George Washington University. As of Wednesday, the 39-year-old began her duties by watching over nine sports, which include...

Top-caliber athletes dot the lineups of several NIU teams. Here are just a few to look for this season. Cathy Holmes is a strong catalyst for the NIU volleyball team. The senior helped lead her squad last season to a 19-16 overall finish and a second-place...

When the DePaul women's basketball team won the National Invitational Tournament, it shed a new light on a shadowed North Star Conference. "Whenever you have a team in the conference that wins a national title," said NIU Associate Athletic Director Susie...

The NIU athletic department has "indicated some interest" in becoming affiliated with Association of Mid-Continent Universities conference, league commissioner F.L. Ferzacca said Tuesday. Ferzacca said he spoke with NIU Athletic Director Gerald O'Dell...

Editor's note: This is the last of a four-part series examining the balancing act athletes must perform between their academic and athletic demands. In August of 1986, Proposition 48 went into effect, putting requirements on which high school athletes...

Jane Albright had her share of showers Wednesday night. Following the NIU women's basketball team's 95-74 upset win over Notre Dame in Chick Evans Field House, coach Albright was showered with confetti by fans, only to be greeted with an unscheduled shower...

The winner of this finale will walk away smiling. The NIU women's basketball match against Northern Star Conference rival Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. in Chick Evans Field House will be a rewarding victory for whoever reigns. If NIU walks away a winner, it...

NIU Night brought 2,363 Huskie fans to the last men's basketball game of the season Monday night at Chick Evans Field House, where four senior players were recognized, a $200 raffle prize was issued and a 300-man card section cheered for the team. Student...

NIU and other major college institutions have made academic rules to protect the student/athlete, but several NIU coaches say the rules could be improved. The current NIU grade point average rule states athletes must have a 1.70 prior to their second,...

They dominated, they broke records, they slaughtered. The NIU women's basketball team couldn't have asked for more, as everybody scored in a dominating 102-70 victory against Detroit Wednesday in Calihan Hall. Junior forward Gena Stubbs added icing to...

NIU's soccer team took to the indoor turf this past weekend as coach Willy Roy began looking forward to next season. Roy's boys won the 16-team tournament at Soccer Enterprises, Inc. in Palatine that marked the start of a six-week spring session, during...