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...

Taking it one step at a time paid off for the NIU women's basketball team in its 69-67 win over the Marquette Warriors Saturday night at Milwaukee. Before Saturday night's contest, head coach Jane Albright said she just wanted her squad to take each game...

Hoosier basketball in Illinois—can it work? If you ask Dianna Wingis, then the answer is yes. The Indiana native left her home in Hammond and entered a new world at NIU last fall as a member of the women's basketball team. Wingis came to the campus...

Take it one step at a time. That is what NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright and her squad are saying as they enter Saturday's 5 p.m. contest against North Star Conference foe Marquette in Milwaukee. The Huskies are entering the game after a recent...

At Tuesday's Huskie Club Luncheon, NIU men's basketball coach Jim Rosborough told the gathering he once heard "basketball is a great game if you're winning." But after not winning a game for over a month, Rosborough maintains a good outlook for the Huskies....

In an ironic twist, what normally gives the NIU women's basketball team its momentum in a game hurt the Huskies in their 82-67 loss to Northwestern Tuesday night at Chick Evans Field House. The floor game is usually the main staple for NIU, while an overload...

There is nothing wrong with aggressive defense as long as a team is in defensive position. NIU women's basketball coach Jane Albright worked on her squad's defensive performance at Monday's practice, hoping to keep the fouls low in tonight's 7:30 game...

The dreaded line. The NIU women's basketball team put Miami (Fla.) on the free-throw line 33 times Saturday, with the Hurricanes sinking seven of their 22 hits in the final two minutes of the game to seal an 88-80 decision. "It's a charity line in the...

While most NIU students' biggest concern over last summer was to improve their tan line or ask "Where's the next party going to be?," Toby Meeks worked daily brushing up on her shooting, dribbling and attitude. The NIU women's basketball point guard decided...