In its lone exhibition game of the preseason, the NIU women's basketball team only had one chance to work out the kinks before regular season play. And after a few mental lapses, as lead scorer Marke Freeman described, the team finished with a 73-67 win...

Shaking off a year's worth of rust on the hard court can take a bit of time. Although she still has things to work on, redshirt junior guard Marke Freeman made progress as she helped lead the NIU women's basketball team past the St. Xavier Cougars Monday...

The NIU women's basketball team is set to tip-off its 2008-2009 campaign, as the Huskies host St. Xavier University tonight at the Convocation Center. The game, NIU's only exhibition game this season, is set to start at 7 p.m. The Huskies are returning...

Senior Jenna Clauson serves as a mighty presence on the field for the NIU women's soccer team both offensively and defensively. The defender nailed the goal that earned the Huskies a tie with Kent State Sunday afternoon and extended NIU's unbeaten streak...

There's no better way to get fans interested in the upcoming Huskie basketball seasons than to hold open practices. NIU head coaches Ricardo Patton and Carol Owens understand this concept. That's why both the men's and women's basketball teams will hold...

An NIU basketball player has earned preseason honors this year. Sophomore Darion "Jake" Anderson was one of 10 players named to the preseason All-Mid American Conference Team Wednesday. Last year's MAC Freshman of the Year averaged a team-best 12.2 points...

Each year NIU athletic teams add new players to their rosters. The incoming athletes come from various places and have different backgrounds. From the way they got started in sports, to their many inspirations, these athletes must gel with a new team...

Soccer is a failure in the U.S. and there needs to be a change. The popularity of soccer in the U.S. comes down to these things: our country's youth involvement, our country's perception of soccer and the success of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the men's...

I'm not going to lie: When I was assigned to cover women's soccer last fall, I made an unpleasant face. No offense to the men's and women's soccer teams, but I just had no interest in the sport. But I found there's no reason for me to dislike the sport...

You would think with the exception of a recruiting trip, Carol Owens spent her summer in DeKalb. But this summer, the women's basketball coach traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to coach the USA Women's U-18 National Team in the FIBA Americas Championships....

New NIU athletic director Jeff Compher began his duties at the university on June 2, after being named to the position on April 15. Compher came to DeKalb from Seattle, where he spent the last three years as executive associate athletic director at the...