NIU fans do a lot to show love for their teams. At the football games, fans paint their faces red and black. Or they skip their faces and go shirtless to try and pump up the Huskies. But those are not the only methods for support. NIU student and die-hard...

The preseason hype is beginning for the NIU football team. Juniors Garrett Wolfe and Doug Free have been named to the Nationalchamps.net All-American team. Wolfe was named to the second team and Free was named to the third team. The junior tailback also...

Senior center Jennifer Uptmor concluded her NIU career by earning MAC First-Team All-Academic thanks to her 3.75 grade point average. This marked the first time Uptmor, who averaged four points and 4.8 rebounds per game, was named to the 10-person squad....

The 2005-06 season for the NIU women's basketball was a learning experience for both the players and the coach. Coach and NIU alumna Carol Owens said she learned how to be a head coach in her first year after serving as an assistant for Notre Dame for...

Point guard Stephanie Raymond led the NIU women's basketball team's attack all season. Raymond led the Huskies in scoring and assists with 16.4 and 4.3 respectively. The 5-foot-5 senior took time to chat with the Northern Star about her most memorable...

Frankfurt, Germany, isn't exactly a top Spring Break vacation spot. But for two former Huskies it's right where they want to be. Rob Lee and Matt McGhghy will spend the entire spring playing football for the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europe. A six-foot,...

The NIU women's basketball team had an upset in mind heading into Wednesday's MAC quarterfinal game against top-seeded Bowling Green in Cleveland. But having it in mind wasn't enough, as the Huskies lost to No. 24 BG 73-61. "Obviously we are disappointed,"...

With both NIU basketball teams playing in the MAC tournament, NIU students looking for a place to go over Spring Break might look toward Cleveland, but they may be on their own. The Campus Activities Board has yet to announce if it will sponsor a bus...

One down, three to go. If the NIU women's basketball team hopes to make it to the MAC championship, it's going to have to get past the best team in the conference. The No. 5 seed Huskies face No. 1 seed and No. 24-ranked Bowling Green at 4:30 p.m. tonight...

The NIU men's basketball team capturing the MAC West title is a great thing for the program and the school. But the title has also cast a shadow over its counterpart: the women's basketball team. A 12-16 overall record and 7-9 MAC record are not all that...

James Hughes may be out of the Huskies lineup, but he still has found praise within the MAC. Tuesday Hughes won the MAC Defensive Player of the Year award. This marked the first time in NIU history a Huskie won the honor, which is decided by MAC head...

The goal was set the first day of practice for the NIU women's basketball team: get to Cleveland. The Huskies achieved that goal with a 73-65 win over Miami at home Saturday in the first round of the MAC Tournament. Next up for NIU is No. 24-ranked, top-seeded...