Since NIU football coach Joe Novak is a little busy on game days, he will have to get his tailgaiting in earlier than most football fans. Novak and some of his Huskie staff members will attend the Fourth Annual Smokin' Joe's Preseason Tailage Party hosted...

NIU running back A.J. Harris may not have been drafted, but that doesn't mean he's not looking for a team. The senior will head to the Washington Redskins rookie camp Thursday where he will compete for a chance to get signed by the team. "If I do good...

Despite the 2006 season being five months away, the NIU football team decided to name its quad-captains early. The players voted into captain status by their teammates were free safety Dustin Utschig, offensive tackle Doug Free, defensive end Ken West...

The NIU baseball team will kick off a six game homestand by hosting Wheaton College today at 3 p.m. for a non-conference matchup. The game was a late addition to the Huskies schedule and they will follow with a game against Chicago State Wednesday and...

West Virginia was the site of the Marshall Invitational golf tournament last weekend. But the NIU men's golf team didn't take its A game with it. The Huskies placed 14th at the tournament out of 15 teams. "Everybody struggled in the morning round," NIU...

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...

NIU Athletic Director Jim Phillips added to his staff Wednesday. Phillips hired Tim McMurray as Associate Athletics Director for Development and Major Gifts Officer and David White as AADD and Annual Fund Director. Both are expected to begin their duties...

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....

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,...

After collecting at least one hit in all of his team's six games so far this season, NIU senior outfielder Brian Toner took home the MAC West Player of the Week award. In the three-game Dunn Hospitality Diamond Classic Championship over the weekend, Toner...

A pair of NIU guards have received preseason MAC All-West Division honors. Mike McKinney and Stephanie Raymond return for the their respective junior seasons with recognition from the MAC News Media Association as top performers in the league. In 2004-05,...

The NIU cross country team owns the Benedictine Invitational. For the fourth consecutive year, head coach Connie Teaberry’s squad finished first in team competition. A herd of NIU runners dotted the Top 10 and Christina Nieto led the way with a third-place...