DeKALB | Every season, college coaches say their team's No. 1 goal is to win a conference championship. Just ask NIU football coach Joe Novak. "Bowl games are great exposure for our university, but our No. 1 goal is still to win a MAC championship," said...

As promised last time, we will be having a short midterm after class today. But, before the test I will be presenting a quick lecture. Pay attention, you may see a couple questions on the midterm from today's lesson. We always hear about spin of a golf...

DeKALB | Free cash, food, T-shirts and money for school books. What more could a college student ask for? At 7 p.m. Friday on Victor E. Court, Huskie Hoopla will mark the start for the NIU men's and women's basketball teams this season. The first 100...

DeKALB | Leading the NIU men's soccer team in assists is MAC Player of the Week Chris VanDuerm. The senior has four assists and two goals on the season and is second on the team with eight points. "He definitely was the man of the match against UW-Milwaukee,"...

DeKALB | Football coach Joe Novak announced Wednesday that backup running back Montell Clanton will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season. Clanton tore the meniscus in his right knee in a game against Buffalo. In the game, the sophomore...

DeKALB | NIU football fans will have even more coverage of the Huskies' game against Indiana State this weekend. Not only can DeKalb residents listen to the game on WLBK-AM 1360 and watch it on Comcast SportsNet, but Chicago radio station WCKG-FM 105.9...

Despite showing improvement from last week's meet, the NIU cross country team managed to finish just seventh in the Elmhurst Early Bird Invitational at Bradley. Junior Meghan Ginter was the only player for the Huskies to crack the top 20 out of 74 runners...

There is a ‘sleeper' on every roster. In the NCAA, every new school year ushers in a new batch of ‘sleepers': hidden gems with limitless and undiscovered talent. An abundance of talent will make these Huskies household names for all NIU fans. In football,...

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...