DeKALB | Before training camp had even started, one former Huskie athlete had shown what they could do. The Chicago Sky's season started on Sunday May 20th. Since then, the team has played 11 games. Former Huskie guard Stephanie Raymond has been on the...

DeKALB | What's the best way to get over losing a guard like Stephanie Raymond? Sign an incoming freshman point guard with loads of potential, of course. Friday, women's basketball coach Carol Owens did just that, as she announced the signing of 5'10"...

DeKALB | The Gary Steelheads of the United States Basketball League have selected former NIU center James Hughes as the 11th overall pick in the draft. Hughes was the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 and averaged 12.1 points per game and a team-high...

DeKALB | The Huskie Athletic Scholarship Fund invites all Huskie fans to chow down before the NIU Football Spring Game on Saturday, April 21, at Huskie Stadium. The competition to determine the best Huskie tailgate team will start at 10 a.m. and end just...

DeKALB | The NIU women's gymnastics team earned its first MAC dual meet victory of the season Sunday, defeating Eastern Michigan 194.375 to 193.250. NIU's point total marked the top score of the season for the Huskies. NIU also posted team season-highs...

DeKALB | NIU gymnastics fell to two ranked teams Sunday. The Huskies, with a score of 191.225, finished behind No. 10 Iowa State and No. 24 Illinois. "We had a couple of misses on the floor and beam, but we had three gymnasts who stepped in to compete...

DeKALB | Ashley Clement was named MAC West Softball Player of the Week Wednesday. Clement received the honor after hitting .400 and slugging .700 in four games at the Ramada Inn/Northern Iowa Dome Tournament. The sophomore catcher had a home run, six...

DeKALB | After scoring a career-high 20 points Saturday to help snap Ohio's 14-game home winning streak, NIU freshman guard Cody Yelder was named the MAC West Player of the Week for the first time in his career. The Richards High (Calumet Park, Ill.)...

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...

He almost left coaching, which is why new NIU women's tennis coach Ryun Ferrell said becoming a Huskie was meant to be. "I love what they're doing here," Ferrell said. "Jim Phillips is really impressive, and I love the direction he's taking with the athletic...

NIU Athletic Director Jim Phillips has ended his two-month search for a replacement of Sports Information Director Mike Korcek. Donna Turner of Tulane was announced as the Huskies new associate athletics director for communications Wednesday. "We are...

Only one member of the NIU men's basketball team, Bryson McKenzie, remembers the locker rooms at Chick Evans Field House. McKenzie, who began his basketball career with NIU in 2001, was denied a sixth year of eligibility Wednesday. "We were hopeful that...