DeKALB | After competing in the wrestle-offs last weekend, the NIU wrestling team will finally get its season underway this Saturday at the Pointer Open in Wisconsin. The younger brother of senior teammate Danny Burk, Duke looks to have a break-out season...

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...

DeKALB | The Burk brothers stole the show Wednesday night at the NIU wrestle-offs at Victor E. Court. Danny, a 174-pound senior, and Duke, a 184-pound freshman, helped the Red team beat the Black team by posting wins of 22-7 and 15-4, respectively. The...

DeKALB | NIU wrestling tastes its first match experience Wednesday as the Huskies have wrestle-offs at 6:05 p.m. at Victor E. Court. The Huskies return 24 of 26 letter-winners from last season's team, including three NCAA qualifiers in seniors Johnny...

DeKALB | The NIU wrestling team finds itself ranked third out of six teams for the Mid-American Conference — at least according to the MAC preseason polls. The Huskies are behind both five-time defending MAC Champion, Central Michigan (28 points), and...

8) 1,395 rushing yards thus far: an average of 223.8 yards per game. 7) Cooler than 1965 winner USC half back Mike Garrett. 6) Garrett Wolfe can outrun Chuck Norris. 5) Nobody else is as hungry as the Wolfe. 4) Wolfe dominates on Facebook: There are 11...

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,"...

NIU athletics finds itself in an interesting time — one where history may be divided between before and after. On the outside, the program looks to be a growing beacon of success. Running back Garrett Wolfe is making national headlines, the walls of...

An altercation Saturday has led to the suspension of an NIU wrestler. Derek Hunsinger, 21, of El Paso, Ill. was arrested on four counts of battery and obstructing a peace officer in the 1000 block of Spiros Court. "The university will determine the next...

Construction has been under way for the Academic and Athletic Performance Center, yet the project still is seeking donors to fund areas of the building. Originally estimated to cost $9.5 million, a June 7 press release by the NIU athletics department...

With nine of his 10 starters returning from last season, NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant said he wants to put his best team out next season. But with his high-profile list of new recruits, an incoming freshman just may sneak into the lineup. "You never...

Up until the final seconds, the thought didn't even cross Josh Wooton's mind. While most wrestlers would loathe the feeling of wrestling their final match for days before it took place, the feeling didn't hit Wooton until he was caught on his back unable...