For the second straight year, the NIU and Kent State wrestling teams battled toe-to-toe, with the winner determined by the night's final match. But instead of either side achieving a victory, a series of small events and two seconds of riding time resulted...

When quarterback Steve Young was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1987, he knew he would be taking a back seat behind the legendary Joe Montana. After five years of biding his time as a backup, Young became a starter and proved to be a Hall of Famer....

No. 6 Central Michigan (6-4, 0-0) Chicago Bulls fans are used to the phrase "rebuilding year" by now. CMU evidently never has heard of the word. After losing three All-Americans to graduation, the Chippewas inexplicably have become deeper. Beside Wynn...

BLOOMINGTON - State championships in events ranging from golf to Scholastic Bowl could be jeopardized under a proposed law that would cap the Illinois High School Association’s income from postseason tournaments, IHSA officials said Tuesday. Rep. Kurt...

1 - MEN’S BASKETBALL TAMES WILDCATS Christmas came five days early for the NIU men’s basketball team. In front of the largest Convocation Center crowd this season, the Huskies knocked off then No. 34 Kansas State 75-70 in overtime. The game went down...

One of NIU’s most famous alumni returned to his wrestling roots Thursday, as Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert helped kick off the NIU wrestling team’s dual meet schedule. Prior to the NIU-Northwestern meet at the Convocation Center, NIU President...

In a showcase dual meet with Dennis Hastert in the building, the NIU wrestling team trailed from the start and could not recover as the Huskies fell 28-10 to No. 12 Northwestern Thursday night. With Speaker of the House Hastert and NIU President John...

With a spotlight, three camera setups, instant replay and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert in the building, NIU wrestling coach Dave Grant is excited for the team’s first dual meet of the season. "We’ve worked hard on promoting this showcase,"...

In the largest single-day college wrestling open of the year, the NIU wrestling team won one title and placed 11 wrestlers at the Kaufman-Brand Open on Saturday. In the team’s final tune-up before the beginning of the dual meet season, the Huskies traveled...

After winning seven of the 10 weight classes in its previous tournament, the NIU wrestling team will be hard pressed to improve on last weekend’s stellar outing. But junior Mike Grimes said he thinks the team’s progress will be measured in more than...

I remember going to football games during my freshman year with 25,000-plus screaming fans at just about every game. The energy, excitement and noise of those games can’t even be described with words. When football season came to a close I was disappointed...

With three wrestlers ranked in the top 20 in their respective weight class and a talented group of underclassmen, the NIU wrestling team has created high expectations this season. And in their first action of the season Saturday, the Huskies did not disappoint...