It seemed a foregone conclusion as a loss. Behind Ball State's abysmal beam and a red-hot floor score, NIU gymnastics won its first MAC meet.As Ball State (1-4, MAC 0-3) headed into its beam event, NIU (2-3, MAC 1-1) was set to leave it all on the floor,...

Heading into Saturday's meet with Ball State, NIU gymnastics has only one thing on its mind: improvement.No matter by how little or which area, the Huskies constantly look to improve their overall performances and scores, in addition to seeking consistency."They're...

NIU's wide-receiver Nathan Palmer "81" soars through the air after catching a pass as Ball State linebacker Tony Martin "47" attempted to make a pick during the first half of the match up at Huskie Stadium on Tuesday night. The Huskies would go on to...

Exhausted and elated, Scott Wedige took hold of the rivalry trophy in both hands, lifted it above his head, and shouted triumphantly towards the night sky.Finally, it was over. After NIU scraped, clawed and chewed its way to a thrilling 41-38 victory...

Adversity is something NIU football has been through numerous times this season. Adversity popped its head Tuesday night, but NIU persevered and defeated Ball State 4-38 on a 34 yard field goal by kicker Matt Sims with 11 seconds left in regulation. "I...

The NIU women's tennis team finished Western Michigan's Fall MAC invitational with its head held high. Although Friday wasn't as successful as they had hoped it would be, the Huskies still had another day to make up for their mistakes. The tournament...

NIU women's soccer (1-7-2) started off the conference portion of its schedule with losses to Toledo (3-5-1), 1-0 and Ball State (6-4-1) 3-0.On Friday, the Huskies hosted Toledo in DeKalb and played to a draw with the preseason MAC favorite through 90...