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Face-off: The outlook of NIU baseball and softball

By Brian Belford and Tony Osborne | February 7, 2012

Brian Belford: It's cold outside Tony, and with football completely over, the only sports that may be on people's minds are basketball and hockey. However, NIU baseball and softball are getting into gear. In fact, they've already been practicing outside....

Coaches Corner: Jon Borovich

By Brian Belford | February 7, 2012

Jon Borovich, NIU men's basketball assistant coach, was hired this season after four years of assistant coaching at Dayton. Borovich sat down with the Northern Star to talk about his Michigan roots, his experiences as a player and a coach, and who he...

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Nader pushes through hard times

By Brian Belford | February 6, 2012

Abdel Nader has a lot that he could be unhappy about.NIU men's basketball's has only won two games out of the 21 that they have played so far this season. The Huskies' second leading scorer, Tim Toler, was dismissed from the team. Starting point guard...

Men’s basketball drops sixth-straight game

By Brian Belford | February 5, 2012

The only word to describe NIU's 65-40 loss to the Bowling Green Falcons Saturday is ugly. Ugly it was as the Huskies (2-19, 1-8) dropped their sixth-straight game in-a-row, their 11th double digit loss this season. NIU failed to score more than 50 points...

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Offutt, Bobcats roll over NIU

By Brian Belford | February 2, 2012

No one at the Convocation Center was really in a joking mood after NIU's 67-58 loss to Ohio.Except for head coach Mark Montgomery."Well, on national signing day we signed a 6'7'', 300 pound ... no I'm joking. That's football," Montgomery said.It's hard...

Zach Miller may be out for season with knee injury

By Brian Belford | January 31, 2012

Zach Miller may be out for the rest of the season after tearing the meniscus cartilage in his knee. According to webmd.com, the meniscus is a rubbery, C-shaped disc that cushions your knee, and a torn meniscus can prevent your knee from working right....

Toler dismissed from NIU basketball team

Toler dismissed from NIU basketball team

By Brian Belford | January 29, 2012

Tim Toler is no longer a member of the NIU basketball team.Toler's career as a Huskie came to a halt Thursday, when the senior power forward tweeted, "Well my days as an NIU Huskie have came to an abrupt end...should be an interesting next couple days!"In...

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Men’s basketball heads to Kent State

By Brian Belford | January 24, 2012

NIU men's basketball will begin its annual six-game swing against MAC East opponents on the road, starting with Kent State today.Last year, the Huskies (2-15, 1-4) posted a 1-5 record against MAC East teams. NIU hasn't won more than two games against...

Huskies still searching for starting point guard

Huskies still searching for starting point guard

By Brian Belford | January 24, 2012

The importance of the point guard in basketball is paramount to the success any team has while playing the sport. The athlete who plays this position will, for the most part, touch the ball on every possession, set up a play and control the flow of the...

Toler suspended for breaking team policy

Toler suspended for breaking team policy

By Brian Belford | January 22, 2012

NIU forward Tim Toler was nowhere to be found at the Convocation Center during NIU's 75-65 loss to Ball State Saturday.During the post-game press conference, NIU coach Mark Montgomery announced Toler had been suspended indefinitely for breaking team policy."He...

Coaching Carousel

Coaching Carousel

By Brian Belford | January 19, 2012

fter back-to-back 11 win seasons, bowl game victories, and this year, a MAC Championship, the coaching carousel has started to spin once again for NIU football.Head coach Dave Doeren won't be going anywhere after signing a contract extension that keeps...

Despite struggles, men’s hoops showing improvement

By Brian Belford | January 17, 2012

NIU hasn't had a good basketball team as of late. The program has only been in the NCAA tournament three times since it's inception in 1926, and each time the team was bounced in the first round. So far this season has done nothing to change that their...