I’ll be honest — as a grown man with over three decades of adult life experience, usually when I hear the words adversity and distractions as applied to sports teams, I tend to cringe.I mean, I’ve lost my dad. I’ve also lost two of my siblings....
DeKALB — The football team celebrated Homecoming with a bludgeoning blowout 49-0 win Saturday over the University of Akron Zips, its first shutout since 2012.Head coach Thomas Hammock said weeks of working to improve helped NIU finish its closest thing...
Huskies overcome hurdles in 24-16 winClutch defensive stops helped the NIU football team pick up their first victory of the season Saturday, beating the Central Michigan Chippewas 24-16.The defensive end of the Huskies were put in difficult situations...
DeKALB — Men’s basketball was unable to complete the comeback against the University of Toledo Rockets and fell in overtime, 88-80. The Huskies are 14-13 overall and 6-8 in the Mid-American Conference. NIU travels to Mount Pleasant, Michigan to take...
DeKALB — Women’s basketball (16-6, 9-2 Mid-American Conference) ended its four game win streak when it fell to the Central Michigan University Chippewas, (17-6, 9-2 MAC) 109-94.It was a game of back-and-forth runs in the first quarter as the Chippewas...
Men’s basketball is off to a hot start in Mid-American Conference play, winning for the third time in four games Saturday.NIU (11-6, 3-1 MAC) defeated the Bowling Green State University Falcons (3-10, 1-7 MAC), 69-52, at the Stroh Center in Bowling...
DeKALB | The Huskies are still winless at home this season after losing to the Central Michigan University Chippewas 34-28 in triple overtime after not capitalizing on two missed field goals by Central late in regulation and overtime.This is only the...
DeKALB | Women’s soccer (4-5-2, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) will take on the Miami University Redhawks (5-5-1, 2-1-1 MAC) 3 p.m. today at Miami Soccer Field in Oxford, Ohio.NIU trails the all-time series 3-12-3, but played the Redhawks to a 0-0 double-overtime...
DeKALB | Women’s soccer (3-4-2, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) will play 3 p.m. Friday in Kent, Ohio, against the Kent State University Golden Flashes (6-1-0, 2-0 MAC).The Huskies are coming off two victories last weekend to begin MAC play.NIU ended the...
Men’s basketball (14-3, 3-1 MAC) will look to remain perfect at home as it takes on Central Michigan (9-7, 2-1 MAC) in a conference matchup.The Huskies are currently the No. 1 scoring defense in the MAC and the Chippewas are the No. 3 scoring offense...
