NIU football will play their first home game Saturday, and the team will attempt to put their previous game behind them and start fresh. NIU (0-1) will play at home against Tennessee-Martin (1-0) in the first ever meeting between the two teams. NIU head...

A common belief in sports is that once a team wins a championship, there is this mysterious hangover effect that prevents them from being good again next season. As of now, there is no known cure for said hangover. Perhaps it’s a real thing, perhaps...

When Iowa’s running back Damon Bullock crossed the goal line with a little over two minutes remaining Saturday afternoon, Soldier Field was deafening. The attendance was listed at 52,117. If Soldier Field’s odd bowl was of the fruit variety, it would...

DeKalb | The key to finding success in any avenue of life is having the ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations. This is especially true in sports, as coaches and players will see patterns and habits developing not only over the course of a...

For NIU football, the first home game was a story of two halves, or, more realistically, three and a half quarters. The Huskies (0-1) suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Iowa (1-0) by a score of 18-17, in the season opener at Soldier Field...

For the NIU football team, the offensive side of the ball has a lot to live up to from last season. The Huskies will feature a whole new offensive line, as well as a new man voicing the huddle in redshirt junior Jordan Lynch. Lynch will take the reigns...

Two teams coming off completely opposite seasons will look to put a stamp on their first game of the year Saturday afternoon. In the history of NIU, the Huskies will attempt to win their first game at Soldier Field. This contest will be played against...

There’s an old saying: Any publicity is good publicity. The saying has me wondering how important a victory really is for the NIU football team this Saturday at Soldier Field against Iowa. Sure, I’m sure no one affiliated with the team wants to see...

Brian Thomas: After an historic 2011 campaign, NIU football kicks off its much anticipated season this Saturday against Iowa in the Soldier Field game. Last season the Huskies captured a MAC championship as well as a win in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. But this...

Houston, we have a problem. It’s weird to think someone old enough to be my father is attempting to get back into professional sports. It’s even weirder and, more to the point, frustrating, that it’s a man who has all but been convicted of cheating...

Matt Hopkinson Staff Writer DeKalb | Tuesday night at Victor E. Court, NIU women’s volleyball will play host to a name that makes most people from Illinois cringe: the Green Bay Phoenix. While not quite as skin-crawling as their NFL counterpart, the...

DeKalb | While the weekend’s record may not reflect the amount of work put into the NIU invitational tournament, the length of the games will. NIU women’s volleyball (1-2) opened its regular season at home, hosting North Dakota State (0-3), New Mexico...