With regular season competition coming to a close, both NIU men's and women's tennis teams hope to end on a high note.The Huskies (11-14 overall, 1-3 MAC) have matched their highest win total since 2008.With one match left in the regular season, men's...

NIU men's and women's tennis teams had similar outcomes over the weekend, as both squads lost their two matches. Men's tennis was downed on the road by MAC frontrunners Toledo (23-8 overall, 4-0 MAC) on Saturday before losing a 4-3 battle against a tough...

Everybody sets goals for the future, but few people actually achieve them. Former NIU softball player Krista McPherson not only reached her goal of playing college softball, but she reached a goal she had strived for long before coming to NIU: becoming...

When Brett Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991, he probably never imagined the career ahead of him and the adversity that would ensue. While making his first and least surprising comeback to the NFL as the quarterback for the New York Jets...

NIU men's tennis traveled to Indiana for three matches over the weekend. After losing its opening match to conference opponent Ball State (9-8 overall, 1-1 MAC) 7-0, NIU (11-12, 1-2) bounced back to win its next two matches. The Huskies outlasted IUPUI...

NIU women's tennis has not had the season it hoped for, but there have been a few bright spots. One of the best surprises for head coach Ryun Ferrell's squad has been freshman Haley Dekkinga. Coming into NIU after a four-year run as one of Michigan's...

Rebecca Cronin is only in her second season with the NIU track team, but she has already contributed to three school records since joining the program. Her achievements include school records in the distance medley relay, 4x200 meter relay and the 4x800...

NIU tennis had a busy weekend, as both the men's and women's team had multiple matches. The men's tennis team went 1-2 while the women's squad went 0-2. In men's action, the Huskies (9-11 overall, 1-1 MAC) split their first two conference matches of the...

With NIU football’s spring practice under way, there are many questions to be answered. One of those is who will step up for the front seven that anchored the defense last season. With three of its four defensive linemen graduating and two linebackers...

Andrew Singer: In the span of three and a half months, NIU Athletic Director Jeff Compher has made two major hires. In the weekend before the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl, Compher hired Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Doeren as the NIU football team's...

NIU women's tennis struggled out of the gate on Saturday and never regained control in a 4-3 loss to Chicago State. The home loss was the last match for the Huskies (2-8) before they begin conference play. Chicago State (5-12) won its third consecutive...

Jose Canseco is more than a dumb jock. He is a really dumb jock. El Nuevo Herald reported something that would be rather unbelievable if it were not Canseco. He was supposedly appearing for a celebrity boxing match at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &...