A string of injuries left senior Natasha Jufko on the sidelines for two years, but she’s making her mark in her final season.When Jufko came to NIU, she was able to participate in every event, but injuries forced her onto a different path. Since her...
The NFL doesn’t have its first openly gay player yet, but it will when the 2014 NFL Draft comes along in early May.Missouri defensive end Michael Sam revealed he is gay in an interview with ESPN’s Outside the Lines and The New York Times Sunday.Sam’s...
For the fourth straight game, men’s basketball found itself down by double digits, but it was unable to complete the comeback as it was defeated by Western Michigan, 74-71, Sunday at the Convocation Center.Guard David Brown was huge for the Broncos,...
Gymnastics put up its highest score of the season Friday, but it wasn’t enough to knock off No. 25 Kent State.The Huskies (2-2, 2-1 MAC) lost 195.675-193.375 at Kent State. The loss ends the Huskies’ three-meet win streak. The Golden Flashes (6-1,...
Women’s soccer (6-11-3, 4-5-2 MAC) brought in another strong freshman class for National Signing Day.The Huskies added 11 players to the team to replace nine departing seniors. The focus was on midfielders, with six members of the class playing that...
Gymnastics may have beaten the reigning MAC champs, but now it has to take down the best team in the MAC.The Huskies (2-1, 2-0 MAC) will take on No. 25 Kent State (5-1, 2-0 MAC) at 6 p.m. Friday in Kent, Ohio. Both teams are coming off wins against Western...
A hamstring injury wasn’t enough to keep sophomore Jaelyn Olsen down last year. Now that she’s recovered, she has her expectations set even higher.Olsen has been gymnastics’ go-to vaulter since last season, when, as a freshman, she came in and started...
Gymnastics continued its home dominance with another win this weekend.The Huskies (2-1, 2-0 MAC) beat the Western Michigan Broncos (0-4, 0-3 MAC) 192.450-191.6 on Saturday. NIU won three of the four events. In the last two seasons, NIU is 6-1 at home.Head...
Wrestling will need to bounce back from a devastating loss to Missouri when it takes on Old Dominion at 6:30 p.m. at Norfolk, Va.The Huskies (6-8, 1-4 MAC) will face MAC rivals Old Dominion (5-8, 1-2 MAC) in their first meet since 2010. The Old Dominion...
If gymnastics wants to win the MAC, it will have to beat the champs.The Huskies (1-1, 1-0 MAC) will take on Western Michigan (0-3, 0-2 MAC) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Victor E. Court. This will be NIU’s second home conference meet in a row.“A lot of us...
The Northern Star called alumnus and Denver Broncos wide receiver Nathan Palmer to talk about his experience on a team that’s headed to Super Bowl XLVIII.Palmer has been on the practice squad for the San Francisco 49ers, the Indianapolis Colts and the...
Every football team fights it out in rain, sleet or snow, but when the Super Bowl comes around, the elements are suddenly a bad thing.This year, Super Bowl XLVIII will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with most of the festivities surrounding...
