Rich Strom

The handwriting was on the wall. When Penn State joined the Big 10, Northern Illinois` place in the Midwest Collegiate Field Hockey Conference-which includes five Big 10 schools and NIU-was...

Northern Illinois: Mike Hidden walked away with four awards Saturday night at the men`s basketball banquet, two voted on by the players: most valuable and most influential player. The 6-foot-5-inch...

Northern Illinois: If T.C. Dantzler thought playing football against the likes of Iowa and Florida last fall was a challenge, he got a real dose of it Thursday in the...

The streak continues. Northern Illinois 158-pounder T.C. Dantzler finished second in the NCAA West Regional on Saturday, earning a trip to the NCAA wrestling tournament March 19-21 in Oklahoma City....

Moments after Thursday night`s 75-66 loss to Wisconsin-Green Bay, the ever-optimistic Jane Albright-Dieterle said, ''Maybe the third time will be the charm.'' If it is-and that`s a big if-the Northern...

For the seven Northern Illinois players who made Mike Hidden and Brian Molis` final home game Saturday a memorable 96-90 double-overtime victory, this follow-up story is for you: - For...

If Northern Illinois had a homecoming week during the winter, this would be it. Get your pencils and calendars ready for this week`s starting lineup . . . Tuesday, the...

Johnny Most, the former voice of the Boston Celtics whose most famous line was ''Havlicek stole the ball,'' could have had a field day Saturday at Evans Field House. ''Hill...

The terms ''walk-on'' and ''mop-up time'' are usually found in the same sentence when describing a walk-on college basketball player. Saturday night, Northern Illinois walk-on Gerry Lorenzi mopped up in...

Bryan Hanania took a dive Friday night and blew the oldest men`s swimming record at Northern Illinois out of the water. The senior from Chicago scored a 322.20 in 1-meter...