Rich Strom

Talk about a heck of a weekend. Northern Illinois 190-pounder Mel Heckman went 3-0 Friday and Saturday, helping the Huskies win one of three matches to snap a seven-match skid....

Just when it looked like Northern Illinois had turned the corner . . . Another 18 percent shooting half. Another loss. Another headache for coach Brian Hammel. ''God made me...

Maybe Winona State brings out the best in Northern Illinois gymnast Lori Lebo. Last year, she tied her school vault record of 9.7 against the Minnesota school, and Saturday she...

This could be the start of something big-really big. Although Northern Illinois dropped its second straight Mid-Continent Conference game 71-66 Saturday night at Western Illinois, it might have signaled the...

As weeks go, this may be the biggest of the season for Northern Illinois` women`s basketball team. Tuesday night, the Huskies (8-5, 3-0) play host to North Star Conference rival...

For some reason, most college basketball coaches feel compelled to dress sharply. Coat and tie, blazers, suits. They all must have read ''Dress for Success.'' And Northern Illinois` first-year coach,...

Mike Hidden and Brian Molis understand the importance of a closely knit family-in life and in basketball. So when Northern Illinois got off to a 3-7 start this season, the...

Jane Albright-Dieterle push a panic button? Never. Even after her Northern Illinois women`s basketball team got off to a 4-5 start this season. ''I knew we were a young squad,''...

Stage 1 of Northern Illinois` toughest road trip of the season ended in an 18-point loss Saturday at Southern Illinois. Stage 2 Monday doesn`t figure to get any better. After...

It wasn`t billed as ''Northern Illinois Night'' when the Rockford Lightning played the LaCrosse Catbirds in a Continental Basketball Association game Friday in Rockford`s MetroCentre. But it could have been....