Rich Strom

The last two seasons, a fast break for Northern Illinois was taking a shot in less than 20 seconds. That will change this season. ''The offense has to get out...

Air Sadler? When Charlie Sadler became Northern Illinois` head football coach last December, he promised the Huskies would throw the ball much more than Jerry Pettibone did in his six...

The Brian Hammel era at Northern Illinois commences at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The former Southern Cal assistant, who replaces Jim Molinari (now at Bradley), welcomes back seven players who helped...

Stacey McKinney is going home to Florida this Saturday, but perhaps not as the starting quarterback for Northern Illinois. After holding down that position for the first six weeks of...

Andre Wallace had it all wrong. It was Northern Illinois` homecoming Saturday, not his. The former Loyola Academy standout rushed for more than 100 yards for the second straight week,...

And then there were 70. That`s how many healthy, eligible players football coach Charlie Sadler has left with six games still to play. The latest roster move, caused by a...

It`s one thing for an option quarterback to take a snap and set the offense in motion by running to his right or left. But it`s quite another for that...

Monday was a day of rest for the Northern Illinois volleyball team, and it was well-deserved. The Huskies capped a busy month Friday and Saturday with victories over Loyola and...

Out of Northern Illinois` 58-7 loss Saturday at Iowa came hope . . . even a few smiles. No one had a prouder smile than Tom Rhomberg, who was playing...

Northern Illinois` 1951 football team, which went 9-0 and was one of only four undefeated, untied teams in the school`s 89-year football history, will be enshrined Oct. 11 in the...