Rich Strom

Northern Illinois: No excuses-or bitterness-this year. Coach Pete Waite's volleyball team, snubbed by the NCAA tournament selection committee last year, can earn an automatic berth this season with the Mid-Continent...

Nancy Kennelly of Northwestern's women's basketball team received three awards in recognition of her sports and scholastic achievements at the school's 65th Annual "N" Club senior athlete ceremonies. The awards...

Standout guard E.C. Hill and former Huskie star Carol Owens were among the 19 finalists chosen by USA Basketball officials Sunday for the USA World University Games women's team. The...

Mark Voeller and John Larson fired 36-hole totals of 151 Monday in Youngstown, Ohio, putting the Huskies in position to make a run at their fourth straight Mid-Continent tournament title....

The 12th-ranked softball team begins its final push to make the NCAA tournament field Tuesday when it plays De Paul in a double-header in De Kalb. The Huskies (34-13, 12-2)...

While the Bulls dream of a three-peat in the NBA, the Huskies' men's tennis team has been there, winning its third straight Mid-Continent Conference crown over the weekend. NIU beat...

Women's tennis coach Patty Newbrough delivered a 7-pound, 6-ounce boy-Hunter-Friday morning, then the Huskies went out and delivered their fourth straight conference title. NIU beat Western Illinois 5-0 Saturday in...

Northern Illinois: Rachel Ortiz retired the final 12 batters of Game 1 in the softball team's 4-3 victory Sunday over Eastern Illinois, then started Game 2 and ran her streak...

Junior-college transfer Aaron Gilbert led the Black over the White 21-17 Saturday in Northern Illinois' spring football game. Gilbert (5 of 6 for 103 yards), from Illinois Valley Community College,...

Northern Illinois: The men's tennis team puts its 17-match home winning streak on the line Wednesday against De Paul. The Huskies beat Valparaiso 6-1 and Eastern Illinois 6-0 Saturday, running...