Is Xavier Silas really the sixth-best player in the MAC West? The league's coaches seem to think so.

SAN DIEGO – The Northern Illinois University softball team broke out of its scoring drought in a big way in game two of a doubleheader with San Diego Wednesday evening, defeating the Toreros, 7-1 at the University of San Diego Softball Complex.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Northern Illinois men's tennis team captured the doubles point for the second time this season, and picked up three individual wins in singles play, leading to a 4-3 dual match win over Connecticut on Wednesday.

Junior Bryan Deutsch will represent Northern Illinois University at the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Omaha, Neb. March 18-20 as he earned an at-large selection in the 157-pound weight class. The NCAA released the 2010 brackets for the national championships Wednesday.

The Daily Chronicle makes history at the Associated Press Sports Editors' contest

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The Northern Illinois baseball team received multi-hit nights from three players and collected 13 hits, but the Huskies (3-7) committed two key errors in Cal Poly’s seven-run first inning and fell 13-3 in the first game of a two-game set on Tuesday night at Baggett Stadium.

Northern Illinois point guard Marke Freeman was named second team All-MAC on Tuesday by the Mid-American Conference.

Is Xavier Silas really the sixth best player in the MAC West? The league's coaches seem to think so.

Safety net gone, unproven players must step up behind No. 1 RB Chad Spann

Northern Illinois point guard Marke Freeman was named second team All-MAC today by the Mid-American Conference.

Conyers tabbed as Defensive Player of the Year, Simpson named Sixth Man of the Year

Kristin Hoffman will only be able to walk the walk for a few hours at Northern Illinois' Relay for Life event next month.

Gained 1,155 rushing yards on 258 carries in two seasons

Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill announced today in a news release that junior running back Me'co Brown has withdrawn from school for personal reasons.

NIU's Xavier Silas received 1 vote

Huskies finish 2009-10 with a 10-20 record

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. - The Northern Illinois University wrestling team concluded its run in the 2010 Mid-American Conference Championships at Central Michigan's Rose Center placing three wrestlers and taking fifth place overall Sunday afternoon.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Northern Illinois women's track and field team kicked-off its 2010 outdoor season in fine fashion Saturday when Megan Gregory broke the NIU school record in the 100-meter hurdles and the Huskies recorded six top-three performances at the UNLV Track Classic at the Myron Partridge Stadium and Sheila Tarr-Smith Field in Las Vegas, Nev.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – For the second straight game, the Northern Illinois baseball team raced out to an early lead behind a strong pitching performance as junior Zach Oates went seven strong innings and the Huskies (3-6) defeated Cal State Bakersfield 5-3 to sweep the weekend series on Saturday afternoon at Hardt Field.

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. - The Northern Illinois University wrestling team will have two wrestlers competing for conference titles after Bryan Deutsch and Patrick McLemore each posted victories in their semifinal bouts of the 2010 Mid-American Conference Championships at Central Michigan's Rose Center Saturday afternoon.

OXFORD, Ohio - In a game that saw nine ties and 13 lead changes, the Northern Illinois women's basketball team blinked first in a 67-66 loss at Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Saturday at Millett Hall.

Bakersfield, Calif. – The Northern Illinois baseball team belted out 12 runs and 18 hits to collect its first two wins of the season in a doubleheader sweep over Cal State Bakersfield (5-4) on Friday afternoon at Hardt Field. The Huskies (2-6) stormed back from a 3-1 deficit to score five runs over the final four innings for a 6-4 victory in Game One, and junior Jeremy Gonzales allowed one hit over seven shutout innings in NIU’s 6-2 win in Game Two.

DeKALB – Jim Zebrowski never thought he would be a college football coach.

DeKALB – After beating Toledo on a last-second tip-in on Thursday, the Northern Illinois men's basketball team immediately turned its attention to the Mid-American Conference tournament.

NIU QB to have knee surgery

NIU wrestling coach suspends two wrestlers after they were arrested and charged with assault in Iowa

Marmion senior Bobby Winkel considered Northern Illinois football coach Jerry Kill a straightforward man after only a handful of meetings with him.

DeKALB – For spurts, Thursday looked like the game between the bottom two seeds in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament.

True and Dieckhaus accused of assaulting University of Iowa student

Huskies will be No. 9 seed in MAC Tournament

NIU plays 4 of first 5 on road; long layoffs late

Easiest schedule? Toughest schedule? Games to look forward to...

The Mid-American Conference announced the 2010 football schedule this afternoon. Here is what Northern Illinois' schedule will be for 2010. You can check out the full MAC schedule here.

WATERLOO, Iowa – The Northern Illinois women's tennis team did not drop a single set in three-of its singles matches, and cruised to three more victories in doubles play, recording a convincing 7-0 win over South Dakota at the Black Hawk Tennis Club in Waterloo, Iowa Saturday afternoon. The Huskies have now captured four-straight dual match wins.

The Northern Illinois men's tennis team captured individual wins in each of the top four singles flights, recording a 4-3, non-conference win over defending Missouri Valley Conference champion Southern Illinois at the Forest City Tennis Center in Rockford on Sunday afternoon.

Northern Illinois senior Natalie Blum celebrated senior day with a 9.800 on floor exercise and turned in solid performances on vault and uneven parallel bars, but it was not enough as NIU fell to Central Michigan, 195.850-191.900 Sunday at the Convocation Center.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – In the finale of a three-game set with Austin Peay, the Northern Illinois baseball team lost 9-8 in an eventful 11 innings on Sunday afternoon at Raymond C. Hand Park as the Governors (5-2) took advantage of seven NIU (0-6) errors for nine runs on only eight hits in a contest that had three ties and three lead changes.

NIU recruit completed career as back-to-back state champion

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Northern Illinois University softball team posted its first victory of the season as it defeated Saint Louis, 12-6, at the Cardinal Classic at Ulmer Stadium Saturday afternoon.

The Northern Illinois women's track and field team concluded the second and final day of competition at the 2010 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships as several Huskies achieved both personal records and season-best performances Saturday afternoon at the Jack Skoog Indoor Track in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Similar to Friday's contest, the Northern Illinois baseball team fell behind early and showed resilience as NIU rallied with two runs in the ninth inning only to come up short again, 4-3, against Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon at Raymond C. Hand Park in the second of a three-game series.

NORMAL – Call them champions. Again.

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Junior guard Jake Anderson recorded his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Sean Kowal was just one point shy of his second-straight double-double, but the Northern Illinois men's basketball team collectively missed 16 free throws, and fell short in a 66-60 decision at Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center.

NIU women fall at home to Eastern Michigan

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – After falling behind 7-1 in the third inning, the Northern Illinois baseball team mounted a late rally to pull within three runs, but could not overcome the early deficit as the Huskies dropped a 7-4 decision to Austin Peay State on Friday evening at Raymond C. Hand Park in game one of a three-game series.

The Northern Illinois women's track and field team raced to multiple personal-best records Friday as the Huskies concluded day one of the 2010 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships hosted by Central Michigan at the Jack Skoog Indoor Track in Mt. Pleasant, Mich..

NIU recruit one win from back-to-back state championships

Huskies stop 10-game losing streak with win over Central Michigan

What happened to dodgeball at halftime? Negotiations with Iowa and an indoor practice facility

MUNCIE, Ind. – Ebony Ellis scored a team-high 15 points and Sarah Rogers tallied a double-double as the Northern Illinois women's basketball team dropped a 66-60 contest at Ball State, Tuesday night.