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Northern Illinois women’s basketball played sound defense at South Dakota State Tuesday night at Frost Arena, accumulating 12 steals and forcing 15 turnovers to keep within striking distance for 32 minutes against one of the top-mid major programs in the country. However, a scoreless drought and foul trouble proved costly for the Huskies as they...

NEW YORK — Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) capped a record-setting career with yet another record by placing third in the 2013 voting for the Heisman Memorial Trophy to earn the highest finish ever by a player from the Mid-American Conference. Lynch, a dual-threat quarterback who led NIU to a 12-0 start and...

Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) will travel to New York City and be honored as a finalist for the 2013 Heisman Memorial Trophy, the Heisman Trophy Trust announced Monday during ESPN’s Sportscenter broadcast. Lynch is the first Huskie player to be selected as a finalist for the trophy, which annually...

As the Huskies aim for a third straight MAC Football Championship, alumni groups have set up watch parties across the country. The Huskies face Bowling Green at 7 p.m. (CST) Friday. Ranked No. 14 in the Bowl Championship Series, the Huskies have a 12-0 record (8-0 MAC) and have attained the nation’s longest active home...

After leading the Northern Illinois University Huskies to a 12-0 record and No. 14 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ranking, NIU senior quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) and first-year head coach Rod Carey were honored Wednesday as the MAC released its 2013 football postseason awards. League coaches honored Lynch with the Vern Smith Leadership...

So here we are again. For the fourth straight December, the NIU Huskies football team is headed to Detroit for the Mid-American Conference Championship in search of their third consecutive crown and a 26th notch in their MAC winning streak. Kickoff is 7 p.m. vs. the Bowling Green Falcons (9-3, 7-1). But things are different...

Northern Illinois University has sold out of its allotment of 3,000 tickets to the 2013 Marathon Mid-American Conference Championship game, but Huskie fans can still purchase tickets through Ford Field either in advance or at the game. Northern Illinois reserved seats are in sections 103-109. Tickets also will be available for purchase at the Ford...

Northern Illinois University quarterback Jordan Lynch earned a his eighth Mid-American Conference West Offensive Player of the Week honor after leading NIU to a 33-14 victory over Western Michigan the league announced Monday. Lynch’s eighth MAC West Offensive Player of the Week honor this year is a school record for league player of the week...

Remember when Huskie quarterback Jordan Lynch set the NCAA record for rushing yards by a quarterback? Just five weeks ago? Well, NIU’s Heisman Trophy hopeful broke that record Tuesday night as the Huskies beat Western Michigan 33-14 to finish their regular season undefeated. Lynch rushed for three touchdowns and passed for another. With the win,...

After nine years on the sidelines, in the tailgate lots and in front of the television cameras, countless trips across the end zone for Huskie scores, four Mid-American Conference Championship games and bowl trips to Shreveport, Toronto, Mobile and Miami, Northern Illinois University’s husky dog mascot “Diesel” will take his well-deserved retirement following the 2013...

With a fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship berth sewn up, the 1-10 Western Michigan Broncos coming to town Tuesday night and a No. 14 ranking in the BCS, there are some who might assume that NIU football coach Rod Carey is already thinking post-season. Those people are wrong. “There is no ‘next game.’ This is...

The Northern Illinois University football team will make its fourth straight appearance in the Marathon MAC Championship game Friday, Dec. 6, when the Huskies take on the Mid-American Conference East Division champions at Ford Field in Detroit. NIU fans can join the Huskies in Detroit by booking the bus package, hotel rooms and a ticket...