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Two members of NIU’s women’s tennis team have been recognized in the Mid-American Conference’s yearly awards. Nelle Youel has made Second Team All-MAC, the second year in a row she has been selected to an All-MAC team. Haley Dekkinga was honored with the Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award. “I am very excited for Nelle and...

Summer is just around the corner. Do you know where your kids will be burning daylight this year? At Northern Illinois University’s summer camps, your children can learn to write the great American novel, become the next Indiana Jones, sharpen their soccer skills, create video games, design roller coasters or even prevent future wars between...

Northern Illinois University Athletics will host its fifth annual awards banquet – “The Victors” – at 7 p.m. Monday, April 28, at DeKalb’s historic Egyptian Theatre. The red-carpet event is open to the public and fans can help choose the Top Performance of the Year as the Huskies celebrate their academic and athletic achievements over the past...

Ever wonder what it’s like to play on an NFL team? Want to hear what goes into putting together a college football game plan? Or do you just want to get together with a group of guys and talk Huskie Football? Well guys, this is the event for you. On Friday, April 18, Northern Illinois...

Four attorneys who are putting their law degrees to good use in the world of sports will talk Wednesday, April 16, at NIU about such career choices for lawyers. Presented by the Entertainment and Sports Law Society and the NIU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, the panel discussion is scheduled for noon in Room 188 of...

When NIU’s more than 400 student-athletes typically step into the spotlight, they’re dressed for competition in their cardinal-and-black uniforms. One night a year, however, they put on their suits, ties, dresses and high-heels for an evening of celebration. That night is Monday, April 28, at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in downtown DeKalb....

Northern Illinois University senior Kim Gotlund (Wadsworth, Ill./Warren Township HS) was named to the first team All-Mid-American Conference women’s gymnastics squad Wednesday, becoming just the second NIU gymnast to earn that award in back-to-back seasons. It is the third consecutive season Gotlund has earned All-MAC honors as she was a second team selection in 2012....

Northern Illinois University football season ticket holders will receive a 45 percent discount AND watch one of the most-winning teams in the nation over the past four years from the best seats in Huskie Stadium in 2014, as NIU Athletics officials rolled out its ticket prices and season ticket plans Tuesday. In 2014, NIU is...

Former Northern Illinois football coach Joe Novak will be inducted into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame in May, the league office announced Friday, becoming the first NIU-nominated representative in the MAC Hall of Fame. Novak is part of a seven-member class that includes the late Charlie Coles (Miami/Central Michigan, men’s basketball), Judy Devine (Kent...

Only once in school history has the Northern Illinois University gymnastics team posted a team score higher than the 195.100 mark the 2014 Huskies earned Saturday night in winning the Eagle Invitational quadrangular meet at Bowen Field House in Ypsilanti, Mich. NIU’s 195.100 mark tied for the second-best score in school history and gave the...

The Northern Illinois University Huskies will face a challenging schedule from start to finish in 2014 as the Mid-American Conference released the 2014 schedules of its 13 league teams Friday. NIU, which posted its second straight 12-win season in 2013 and played in the Mid-American Conference Championship game for the fourth consecutive year, will play...

Remember the days of high school athletics and the spirit of competition? Have you ever wanted to remain active in some of your favorite sports? Campus Recreation offers 31 different Sport Clubs that could be an outlet for you. “Sport Clubs are the perfect outlet. They are a great way to get involved on campus,”...