Northern Illinois’ non-football sports are joining the Horizon League, per Action Network. There are two exceptions, as wrestling and gymnastics aren’t represented in the Horizon. The move is pending ...

Northern Illinois will move its basketball and other non-football programs to the Horizon League in 2026, the Board of Trustees approved in a vote Thursday. The move is the result of NIU recently ...

Photos from the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. Rockford won 32-0. Rockford ...

It doesn’t take long to understand the impact Devin Lafayette has brought to the defense after transferring to Troy from ...

When Northern Illinois football left the Mid-American Conference for the Mountain West in January, many wondered what would happen to the rest of the school’s athletic programs. That question ...

Per Rivals.com, Benson is the sixth NIU commit of the 2026 class. Northern Illinois' football program heads into the last year of their agreement with the Mid-American Conference in 2025 ...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois accepted an invitation to join the Horizon League in basketball and most other sports except football on Thursday. The Huskies are set to become the league ...

Members of the South Bend Tribune sports department were honored for their work in 2024 by Associated Press Sports Editors in ...

Dozens of tornadoes are reported from thunderstorms that lit up the radar from Wisconsin to Mississippi in the early hours ...