Illini Sports

Staff writer Scott Richey shines the spotlight on Illinois' international golfers from the last two decades

This Illini softball squad has shown enough balance to make waves in the NCAA tournament beginning Friday

On this day in University of Illinois men’s golf history, Coach Ed Beard’s Fighting Illini breezed to the school’s first Big Ten team title in 47 years, outdistancing runner-up Ohio State by 20 strokes.

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:

Proposed new deal would bring Illini athletic director's base salary to seven figures by 2023-24

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:

Illinois softball opens Big Ten tournament on Thursday afternoon as third seed

Tyler Underwood's spring has been dedicated to mining portal for potential future Illini

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:

Shoulder injury last fall was a setback for Illinois junior

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:

Former Illinois center gets prime opportunity to impress NBA organizations ahead of draft

Future Illini gets training camp shot at U18 roster

Stretch run of the season is here for both programs as they try to keep their NCAA tournament chances intact

Saturday was absolutely surreal, sitting at an Illinois sporting event rooting for the opposition

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:

CHAMPAIGN — Zak Hartleb was in the Illinois dugout.

Fifty-one years ago today — May 8, 1971 — in a dual meet victory against Michigan, University of Illinois track and field junior Rick Gross set the Illini varsity record for the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 8 minutes, 52.3 seconds. He also triumphed that day in the three-mile run (1…

Spring football is done at Illinois and across the rest of the Big Ten. Seems like as good a time as any to put the conference teams in some sort of order. A power poll if you will. Actually, more of a projected power rating based on my best guesses and the help of some friends across the le…

'The foundries, the businesses over there, the blue-collar mindset, was on full tilt. It was competitive. It was optimistic. It was the place to be. It was an athletic, competitive environment.'

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team: