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Former Illini tight end appears likely to play college football again next season, but where?
His first game since Nov. 23 saw him play far more minutes than coach Brad Underwood planned — and saw him perform far better than Underwood anticipated.
Fill-in Illinois basketball beat writer Colin Likas offers his grades for a double-overtime contest at State Farm Center.
First-half scoring drought, free throw discrepancy loom large as Illinois drops first Big Ten Conference game of the season.
Illini women's basketball, wrestling post Sunday losses
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First-half scoring drought, free throw discrepancy loom large as Illinois drops first Big Ten Conference game of the season.
Illinois basketball beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey weighs in on his latest ballot
'The second side of the story is that he really regrets what he did.'
Think you have a busy day? Try making 15,000 to 20,000 cookies.
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:
Carterville native projects as top tight end
Illinois nearly earns signature win, but Purdue too much in end during double overtime thriller
Colin Likas offers a few immediate thoughts from Illinois' 96-88 loss to Purdue.
Illinois comes up short in a double-overtime thriller.
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:
Beat writer Scott Richey breaks down the matchup between the Illini and Boilermakers
CHAMPAIGN — Three indoor practice athletic facilities at the University of Illinois are on budget and on schedule to be completed this year.
The season starts 223 days from now. Never too early to project ahead.
It has been a busy week for the Illinois football team, which has a new offensive coordinator (Barry Lunney Jr.) and a revised 2022 Big Ten schedule. We got to thinking: What else does Bret Bielema need to accomplish before his second
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Illini go from being a big favorite against Michigan to wading into what projects as a pick-'em showdown
Sixty six years ago today — Jan. 16, 1956 — Illinois men’s basketball tightened its grip on the Big Ten race by dominating Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., by 16 points. Coach Harry Combes’ squad broadened its two-point halftime lead thank to second-half sharpshooting by Bruce Brothers and Ge…
The sports news never stops. So, even after an in-depth interview for last Sunday’s News-Gazette, Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman had plenty of new ground to cover during a 45-minute session with Loren Tate and Steve Kelly on WDWS’ “Saturday SportsTalk.”
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And the best part for Illinois fans? The two nearby rivals will meet twice this season, which hasn't exactly been the case recently
Several former Illini have earned national player of the year honors in the long history of the program. Others certainly made a strong case. Beat writer Scott Richey looks back at 10 of them:
Beat writer and AP voter Scott Richey breaks down his midseason top 10 national player of the year candidates:
Six national college basketball media provide insight on Illini big man's national player of the year candidacy
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:
Hear from Brian Barnhart, Deon Thomas, Brad Underwood and worn-out Trent Frazier — 'I am gassed' — after the Illini's latest Big Ten win (plus video stories from six more games).
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