MINNEAPOLIS — Ian Skirkey can call himself a national champion.
MINNEAPOLIS — Ian Skirkey can call himself a national champion.
Ninety years ago today — Apr. 11, 1931 — in Illini baseball’s Big Ten opener, senior William “Buster” Fuzak’s explosive bat led Illinois to a 15-4 home-field win against Northwestern.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The wins just keep on coming for the Illinois men’s tennis team.
Illini softball, tennis post weekend wins
Fletcher wins Big Ten title
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MADISON, Wis. — Sydney Sickels has been mostly unhittable this softball season.
URBANA — The Illinois softball team finally got its offense going in the series finale against Minnesota.
Series between in-state rivals now even entering Sunday's finale
It's been more than a year since the Illinois baseball team played a home game. That changes Friday with the Illini set to host in-state rival Nortwestern for a three-game series. News-Gazette sports copy editor Joe Vozzelli Jr. previews this weekend's set at Illinois Field
At Illinois, that currently means two direct family members of each student-athlete can attend home sporting events amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Plus, a look at some notable twins who competed in a variety of sports at Illinois
From men's golf to softball, it's not just the men's basketball team that's generating success on the University of Illinois campus right now
The women's soccer team snagged a narrow victory over Indiana as well.
One Illini wrestler qualified for the Big Ten Championships semifinals.
Sports copy editor Joe Vozzelli Jr. gives us the rundown on Dan Hartleb’s 16th Illinois team
Scott Beatty returns to the air this weekend as the Voice of Illini baseball.
Dr. Jacob Kinzer Shell, a man instrumental in the founding of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and the University of Illinois’ fourth athletic director, was born on this date in 1862 in Harrisburg, Pa.
Local tributes to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., busiest C-U intersections, Champaign County deaths, Danville Gardens Too, Hickory River, deer in Meadowbrook Park, Mattis Avenue bridges, Rep. Rodney Davis' Facebook page, Stone Creek paths and much, much more.
Wednesday's IHSA Board of Directors meeting is expected to include discussion about scheduling athletic seasons for the remainder of this school year.
THE ANSWER IS ... NOT A CLUE
The par-4 ninth hole at Danville Country Club was playing 248 yards from the forward tee. With the wind blowing at him, Darrin Fletcher pulled out the driver and cut loose.
Right-hander excelled on the mound in 2019 for the Spartans
On this date 73 years ago today in University of Illinois football history — Sept. 27, 1947 — the defending Big Ten and Rose Bowl champions opened their season with a less-than-impressive 14-0 victory over the Pitt Panthers at Memorial Stadium
UI forest plantation's name change, mental health care for Illinois prison inmates, a Jackie Robinson parking lot at the UI, crops at Parkland, a Champaign liquor store in trouble, poor landscaping around public art in C-U, , fast food choice in Tuscola and much more.
Monday's Black Lives Matter march entirely athlete-driven
A member of the 2020 Illini athletics Hall of Fame class, Garland “Jake” Stahl played nine seasons in Major League Baseball.
Walk-on infielder Zak Hartleb joins dad's team
It was announced on Aug. 11 by the Big Ten that fall sports would not have competition in 2020-21.
When, exactly, will it be safe for college sports to resume? No one seems to know
Top moments? Top performances? There were plenty of them. Beat writer Scott Richey highlights the best and brightest teams, coaches and athletes from the past 12 months on the Illinois athletics scene — and also looks ahead to what is sure to be an unprecedented year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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