Illini leaning on balanced attack so far this season ahead of showdowns again with Purdue and Wisconsin

Illini hoops tips off and the preps scene offers up some classic matchups

Challenge increases as Big Ten play resumes

Men's basketball, Steve Stricker, volleyball and ongoing construction of facilities point to better days. Even amid another tumultuous Illini football season

Illini open league play on the road at Iowa

Toughest test still to come with Big Ten play 

Illini AD discusses variety of topics during his appearance on 'Monday Night SportsTalk,' at the Esquire

Forty years ago on Sunday, Dave Wilson’s replacement as the Illini quarterback led Illinois to a 27-17 victory at Michigan State in the 1981 Big Ten opener. Junior quarterback Tony Eason directed the Spartan Stadium visitors to 534 yards in total offense, including an impressive 294 yards an…

Illini gold medalists could be factor in 2024 Paris Olympics

Illinois gets No. 11 Washington, Colorado at home in latest 'Challenge'

Challenge only intensifies this weekend in Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge

Florida State transfer outside hitter was important offseason addition

Fall practices underway after challenging spring season

Bartsch-Hackley, Poulter, Virtue represented Illinois well in Tokyo Olympics

The names William May and Wilbur Burroughs likely aren’t familiar to fans of the Illini, but the truth is that they stand alone in their uniqueness. One-hundred-thirteen years ago, this highly anonymous pair was the first with University of Illinois ties to compete in modern Olympic Games.

It is an admirable move by the UI athletic department to provide a marketing platform — in this case Opendorse — to help student-athletes maximize earning potential ... within acceptable limits.

Several outstanding Illini athletes during the 1954-55 school year thrived on the University of Illinois campus — football’s Bobby Mitchell, basketball’s Paul Judson, and track and field’s Willard Thomson to name three — but there was another lesser known star who rose to the very top of his…

Over the next 55 days, we will looking back at some notable moments in Illini history