Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kylan Boswell scored 17 points and had six rebounds to lead No. 17 Illinois over Northwestern 83-74 on ...

Houston finally picked up a Quad 1 win and what a win it was. The Cougars won at Kansas 92-86 in double overtime and picked ...

Martinelli 7-19 0-0 17, Nicholson 0-0 0-0 0, Barnhizer 1-7 1-2 3, Ciaravino 1-4 0-0 2, Leach 7-15 1-2 17, Berry 4-10 0-0 10, Fitzmorris 3-4 2-2 8, Windham 3-3 0-0 7, Hunger 2-3 0-0 5, Mullins 2-3 0-0 ...

Men's college basketball and Illini beat writer Scott Richey projects his top four seeds for each region of the NCAA tournament. This week? A mix of Big Ten and SEC teams at the top. MIDWEST * 1.

No. 22 Texas Tech (15-4) did not play. Next: vs. TCU, Wednesday. No. 23 Mississippi (15-5) did not play. Next: vs. Texas, Wednesday. No. 24 Vanderbilt (16-4) did not play. Next: at Oklahoma, Saturday.

J’Wan Roberts scored 24 points, including six in two overtime periods, and No. 7 Houston beat No. 12 Kansas 92-86.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed Indiana Wednesday, referring to the Hoosier State as a “low-wage” state that “doesn’t ...

CBC junior Devin Houston (0) goes up for a layup during a boys basketball game in the Southern Illinois Classic Shootout on Jan. 11, 2025 at Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville, Ill. Paul ...

Shortly after Houston defeated K-State 87-57 on Saturday, Jerome Tang tipped his proverbial hat to the Cougars and said they ...

There are 12 former Fighting Illini football players on NFL playoff teams as the 2025 postseason road to the Super Bowl begins. Check them out here.

Two of those (Houston, Illinois) are top-six teams in the current NET rankings, and five of them reached or advanced past the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Barring a collapse in ...