4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (434+ words) Shauna Green has her Illinois women’s basketball team back in the NCAA tournament for the second straight season. The Illini received a No. 7 seed and will tip off against No. 10 seed Colorado at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday in a first-round game…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (630+ words) Associate Head Coach Calamity McEntire and Illinois guard Destiny Jackson (2) in a NCAA basketball game at State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. G Destiny Jackson Fr. 5-6 8.0 Chicago G Gretchen Dolan Jr. 5-11 14.4 Buffalo, N.Y. G Jasmine Brown-Hagger Jr. 5-9 6.3 Shorewood F…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1069+ words) Illini linebacker Jojo Hayden guards the Purdue University Boilermaker offense during the football game Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue exploited a busted coverage at the end of the second quarter Saturday for a 60-yard touchdown pass from…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (451+ words) Want a copy of today's edition? Here's a map of single-copy locations Sports Editor Matt Daniels with a look at what's going on around the area: From left, Andrej Stojakovic, Zvonimir Ivisic and Kylan Boswell celebrate during last Saturday's win…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (816+ words) Pat Farrell is one of the more experienced defensive linemen the Illinois football team has going into the 2026 season. CHAMPAIGN — One by one, the Illinois defensive lineman entered the transfer portal in the early winter and picked other schools. Eli…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (881+ words) Media swarm Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood on Friday at the Toyota Center in Houston to discuss the Illini’s upcoming Elite Eight game against Iowa. Order The News-Gazette's commemorative front pages here Brad Underwood arrived at Willard Airport on…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (406+ words) Illinois coach Brad Underwood listens to a question during a Final Four press conference on Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Order The News-Gazette's commemorative front pages here The two coaching staffs that have the best grasp on recruiting…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (715+ words) Illinois coach Brad Underwood answers questions from the assembled media at Wednesday night’s Kickin’ Cancer fundraiser in Gifford. Wednesday's annual Kickin’ Cancer event at Gibson Area Hospital Arena at Gordyville drew a big crowd — and big announcements. Illinois Jake Davis…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (350+ words) Illinois men’s gymnastics coach Daniel Ribeiro and his team will compete on Friday evening against Michigan, Stanford, Penn State, Navy and Army in the second qualifying session of the NCAA Championships at State Farm Center in Champaign. University of Illinois…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (686+ words) Former Illini great Dee Brown shows off the 2005 Big Ten trophy to the Memorial Stadium crowd during the Illinois football team's 2025 season opener in Champaign. Brown and the rest of the 2004-05 team that finished 37-2 while reaching the national title game…...