For now, anyway, the Illini's slot as a No. 4 seed in the college basketball expert's bracket makes perfect sense ...

Jan 26, 2025; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) drives the ball past ...

Western Illinois looks to stop its 4-game home losing streak with a win over Eastern Illinois. Thursday's game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.

Efrem Winters didn’t spend all that much time in Champaign after his playing days ended. The former McDonald’s All-American, ...

Former Illinois men's basketball standout Efrem Winters died Monday morning after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, according to the university. He was 61. The Champaign News-Gazette was ...

Michigan State is 16-2 overall, 7-0 in the Big Ten and, at this point, projected to win what would be Tom Izzo's 11th regular ...

The Illinois basketball team built a 25-point lead and led for all but 29 seconds of the game on the way to an 83-74 victory Sunday over in-state rival Northwestern in a Big Ten Conference game at ...

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball starting center Tomislav ... He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and a master's degree in journalism from the ...

Jan. 25—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois basketball team has alreasy shown what happens when one of its top players are not on the court when Kasparas Jakucionis was out. On Thursday, it was Tomislav ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).