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Illinois extends athletic director Josh Whitman’s contract through 2036

By Colleen Kane
Jul 16, 2026 4:26 pm - Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman received a contract extension through 2036 after the university’s board of trustees approved a new deal Thursday. Under the ne...
Illinois baseball adds former Libertyville star Quinn Schambow. Will he be ‘the best catcher in the Big Ten’?

By Steve Reaven
Jul 06, 2026 4:14 pm - Former Libertyville star Quinn Schambow’s introduction to college baseball was bound to be different. But after winning a Class 4A championship at the end of a highly dec...
Oklahoma rolls past Tar Heels 13-2 for 1st national championship since 1994 and SEC's 7th in a row

By ERIC OLSON
Jun 22, 2026 11:38 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — The way its regular season unfolded, a national championship for Oklahoma would have seemed impossible. The way the postseason unfolded, well, there was no ...
Oklahoma a win away from national title after roughing up North Carolina ace in Game 1 of CWS finals

By ERIC OLSON
Jun 20, 2026 8:50 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — His team one win away from the national championship, Oklahoma coach Skip Johnson won't mess with success. The Sooners' offense is producing at a level high...
North Carolina going for 1st national title in baseball in CWS finals against surging Sooners

By ERIC OLSON
Jun 19, 2026 5:03 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Scott Forbes had just wrapped up a College World Series news conference Friday when Skip Johnson walked into the room to pose with him for an annual picture...
The Big Ten and SEC don't like the college sports bill in Congress. Can they break away?

By TERESA M. WALKER
Jun 18, 2026 5:46 pm - The Protect College Sports Act took a step forward Thursday with a Senate committee approval. Plenty of potential pitfalls remain ahead, including opposition from the Big...
Former Naperville Central tennis ace set to make history with the Illini

By Dave Oberhelman
Jun 17, 2026 6:48 pm - Naperville Central High School graduate Elizabeth Lumpkin Robinson was hired Wednesday as the new head coach of the University of Illinois women’s tennis program.
Two former Wheaton College football players drown in Lake Michigan

By Jake Griffin
Jun 16, 2026 8:11 am - Two former Wheaton College football players drowned in Lake Michigan Saturday and are remembered for their faith and fellowship.
Sorsby won't play for Texas Tech, plans to enter NFL supplemental draft

By STEPHEN HAWKINS
Jun 15, 2026 9:38 pm - Transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play for Texas Tech this fall and will enter the NFL supplemental draft instead, ending an unprecedented legal fight over the...
College Achievers: Downers North graduate Janicki leads Troy to first CWS berth

By Dave Oberhelman
Jun 14, 2026 6:09 pm - A second-team All-American by Perfect Game, Downers Grove North graduate Jimmy Janicki set Troy University RBI record and became its first baseball player to hit 20 home runs and 20 doubles in the same season.

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