College Sports
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Top-ranked Houston earns No. 1 spot in NET rankings
Dec 05, 2022 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Houston is No. 1 in the NCAA's initial NET rankings, mirroring the AP Top 25. The Cougars (8-0) were the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 for the second straig...
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Illini face Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest Bowl, scheduled for Jan. 2Dec 04, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois will face Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest Bowl, scheduled for Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. The game will air on ESPN2. Illinois (8-4) heads to a bowl game for ...
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No. 2 Michigan beats Purdue 43-22 for Big Ten crownDec 04, 2022 12:00 am - Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS - Donovan Edwards ran for 185 yards and a score, J.J. McCarthy threw three touchdown passes and No. 2 Michigan beat Purdue 43-22 on Saturda...
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Grieving O'Connell planning to play for Purdue in Big Ten title gameDec 02, 2022 10:00 am - Before taking the field last Saturday, Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell knew his older brother Sean had passed away unexpectedly. O'Connell waited until after the Boil...
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College of DuPage set to defend JUCO national titleDec 02, 2022 12:00 am - The College of DuPage will try to repeat as Division 3 junior college national champions when it hosts the Red Grange Bowl on Saturday in Glen Ellyn. DuPage will take on...
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Decision to stay home turns into blessing for Beebe, Aurora UniversityDec 01, 2022 2:00 pm - The distance between Aurora Christian High School and Aurora University is just 3 miles. So when former NFL wide receiver Don Beebe was looking for a career change a few...
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College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams in 2024 season
Dec 01, 2022 12:00 am - The College Football Playoff announced Thursday it will expand to a 12-team event starting in 2024, completing an 18-month process that was fraught with delays and disag...
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Northwestern fires three assistant football coachesNov 29, 2022 12:00 pm - Changes to the coaching staff seemed imminent after Northwestern finished off a 1-11 season with a lopsided loss to Illinois on Saturday. Head coach Pat Fitzgerald annou...
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Hawkins has triple-double, No. 16 Illinois thumps Syracuse
Nov 29, 2022 12:00 am - Coleman Hawkins had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and No. 16 Illinois thumped Syracuse 73-44 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night in Champaign. Neither...
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WMU dismisses Lester after six seasons on jobNov 28, 2022 5:00 am - After his first losing season in six years on the job, Western Michigan fired head coach Tim Lester on Monday. Lester is the former Wheaton Warrenville South quarterback...