College Sports
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Arizona remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Illinois jumps to No. 5
Feb 02, 2026 3:39 pm - Arizona remained the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday while Michigan jumped over UConn and into second place following wins over prev...
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Keaton Wagler scores 28, leads No. 9 Illinois to 11th straight win, 78-69 over No. 5 Nebraska
Feb 01, 2026 6:31 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. — Keaton Wagler scored 28 points and No. 9 Illinois won its 11th straight game, beating No. 5 Nebraska 78-69 on Sunday in the first matchup of top-10 teams ...
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College Achievers: Aurora Central grad maintains fast times at WisconsinFeb 01, 2026 3:38 pm - College Achievers: On Jan. 28, the Big Ten Conference highlighted Aurora Central Catholic graduate Patrick Hilby as one of its men’s indoor track and field athletes of the week.
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O’Donnell: Illini frosh Wagler sensational at Purdue — but what about March?Jan 27, 2026 10:00 am - THEY DREAM ABOUT A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in men's basketball at the University of Illinois in much the same way online daters dream about meeting a perfect “10.” The Figh...
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SEC sets record with 10 ranked teams, a 1st in 50-year history of women's AP Top 25; UConn, UCLA 1-2
Jan 26, 2026 3:38 pm - NEW YORK — The Southeastern Conference set a record with 10 teams in The Associated Press women's Top 25 basketball poll released Monday. Georgia entered at No. 23 after ...
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Arizona still unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll ahead of showdown with No. 13 BYU
Jan 26, 2026 3:34 pm - Arizona remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll ahead of Monday night's showdown at No. 13 BYU, while fellow unbeaten Nebraska cl...
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College Achievers: North Central’s Perry dealing with weightier challengeJan 25, 2026 6:44 pm - College Achievers: North Central College sophomore Sydney Perry, a graduate of Batavia High School, is grappling with a move to a higher weight class on one of the nation’s top women’s wrestling programs.
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Why do we love football? Chuck Klosterman’s new book explores America’s obsessionJan 24, 2026 4:24 pm - If you like football and you like Chuck Klosterman, well, you might already own this book, as it went on sale last week. But if you like either football or Klosterman, I’d recommend it all the same. It’s a wonderful addition to the genre.
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ACL tears keep sidelining women’s basketball stars. What’s going on?
Jan 23, 2026 10:04 pm - JuJu Watkins, the biggest name in college basketball, won’t take the floor this season. She’s just the latest in a long line of prominent female players — in college and the pros — to fall victim to an ACL tear in recent years.
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NCAA approves uniform patches, opening up revenue possibilities for athletic departmentsJan 23, 2026 2:51 pm - The NCAA unearthed another revenue stream Friday when Division I leaders approved patches for uniforms in a move that could generate millions to fund athletic departments that are looking for new ways to pay players.