College Sports
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Boiler up! Purdue tops preseason AP Top 25 for first time, ahead of Houston, reigning champ Florida
Oct 13, 2025 6:17 pm - Purdue is No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers earned 35 of 61 first-place votes to top Monday’s po...
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College Achievers: Big day for T.J. McMillen in Illini victoryOct 12, 2025 3:00 pm - College Achievers: Former St. Francis High School all-state football player T.J. McMillen earned his first start for the University of Illinois in a 43-27 win at Purdue on Oct. 4.
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Penn State fires coach James Franklin amid midseason free fall in a lost season
Oct 12, 2025 1:33 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — James Franklin is out at Penn State. The school fired the longtime head coach on Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-21 home loss to Northwestern a...
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No. 3 Indiana has its highest ranking ever in AP Top 25, Texas, USC back in the rankingsOct 12, 2025 1:07 pm - Indiana moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for its highest ranking in program history and Texas was among five teams entering the Top ...
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No. 1 Ohio State turns 3 takeaways into 21 points and beats No. 17 Illinois 34-16
Oct 11, 2025 4:27 pm - Julian Sayin passed for two touchdowns, C.J. Donaldson ran for two more scores, and the Ohio State defense forced three turnovers that resulted in 21 points as the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes defeated No. 17 Illinois 34-16 on Saturday.
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What do Hoosiers need from Benet graduate Lenee Beaumont this season? It’s a long listOct 10, 2025 8:31 pm - She missed last season with a knee injury, but Indiana University is counting on Benet Academy graduate Lenee Beaumont to lead it to a strong women’s basketball season in the Big Ten and back to the NCAA Tournament.
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Senator cautions Big Ten presidents about private capital, urges transparency
Oct 10, 2025 3:25 pm - Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) sent a letter to every Big Ten university president Friday morning, stressing her concerns and urging caution as the conference considers a multibillion-dollar private capital deal.
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106Oct 09, 2025 11:26 pm - Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men's basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school's fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2018, has died, the university announced Thursday night.
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Four coaches new to the Big Ten look to get their programs back on track
Oct 09, 2025 6:36 pm - Four coaches new to the Big Ten this season — Indiana’s Darian DeVries, Iowa’s Ben McCollum, Buzz Williams at Maryland and Niko Medved at Minnesota — will try to replicate Michigan coach Dusty May’s first-year success story.
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Sorting through the Big Ten’s second tier: Who still has a shot at contention?
Oct 09, 2025 11:23 am - Beyond the top-10 trio, there are as many as nine other teams with at least one loss that could compete for both the league title and a College Football Playoff spot. However, none of them are infallible. Let’s break down nine teams that have a reasonable shot at remaining in league title contention entering midseason.