College Sports
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‘Grateful’ Bowen enjoys busy spring on recruiting trail as one of nation’s top-ranked football playersApr 22, 2026 4:01 pm - IC Catholic Prep’s Grant Bowen -- the No. 25 high school football player overall and No. 1 athlete nationally in the Class of 2028, according to Rivals -- took visits to some of the nation’s premier college football programs this spring. At each stop, he had a different experience.
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‘A place like Duke speaks for itself’: Former Burlington Central star Scharnowski commitsApr 21, 2026 9:09 am - Burlington Central graduate Drew Scharnowski announced he is transferring to Duke for the 2026-27 college basketball season.
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College Achievers: Siblings, Downers North grads have a day 1,500 miles apartApr 19, 2026 4:03 pm - College Achievers: Downers Grove North graduates Payton Janicki and her brother, Jimmy, both had huge days in their respective games, halfway across the country from each other.
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Illinois’ Andrej Stojakovic announces he’s returning next seasonApr 17, 2026 3:12 pm - Junior Andrej Stojakovic announced on Instagram Friday that he will return to Illinois for the 2026-27 season. Stojakovic was the Illini's second-leading scorer, averagin...
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David Mirkovic announces he’s returning to Illinois for sophomore seasonApr 15, 2026 4:33 pm - Illinois forward David Mirkovic announced on Twitch and Instagram Wednesday that he is returning to the Fighting Illini for the 2026-27 season. Mirkovic ranked third on t...
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A resurgent Georgia and a resilient Arkansas are back at the NCAA gymnastics championshipsApr 15, 2026 3:02 pm - When Cecile Landi made the somewhat surprising move two years ago to step away from coaching elite gymnastics — the list of athletes she and her husband, Laurent, guided ...
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High Five: The Illini’s top basketball teams of all-timeApr 13, 2026 2:18 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the top teams in University of Illinois basketball history.
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College Achievers: Familiar faces leading College of DuPage men’s volleyballApr 12, 2026 4:58 pm - College Achievers: Coach Tolis Koskinaris’ College of DuPage men’s volleyball team is 27-2 and on a 16-match winning streak entering its national championship tournament.
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Big Ten earns nearly $70M in March Madness incentives for appearing and advancing in tournamentsApr 09, 2026 12:35 pm - The Big Ten Conference amassed nearly $70 million from NCAA distributions that will be paid for team appearances and performances in the 2026 men's and women's basketball tournaments.
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O’Donnell: Fighting Illini unlikely to ever win a national crown with UnderwoodApr 07, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about coach Brad Underwood and University of Illinois men’s basketball.