College Sports
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How 5th-year DBs Scott, Bailey worked their way back to lead an experienced Illini secondaryAug 15, 2026 10:31 am - CHAMPAIGN — If all had gone according to plan, Xavier Scott would have been the latest in a recent group of Illinois defensive backs to be drafted into the NFL this past ...
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Grant Community High product Kazlausky signs off with Air Force baseballAug 14, 2026 1:39 pm - A product of Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, Mike Kazlausky recently announced his retirement as baseball coach at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, ending a distinguished coaching career.
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Skip Bertman, LSU’s 5-time national title-winning baseball coach, dies at 88
Aug 14, 2026 10:30 am - Stanley “Skip” Bertman, who turned LSU's baseball program into a national powerhouse that won five national championships in the span of a decade, died at age 88 early Fr...
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Northern Illinois men’s basketball to start season with 2 a.m. gameAug 11, 2026 3:53 pm - New men’s basketball coach Matt Majkrzak will make a unique debut for Northern Illinois. The Huskies will open the season against Grambling at 2 a.m. Central time on Nov. 2 as part of a 24-hour opening-day marathon.
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Northwestern football receives $35 million from Uihlein familyAug 11, 2026 3:48 pm - Northwestern on Tuesday announced a $35 million donation to its football program from the family of Dick and Liz Uihlein, the billionaire founders of the Uline industrial supplies company.
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Us vs. Them: Elmhurst native Harley swaps slogans as he takes over at NIUAug 08, 2026 6:07 pm - Northern Illinois football coach Rob Harley could have had a career in television, but decided to follow his passion and take a challenging path into coaching.
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Wildcat comeback: Carsello fought in court for another year at NorthwesternAug 07, 2026 6:47 pm - Northbrook native Jackson Carsello battled the NCAA in court this summer to earn a sixth year of eligibility. Now the Wildcats return one of the best centers in the country, according to coach David Braun.
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Notre Dame to the Big Ten? Miami to the SEC? What 19-team CFB conferences might look like
Aug 07, 2026 4:06 pm - The latest version of the Protect College Sports Act changes the math of conference realignment. The text under consideration by the Senate and, perhaps, headed for a vot...
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National championship has Stevenson’s Grossenbach making waves in USA SwimmingAug 05, 2026 10:00 am - Louisville swimming commit Aria Grossenbach, an incoming senior at Stevenson, set an Illinois age-group record and qualified for her first international event for USA Swimming at the 2026 Toyota National Championships.
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Six things learned from Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman as camp beginsAug 04, 2026 8:03 pm - Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman opened fall camp with a news conference Tuesday at Notre Dame Stadium, addressing a number of topics for a team that checks in at No. 5 in the preseason coaches poll.