College Sports
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College Achievers: Barrington product is No. 1 Wisconsin’s top goal scorerJan 04, 2026 2:45 pm - College Achievers: Barrington High School graduate Kelly Gorbatenko enters 2026 as the leading goal scorer for the University of Wisconsin’s women’s hockey team, the defending NCAA champions.
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Never enough: One of 10 kids, Skokna aims to lead North Central to another titleJan 03, 2026 8:44 pm - North Central’s Luke Skokna leads all of Division III in receiving touchdowns this season. The Hinsdale native comes from a family of 10 kids and will try to win his third national title Sunday.
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O’Donnell: ESPN rebounds after rough starts to the New Year’s CFP partyJan 03, 2026 10:00 am - THE DANDY LIONS AT ESPN/ABC have a growing list of reasons to try and explain away the steady erosion of broadcast quality on their multiple platforms. From cord cutters ...
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State of champions: North Central, Illinois State ready to compete for national titlesJan 02, 2026 6:56 pm - Two Illinois teams will play in national championship games this weekend -- North Central in Division III and Illinois State in FCS. One is a reigning powerhouse and the other on a historic underdog run.
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Ole Miss and breakthrough QB Chambliss advance to CFP Fiesta Bowl against Miami and blue chip Beck
Jan 02, 2026 4:38 pm - Mississippi's scintillating breakthrough quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and his Rebels teammates have been saying for weeks that they have the chemistry, talent and confidence to carry on in the College Football Playoff without former coach Lane Kiffin.
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Indiana and Oregon to meet again at the Peach Bowl with a spot in the CFP title game on the line
Jan 02, 2026 4:34 pm - Curt Cignetti's perpetual seriousness has become a big part of the Indiana coach's burgeoning lore. His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has come to personify the sharp-eyed, no-nonsense manner in which these Hoosiers have rocketed through the sport in just two seasons.
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Chambliss, Carneiro lift Mississippi past Georgia 39-34 in Sugar Bowl and into CFP semifinals
Jan 01, 2026 11:23 pm - NEW ORLEANS — Trinidad Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and Lucas Carneiro kicked his third field goal of the game with 6 seconds left to put No. 6 Miss...
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Top-seeded Indiana routs Alabama 38-3 for its first Rose Bowl victory, roaring into CFP semifinals
Jan 01, 2026 8:33 pm - PASADENA, Calif. — Fernando Mendoza literally jumped for joy when the Heisman Trophy winner learned he was not the offensive MVP of Indiana's dominant victory over Alabam...
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Rittenhouse reaches peak for Illinois State in playoffsJan 01, 2026 7:09 pm - Quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse from St. Francis High School will lead Illinois State into Monday’s FCS championship game against Montana State.
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More campus games? Big 12 commish says 'everything is on the table' when it comes to playoff reboot
Jan 01, 2026 4:51 pm - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — While fans trickled into the Orange Bowl stadium for a quarterfinal where tickets were going for as little as $39, the commissioner of the Big 12 sa...