Big Ten Conference
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Pair of key decisions help seal Illini fateNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - In a game made more emotional than a normal Big Ten affair because of Illinois' win at Ohio State last year, two critical decisions helped to derail any chan...
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Penn State's Paterno ponders hip replacement surgery
Nov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State coach Joe Paterno may have hip replacement surgery following the regular season. After the 34-7 win Saturday over Indiana, the 81-year-ol...
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Illini almost in must-win territory to make bowlNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Here's a glance at Saturday's college football games involving Illinois, Northwestern and Notre Dame Ohio State (8-2, 5-1) at Illinois (5-5) When: 11 a.m. at Memorial St...
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Illinois lands four top-100 recruitsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Thanks to a few pen flourishes and an active fax machine, Illinois enjoyed what might have been its finest hour since the 2005 Final Four. Bruce Weber had the unpreceden...
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Illini add 3 guards and a forward for 2009
Nov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Illinois has signed four recruits for next year, three guards from Illinois and a forward from Missouri. The guards are D.J. Richardson from Peoria, Brandon...
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Northwestern in position to increase win totalNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - When Northwestern junior Kevin Coble gazes at freshman John Shurna, he sees something awfully familiar in the Glenbard West graduate's boyish face and mature game. He se...
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NU's Phillips has no problem selling CatsNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - When Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips worked for Northern Illinois, he piled up frequent-flier miles and overpowered cell-phone towers in order to secure at-l...
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Illini believe transition season will be better than expectedNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - Uncomfortably close in Illinois' rearview mirror? The losingest season in school history - as well as two of the top three scorers from that 16-19 team. Comi...
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Illini top Lewis in exhibition finale
Nov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Mike Davis scored 18 points off the bench and Demetri McCamey added 16 to lead Illinois to a 62-56 victory over Lewis in exhibition play on Sunday. The Illi...
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Buckeyes' late touchdowns a hot topicNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - While parrying queries that Ohio State ran up the score on Saturday, did Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald protest too much? Decide for yourself. First, here's the circu...