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Illinois football saw its best start in 13 seasons come to an end Saturday with a 21-7 loss to Penn State in a battle of unbeaten, ranked Big Ten teams at Beaver Stadium in University Park ...

– Penn State is 5-8 against ranked teams the last three seasons under James Franklin, and Oregon and Ohio State are the ...

Can't Wait For Saturday | ESPN power ranking of top title contenders doesn't include Illinois Bob Asmussen is a college ...

Yanic Konan Niederhauser led the Big Ten in blocks, averaging 12.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks on 61.1% shooting from ...

Illinois legislators have approved a new state budget that raises taxes on legal sports wagers, causing betting stocks to ...

Stars Logan Rumble and Ava Zachary slugged home runs as No. 5 Penn beat Elkhart 10-0 for a Class 4A softball regional title ...

Penn Entertainment said the new Hollywood Casino in Joliet, which replaces an older Hollywood property, is schedule to open ...

Singleton was the highest-ranked prep recruit of the Bret Bielema era, ranked the No. 57 overall prospect in the Class of 2026, according to 247Sports, and No. 5 at cornerback. He had chosen Illinois ...

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Carter Starocci won his 100th career match as the Nittany Lions dominated the opening of the NCAA Wrestling Championships even more than expected.

Illinois was one of only five schools with three or more players drafted during the first three rounds in both the 2023 and 2024 NFL Drafts ...