Staff writer Joey Wright ventured around the arena to chat with a range of people on hand for the nationally-televised game. CHAMPAIGN — Gus Johnson had called games at State Farm Center ...

Illini freshman Morez Johnson Jr. finishes in the first half of Saturday’s game against Michigan State. T-shirts honoring former Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. covered nearly every seat at ...

Terrence Shannon Jr.'s jersey hangs the wrong way at State Farm Center on Feb. 15, 2025. Brock Angle (left), Elliot Humphrey, Hudson Coady and Elijah Searles pose for a picture before Illinois' 79 ...

And I filled out my running back corps with Najee Harris, Zach Charbonnet and Jaylen Wright. We'll see where Harris plays in 2025 since he's a free agent, and he could still be a flex option with ...

Nate Oliveira, whose son plays for Holy Cross School’s state-bound seventh-grade boys’ basketball team, does his best to energize the crowd at an all-school pep rally Friday in Champaign.

Arcola 62, Villa Grove 23. Braden Phillips scored 16 points and Tanner Thomas added 14 points to guide the Purple Riders (21-6) past the Blue Devils (5-17) in Lincoln Prairie Conference play ...

CHAMPAIGN — The first time Zach Viiala was in Champaign was on one of the coldest days of 2024. Illinois men’s tennis coach Brad Dancer had to convince the native of Perth, Australia that his ...

Cissna Park 63, Iroquois West 19. The Timberwolves (25-4) ended the regular season with their sixth straight victory in a Vermilion Valley Conference game against the Raiders (12-17). Addison ...

Prep Confidential (Fridays 5 p.m.) During the high school football and basketball seasons, Joey Wright hosts an hour-long look at area high school football, basketball and other prep sports ...