It’s finally time to play at state. Two area schools are ready to play in the boys basketball state semifinals on Thursday.

The new look Atlanta Dream will open the season against the Indiana Fever at State Farm Arena, they announced.

Boys State Basketball Tournament is set to return with a new format, drawing an expected crowd of over 37,000 fans t ...

Mark Brown, director of event services and film for Experience Champaign-Urbana, said the event's economic impact is ...

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Top players, history, predictions for the IHSA boys basketball state finals: What you need to know about the 2025 Illinois state finals in Champaign.

Fremd’s Evan Gosz jumps and chest bumps his coach after defeating Marmion’s Zach Stewart in the Class 3A 144-pound final at the IHSA boys state wrestling championships at the State Farm Center ...

See who's advanced to the state finals for Illinois high school boys basketball. IHSA state games are March 13-15, 2025, in ...

told reporters after the game that there had been “some racist comments” made toward his 13-year-old brother in the State Farm Center stands. Kaufman-Renn also said profanity was directed at ...

East St. Louis assistant coach Rayvon Foley celebrates after East St. Louis junior Pierre Walton win during the IHSA ...

dive for a loose ball in the second half at the State Farm Center on Feb. 15, 2025, in Champaign. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, right, is congratulated by Illinois ...