loves music and is a proud band member of the Martinsville High school Jazz band and Marching band where he is the tuba section leader, his family said. Lewis will attend Randolph College in ...

But after the Illini closed out their regular season on a high note with three straight wins, including two against top-25 opponents (No. 17 Michigan and No. 18 Purdue), true believers are coming ...

Not just because they were losses to good teams. But because the Illini got crushed in that three-game stretch with a 14-point loss to Michigan State followed by a 21-point loss to Wisconsin ...

Next time out, at Wisconsin, the Illini were blown out 95-74, ending their nine-game winning streak against the Badgers. And after that came — as if anyone needs a reminder — a 110-67 ...

Purdue head coach Matt Painter dropped a truth bomb about the Illinois Fighting Illini after their matchup on Friday. The Boilermakers initially held a 42-40 lead at halftime. However, the ...

The Illini currently have a five game losing streak against the Boilermakers. With an Illinois win over Purdue, Illinois would be the 6 seed with a UCLA loss to USC, or the 7 seed with a UCLA ...

From left, Genesis Bryant, Kendall Bostic, Illinois coach Shauna Green, Makira Cook, Adalia McKenzie and Brynn Shoup-Hill stand with their framed Illini women’s basketball jerseys after Illinois ...

If Thailand has BrightWin, while South Korea has a gazillion shipped love teams, the Philippines finally has JayFer of “Ang Mutya ng Section E.” The latter is short for Jay-Jay and Kiefer of ...

Again relying on a six-player rotation, and with Adalia McKenzie and Kendall Bostic playing wire to wire, the Illini let a second-half lead slip away Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in ...

Kasparas Jakucionis hit a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to put Illinois ahead for good, and the Illini rallied past No. 18 Purdue 88-80 on Friday night. Illinois (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) trailed 63 ...