Illinois Fighting Illini (22-9, 11-8 Big Ten) at Texas Longhorns (32-3, 17-2 SEC) Austin, Texas; Monday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: No. Texas and Illinois square off in the NCAA Tournament second round.

Lucas Byrd, who won a Big Ten championship at 133 pounds, is one of eight Illini wrestlers who will compete in this week’s ...

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The fact that my brother can be put in that situation is really unbelievable. For a league like the Big Ten, they need to be better about that." ...

Purdue head coach Matt Painter dropped a truth bomb about the Illinois Fighting Illini after their matchup ... to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston.

Purdue (21-9, 13-7) was all out of answers. The Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis — and then the NCAA Tournament — awaits both teams. The Illini will be hoping for the return of freshman big ...

Since the 2019-20 season, Illinois has compiled 80 victories in B1G play, one behind Purdue for the league lead during that span. The Illini currently have a five game losing streak against the ...

As Painter notes, the Illini need to sink them to knock off the best of the best. But if they do? “For them to be at a peak level against an elite team, they've gotta shoot them threes and make ...

you need to have a fair fighting chance of staying up.” Liverpool have invested off the pitch too, and it has paid dividends. In 2023, their women’s team moved into the mothballed elite ...