19+ hour, 34+ min ago  (660+ words) From an individual standpoint, there was one historic campaign - that of freshman Keaton Wagler - and a handful of excellent ones. Without further ado: the Illinois on SI Illini player grades for the 2025-26 season (rotational players only): From an individual accolades…...

16+ hour, 9+ min ago  (180+ words) Illinois managed to make things somewhat interesting down the stretch against UConn, but fell in disappointing fashion after a spirited run. The Fighting Illini knew they had many chances to grab control at various points of the game, but failed…...

22+ hour, 37+ min ago  (196+ words) Sources say that Riley Martin is heading to Chicago. Colin Rea and Ben Brown are the leading candidates to sub for Cade Horton, with southpaw middle/long man Martin standing in for one of them in the "pen. Horton"s…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (146+ words) The Cleveland Guardians (5-3) and Chicago Cubs (3-4) are playing a doubleheader after Saturday's game was rained out. Edward Cabrera (1-0, 0.00 ERA) is scheduled to start the opener for the Cubs against the Guardians' Slade Cecconi (0-1, 12.46 ERA). Date: Sunday, April 5 Time: 1:10 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. ET / 10:40 a.m. - 1:40 p.m. PT…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (133+ words) The Chicago Cubs (3-4) face the Cleveland Guardians (5-3) in the second game of their series. The Guardians won the opener 4-1 on Friday. The starting pitchers are Shota Imanaga for the Cubs and Slade Cecconi for the Guardians. Date: Saturday, April 4 Time:…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (284+ words) No. 3 seed Illinois (28-8) will face No. 2 seed UConn (35-5) in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, on Saturday at 5:09 p.m. CT. Illinois vs. UConn will be broadcast on TBS, TNT and TruTV. Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (517+ words) Just four teams remain in this year's March Madness basketball tournament. The first of the Final Four matchups will see the No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini up against the No. 2 UConn Huskies. The winner will face either Michigan or Arizona in…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (564+ words) Call it the Dan Hurley Effect. Call it the heart of a champion. Whatever it is, it has the UConn Huskies one win away from a spot in the National Championship for the third time in four years. Connecticut is…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (36+ words) Steve Reaven (Chicago Sun-Times {$}): Chicago Cubs icon Ryne Sandberg's grandson Owen Koehnemann aims to play "the right way' in Lake Forest debut. "He always told me that he wasn't the loudest player ......

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (593+ words) On their way to a pair of national titles, and now a Final Four run in 2026, the UConn Huskies have embarrassed a lot of opponents in their last few seasons under Dan Hurley. Flat-out dominance, especially during the back-to-back championships,…...