Short-handed Illinois opened its season against Jackson State at State Farm Center in Champaign on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.

Orange Krush members cheer on a made three-pointer Monday night as the 17th-ranked Illini men’s basketball team tipped off ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...

Victor Conte has died at 75 years old. He was the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes. They included baseball stars Barry Bonds, Jason ...

Illinois forward David Mirkovic (0) started for the basketball team’s season opener against the Illinois State University Redbirds Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19, 2025, at the State Farm Center. Scott ...

President Donald Trump has suggested his outlook to the U.S.-China relationship with a six-word post on Truth Social. He mentioned the "G2," a term suggesting equal power between the U.S.

A bill that failed in the House would have given state insurance regulators authority to review and approve rates charged for ...

A highly-anticipated season for the Illinois men's basketball team began with the last coach to take the program to the Final Four watching courtside. Bruce Weber w ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or [email protected].

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is blaming foreigners for last week’s deadly protests following a disputed election in which two main opposition candidates were barred. In her first comments a ...

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