Entering his fifth season, expectations have never been higher around Illini football. And the man in charge is a main reason ...

Entering his fifth season, expectations have never been higher around Illini football. And the man in charge is a main reason ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema was the first to speak at the 2025 Big Ten Conference media day. Here is everything he ...

Oher leagues and institutions that once were bullish on private equity have backed off, but the Big Ten is patiently ...

University study finds most Mississippi student gamblers bet online illegally, sparking addiction concerns and calls for treatment funding.

Bills running back James Cook was spotted back on the practice field on Tuesday, and quarterback Josh Allen sure looked happy to see him. In a brief clip captured by Rochester's WROC-TV, Allen was ...

Excitement is building. But let’s hope this campaign is as intriguing as the sport’s offseason, which was fascinating.

We're right back where Ohio State took us last season in pouring out a reported $40 million to retain NFL-level stars and win ...

Dutifully, reporters on Monday asked Illinois coach Bret Bielema about his team being ranked in the USA Today Coaches poll. Illinois landed in at No. 12, between No. 11 Arizona State and No. 13 South ...

The NCAA’s Division I Council announced a proposal in June that, if adopted in October, would change sports betting rules to ...

Happy anniversary ... to me. Once Friday arrives, I will have completed Year No. 36 on The News-Gazette sports staff. Watched a lot of football during that time. I could count the number of games, but ...

Coaches and ADs were in lockstep with Tony Petitti’s vision for an access-based CFP field rather than one dependent upon a ...