Of the 101 Division I men's basketball coaches who responded to The News-Gazette's on-the-record survey, just 16 prefer ...

Illinois sophomore wide receiver Brayden Trimble, left, and fifth-year Illinois State transfer wideout Eddie Kasper hydrate ...

"Hopefully, university and college leaders will restore self-governance so that college athletics will not perish," Michael ...

Chance for Altmyer on Thursday night. ... Lee looks to climb Illini soccer charts this season. ... Illini soccer opens ...

Officials in Ukraine say Russian aerial attacks killed at least nine civilians. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Moscow is receiving military help from North Korea, using its ballistic mis ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen@news-gazette.com.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have renewed attacks on government-controlled areas in Yemen. The violence on Tuesday adds to concerns that it could reignite civil war and deepens fears over threats to ...

GIBSON CITY — The Hoopeston Area Middle School softball team canceled a scheduled Tuesday game as players continue to recover from a Saturday crash where their bus collided with another vehicle, ...

There’s nothing like a good scandal to get the yahoos in Springfield saying the words they hate in reality but love in theory — “ethics reform.” ...

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 2,000 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during ...