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 ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A democratic socialist is trying to rise above the party establishment's chosen candidate, who revived his campaign after another leading contender dropped out in Wisconsin's ...

Paxton-Buckley-Loda’s head coach Josh Pritchard at The News-Gazette High School Football Media Days on Friday, July 31, 2026. St. Joseph-Ogden’s head coach Shawn Skinner at The News-Gazette High ...

Search and rescue efforts have resumed in Colombia after a powerful earthquake left over 3,000 missing. Mayors and governors from Cali, Pereira, Choco and Manizalez said Tuesday at least 179 ...

Primary elections are taking place in six U.S. states on Tuesday — Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin. Minnesota voters will settle a moderate-versus-progressive ...

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 ...

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday and killed four people, Yemeni authorities said. The transportation ministry of Yemen’s internationally ...

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 ...