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Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic (13) and UTRGV’s forward Dane Christensen (3) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm ...

Quentin Burrell calls out an adjustment during a 2025 football game. CHICAGO ...

A U.S.-Russian crew of three has started a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a successful launch. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off at 2:27 ...

No one wants a weasel on their Thanksgiving table, but swapping turkeys for other animals was once surprisingly common.

Illinois missed so many open looks. That Western Kentucky wasn't any better helped the Illini's cause. So did Maddie We ...

It’s one of the most rewarding parts of this work,” says Chad Benedict, principal of the high school with a 96.7 percent ...

Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 65 in ...

Luke Townsend hit some clutch free throws late to give Armstrong-Potomac a chance, and the Trojans pulled out the win in overtime ...

Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey and Lebanon on his first foreign trip, fulfilling the late Pope Francis’ plans to mark an important Orthodox anniversary. In Ankara on Thursday, Leo meets ...

The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to ...

To learn each other. That doesn't make a performance like the Illini's 70-41 victory against the Hilltoppers at State Farm Center entirely unavoidable. The final score of a 29-point win wasn't ...