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

The UCLA Bruins (18-7, 9-5) were so close to completing a 16-point second half comeback, but fell short in a 83-78 loss to ...

Scoring with ease and disrupting every UCLA player besides Tyler Bilodeau, Illinois ended the Bruins’ nearly monthlong ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini (17-8, 9-6 Big Ten) aim to continue a three-game home winning streak when they host the Michigan State Spartans (19-5, 10-3 Big Ten) on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at ...

UCLA’s defense was too pliable in allowing the Illini to shoot 50.9% on the way to ending the Bruins’ seven-game winning ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini will play host to conference foe Penn State. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season for the teams.

Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points and Illinois men’s basketball held off UCLA for an 83-78 win on Tuesday to end the ...

Freshman point guard Kasparas Jakucionis scored 24 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds as Illinois snapped UCLA's ...

While Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Indiana made the College Football Playoff this past season, one team right on the ...

In this sense, sports are much like music, art, and fashion—what’s old will eventually become new again, and the classics will ultimately come back in style. The NFL did everything possible ...

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

Forget about way-too-early Top 25 rankings. Here's your College Football Playoff projection for the 2025 season — with a few ...