Illinois’ past few games have gone down to the wire, turning into free-throw shooting contests. Fortunately for the Illini, they will have the upper hand in that regard: The Gophers' abysmal 64.5 free ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini and Minnesota Gophers men's basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a Big Ten Conference contest at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on Saturday, Feb. 8. The game is ...

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