The Illini will try to halt a two-game skid in their series against the Redbirds while starting the season 2-0 ...

After growing up in Bexley and coaching on Chris Holtmann's staff at Ohio State, Ryan Pedon is drawing on his past to lead ...

Metamora football had no trouble with its IHSA playoff opener. Now, the 'Bird head on the road to longtime playoff rival.

The Illini kicked off their season with a 91-67 rout over the SEMO Redhawks. Sophomore forward Berry Wallace had a career ...

When Ryan Pedon’s Redbirds meet Chris Collins’ Wildcats on Oct. 29 at Evanston, it will be more than a garden variety exhibition game. It will be two good friends seeking to learn about their teams ...

Elsewhere in the Nutmeg State, look for Yale to be the best in the Ivy League again and Quinnipiac to make a serious run in the MAAC. The University of New Haven joins the D-I ranks this year, ...

Illinois State plays its final exhibition game of the basketball season Wednesday at Northwestern. It’s ISU’s second ...

On Monday, Sept. 29, the Missouri Valley Conference released a preseason men’s basketball poll that wasn’t really a preseason ...

Senior forward Nick Martinelli posted a game-high 21 points and nine rebounds as Northwestern defeated Illinois State 100-65 in its final exhibition game on ...

In Gillespie’s nine years at ISU, many facets of college sports have changed, including Name, Image and Likeness deals, ...

Illinois basketball recruit, Landon Davis, watches the team's season opener against the Illinois State University Redbirds Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19, 2025 at the State Farm Center. Scott Richey covers ...

No. 17 Illinois will play its first regular-season game at State Farm Center against Jackson State on Monday evening.