IllinoisMon, Nov. 22, Cincinnati, L 71-51Tue, Nov. 23, 6 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNEWS, vs. Arkansas/Kansas State, at Kansas City, Mo. T-Mobile CenterFri, Nov. 26, 7 p.m., BTN+, vs. UT Rio Grande ValleyMon, Nov. 29, 8 p.m., ESPN2, vs. Notre DameFri, Dec. 3, 6 p.m., ESPN2, vs. Rutgers NorthwesternTue, Nov. 16, New Orleans,
IllinoisFri, Nov. 12, Arkansas State, W 92-53Mon, Nov. 15, Marquette, L 67-66Mon, Nov. 22, 5:30 p.m., ESPNEWS, vs. Cincinnati, at Kansas City, Mo., T-Mobile CenterTue, Nov. 23, 6 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNEWS, vs. Arkansas/Kansas State, at Kansas City, Mo. T-Mobile CenterFri, Nov. 26, 7 p.m., BTN+, vs. UT Rio Grande Valley NorthwesternFri,
By Craig Lynch The Northwestern University football team enters into the final leg of the 2021 season 3-7 overall and a 1-6 record in the Big Ten Conference. Head coach Pat Fitzgerald is realistic about the Wildcats’ shortcomings. “We have made too many turnovers and we haven’t tackled well,” Fitzgerald
IllinoisFri, Nov. 12, 8 p.m., BTN+, vs. Arkansas State,Mon, Nov. 15, 6 p.m., FS1, at MarquetteMon, Nov. 22, 5:30 p.m., ESPNEWS, vs. Cincinnati, at Kansas City, Mo., T-Mobile CenterTue, Nov. 23, TBD, ESPN2/ESPNEWS, vs. Arkansas/Kansas State, at Kansas City, Mo. T-Mobile CenterFri, Nov. 26, 7 p.m., BTN+, vs. UT Rio
By Woodrow Carroll We love the underdog. The sports public long has been fascinated by an athlete or team overcoming odds, even if the perception is far from reality. At the start of the 2021 NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament, we were introduced to a host of surprise teams.
By Woodrow Carroll As nice as was Loyola University’s 71-58 victory over top-seeded Illinois Sunday, at least from the victorious Ramblers’ stand point in the Division I men’s college basketball tournament which started with a field of 68 teams, it was not the first time the Ramblers took a meaningful
By Woodrow Carroll Some things fall into place after many rough moments. For Chicago’s Loyola University men’s head basketball coach Porter Moser the present and future have a rosy glow. Sunday in St. Louis, Mo., Moser’s Loyola Ramblers defeated the Drake Bulldogs, 75-65, to capture the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Aurora University’s Bailey Vance, left, and Rashad Johnson, both senior guards who were honored prior to Saturday’s 100-81 victory over visiting Illinois College in a non-conference basketball game, celebrate with head coach Matt Airy, right, and fans following improvement to a 6-3 overall record.
Benedictine University’s Allison Michalski, 32, blocks Aurora University’s Claudia Grunwald, 44, in Benedictine’s 68-41 win at Aurora Monday, March 1.
By Woodrow Carroll A look at the polls in various collegiate sports for both the men and women, there is ready name recognition. State universities, such as the University of Illinois and University of Michigan are easy to identify. State schools we know, for the most part, are based on
Aurora University’s Rashad Johnson passes under pressure from Benedictine University’s Kyle Graebner in Aurora’s 81-75 victory at Thornton Gymnasium Saturday.
Aurora University’s Julie Galauner, 3, passes under pressure from visiting Rockford University’s Nannay Clark (Oswego East High School) in Aurora’s 80-56 victory at Thornton Gymnasium Friday, Feb. 5. Galauner scored 18 points.
Aurora University freshman forward Havana Wygal, 24, shoots over visiting Dominican University defenders Saturday at Thornton Gymnasium in Aurora to open Aurora’s season with a 99-65 victory.
North Central College’s Matt Smietanski, 2, drives past a North Park University defender Saturday, Jan 23 in the North Central’s 69-49 victory over the visiting Vikings.
The Northwestern University men’s basketball game at Iowa, which was originally scheduled for Monday, Jan. 18, has been rescheduled to 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 on CBS-TV.
Rankings can be counter-productive. The University of Illinois men’s basketball team was anointed with a top six ranking at the beginning of the season. Following a defeat at the hands of possibly the best team in country, Baylor University, 82-69, the Illini fell to host Missouri Saturday in its annual
By Woodrow Carroll With COVID-19 (coronavirus) putting sports events in a state of suspended animation, we need to view the sports world from a different perspective. We know that the NCAA men’s basketball tournament would be going full force this week were it not for the virus. So, let us
By Woodrow Carroll There are 13 Division I men’s college basketball teams in Illinois. Loyola University Chicago has the most victories and came into the week with 21. Thanks to a 67-66 victory at Bradley Saturday, Loyola improved its overall record to 21-10. The Ramblers closed out Missouri Valley Conference
North Central College’s Connor Raridon, 32, above, moves in to block a shot by Dominic Genco of Elmhurst Friday in the semifinal game of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) men’s basketball tournament in Naperville.
By Woodrow Carroll When two even teams go all out, it can be an exciting game. That was the case Saturday when the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team played host to Central Michigan in a key Mid-American Conference (MAC) game. It took an overtime before Northern Illinois, 16-11 and
