That was it — Illinois had a 10-win football team for the first time since 2001, a bowl win for the first time since 2011 and ...

A Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval ...

European players like Rory McIlroy have jumped at the controversy, saying the Ryder Cup means so much to them they would ...

At a watch party at Joes on Weed Street fans popped champagne Tuesday as they watched the Fighting Illini clinch their first ...

Josh McCray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to give No. 21 Illinois the lead, and the Illini held on to beat No. 14 South Carolina 21-17 in ...

Florida. The bowl tie-ins are becoming more and more elaborate, with everything from mayo baths to edible Pop-Tart mascots making the silliness more and more commonplace. After Illinois won the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - The South Carolina Gamecocks faced off against the Illinois Fighting Illini on Tuesday at the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, a game that fans described as more than just a sporting ...

The Illini save their best for last in a 21-17 win over the favored Gamecocks to secure their first 10-win season since 2001 ...

Junior running back Josh McCray was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl thanks to a standout ...

Illinois running back Aidan Laughery (21), Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer (9) and Illinois offensive lineman Melvin ...

Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema was covered in Cheez-Its by players after their victory over South Carolina ...

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