Illinois' Kofi Cockburn announces he's entering NBA draft
Illinois All-America center Kofi Cockburn has declared for the NBA draft and hired an agent, marking the end of one of the most productive careers in program history.
HEAR IT: Northwestern star receives call from Tom Brady after getting drafted
Northwestern basketball star Veronica Burton was selected No. 7 overall in the WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings and that moment was coupled with a phone call from one of the greatest pro athletes of all time.
NCAA Women: South Carolina wins 2nd title after UConn upset 64-49
Dawn Staley and South Carolina buttoned up on defense and won their second national championship, stifling UConn for a 64-49 victory Sunday night.
Kansas races past Miami in 2nd half, reaches 16th Final Four
Kansas is the only No. 1 seed left in the NCAA Tournament.
Shauna Green hired as Illinois' coach following success at Dayton
Illinois hired Shauna Green is its women’s basketball coach on Monday, hoping she can lift a struggling program following a winning tenure at Dayton.
Illinois ousted in opening weekend for second straight year with 68-53 loss to Houston
The Fighting Illini were led by All-American Kofi Cockburn's 19 points.
Alfonso Plummer's late free throws lift Illini by Chattanooga 54-53
The Illini didn’t panic. They dug in behind Cockburn and guard Alfonso Plummer, whose go-ahead free throws with 12 seconds to go helped them pull out a 54-53 NCAA Tournament win that maybe they didn’t deserve but will certainly take.
Clark, Czinano lead Iowa past Illinois State 95-58 in NCAA
The sound of Caitlin Clark hitting the floor and the sight of her limping when she got up was enough to quiet a sellout home crowd.
Ohio State puts clamps on Loyola Chicago in 54-41 NCAA win
E.J. Liddell scored 16 points, Big Ten Freshman of the Year Malaki Branham added 14 and seventh-seeded Ohio State shut down 10th-seeded Loyola Chicago from start to finish, winning 54-41 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Loyola, Sister Jean eyeing another March run
The packaging is still there. On the surface anyway. Don’t be fooled. The whole “Cinderella” thing surrounding Loyola Chicago no longer applies.
Big and bright, Illini’s Cockburn eyes deep NCAA tourney run
Cockburn has the Fighting Illini looking forward. And unlike a year ago, they’re having a good time.
Kofi Cockburn among three Big Ten players on AP All-America first team
Keegan Murray has given Iowa a first-team Associated Press All-American for the third straight year, and Kofi Cockburn has made it two in a row for Illinois — not bad for a couple programs that haven’t had a whole lot of them.
Chris Collins gets another year to turn Northwestern around
Northwestern coach Chris Collins will get at least another year to turn around his struggling program.
DePaul women's basketball team secures spot in NCAA tournament
Excitement is building at DePaul, as the Blue Demons get set to take on Dayton Wednesday night.
Illinois State women rally in 4th quarter, win MVC tournament
The fourth-seeded Redbirds will make their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008.
Jackson-Davis leads Indiana past No. 16 Illinois 65-63
Trayce Jackson-Davis had something to prove at the Big Ten Tournament.
No. 24 Iowa routs Northwestern with record tourney showing
No. 24 Iowa celebrated Fran McCaffery’s 400th game at the school with a memorable offensive performance.
Champagnie scores 26 to lead St. John’s past DePaul 92-73
Julian Champagnie had 26 points as St. John’s beat DePaul 92-73 in the first round of the Big East Conference tournament on Wednesday night.
Buie rallies Northwestern past Nebraska 71-69 in Big Ten
Boo Buie scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and drew a critical charge with 10.5 seconds left as Northwestern erased a 15-point second-half deficit to upend Nebraska 71-69 in the opening round of the Big Ten Conference tournament on Wednesday.
Utah Valley routs Chicago State 69-47 in WAC tourney opener
Fardaws Aimaq scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds and Utah Valley pulled away in the second half to beat Chicago State 69-47 in the opening round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament on Tuesday night.