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.

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.

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.

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.

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.