Bryce Harper was lucky enough to cruise into the big leagues in time to play against New York Yankees great Derek Jeter. Harper made his debut in 2012 and the five-time World Series winner retired ...

The No. 6-seeded Fighting Illini can now sharpen their focus on their NCAA Tournament opener, knowing whom they'll face in the first round. On Friday night, they will take on a gritty and grizzled ...

Xavier Musketeers (22-11, 13-8 Big East) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (21-12, 13-9 Big Ten) Milwaukee; Friday, 9:45 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -3.5; over/under is 159.5 ...

Houston’s Derek Stingley Jr. is the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL after signing a new contract with the Texans, and he says what that tells him is the team that took him with the third overall ...

The Fighting Illini had to set that disappointment aside and regroup for their NCAA Tournament challenge. Their most important games are at hand. The Illini were on a four-game winning streak ...

The NCAA Tournament field of 68 is set, and the Illinois Fighting Illini are back in March Madness with a No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region. However it seems like many college basketball experts ...

Loren Tate Illini Lines If the Illinois men’s basketball ... find a first-round slot behind other Big Ten freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey of Rutgers, Derik Queen of Maryland, Jase ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday responded to public calls by conservative figures for President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police ...

An upset could happen. And as upsets go, it’s not like it would be a big one. The Illini (21-12) — even with a closer-to-home-court advantage a three-and-a-half-hour drive from State Farm ...

Missouri women’s basketball has found its new head coach. Kellie Harper, the former coach at Tennessee and Missouri State, was announced as the Tigers’ fifth head coach in program history Tuesday.

Abbott called Perot the "Derek Harper of economic development," referring to a former player with the Dallas Mavericks who is the top all-time assist leader for the team with 5,111, according to ...