Of all the convoluted issues being stirred in college sports, the NCAA’s court-challenged implementation of the 5-in-5 rule leads the field. What it means: Based on the long-time rule, high school graduates in 2022 have four seasons of eligibility in any ... See more
LISTEN: Loren Tate joined "Inside Illini Basketball" on Monday. CHAMPAIGN — S-M-O-O-O-T-H! Illinois’ favorite sport – men’s basketball – is carrying on from the Final Four and sailing around nasty waves affecting their most serious rivals. From Josh Whitm... See more
Where are they now? From “Galloping Ghost” Red Grange through Ron Dayne’s late 1990s eruption at Wisconsin (7,125 yards), slashing ball carriers in the 20th century were the nation’s most esteemed athletes in any American sport. Kansan Gale Sayers was mag... See more
Let’s hear it for the women. Look in any direction and you’ll see them flexing their muscles in the sports world. There is no greater example than our neighbor to the west where 15,000 basketball sellouts have led to unprecedented growth in the last half-... See more
