blog posts Fighting Illini wallpapers and posters released Jul 3, 2017 1:45 pm 2017 football and Illinois Athletics walpapers are available for free download for desktops, tablets, Android and iOS phones as well as imagery for Facebook and Twitter. Illini Soccer announces 2017 schedule Jun 30, 2017 1:45 pm Fighting Illini Soccer and head coach Janet Rayfield announced the 2017 Illini Soccer slate on Thursday. The Illini are set for an exciting year, highlighted by seven opponents ranked or receiving votes among the 2016 final NSCAA Coaches Top 25. The Orange and Blue kick off the 2017 campaign with a three-game home stretch before heading out on a challenging road schedule. Football single-game tickets on sale now Jun 28, 2017 1:30 pm Single-game tickets for Fighting Illini football's 2017 season went on sale to all fans Wednesday, June 28, at 9 a.m. Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame Gala video recap Jun 26, 2017 9:15 am Some of the biggest names in Fighting Illini Athletics gathered at the Field Museum in Chicago on Friday to honor the 28-member inaugural class of the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame. Gia Lewis-Smallwood wins fourth U.S. discus title Jun 23, 2017 9:30 am The former Illini won her fourth U.S. Track and Field discus title in five years. The Champaign native marked 205'6" (62.65m) to win the event on Thursday in Sacramento, CA Illinois' Adam Bleakey named Team U.S.A.'s Paralympic National Coach of the Year Jun 22, 2017 8:30 am 'Bleakney further established himself as one of this best wheelchair racing coaches in the world after leading the U.S. women to a podium sweep in the 1,500- and 5,000-meter events...' Illinois has changed plans for a multimillion-dollar football facilities project Jun 21, 2017 11:45 am Chicago Tribune (June 20) Renovation of the south horseshoe of Memorial Stadium will be put on hold in favor of a new building attached to an indoor practice facility. Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame: George Halas Jun 19, 2017 9:15 am Before he helped create profressional football and started the Chicago Bears, George Halas played football, baseball and basketball at Illinois. Evans, Martinez named Dike Eddleman Athletes of the Year Jun 16, 2017 12:00 pm All-American softball player and wrestling superstar selected as Illinois' best in 2016-17 Walsh named Fighting Illini Women’s Gymnastics Coach Jun 13, 2017 11:15 am Nadalie Walsh moves to Illinois after four years at the helm of Utah State, where she guided the Aggies to four-consecutive NCAA Regional appearances. B1G/ACC Challenge set: Men's Basketball at Wake Forest Jun 12, 2017 10:00 am Illini will have first meeting against Demon Deacons since epic 2004 showdown George Huff, the Father of Illini Athletics Jun 12, 2017 9:45 am Huff, a member of Illinois’ first varsity football team in 1890, became coach and athletics director during the first 46 years of the Athletic Association Martinez, three former Illini wrestlers compete at world team trials Jun 9, 2017 8:00 am Current Illini, and two-time NCAA champion, Isaiah Martinez and former Illini B.J. Futrell, Jimmy Kennedy and Jesse Delgado compete this weekend at the U.S. men's freestyle World Team Trials in Lincoln, Nebraska. Coach Underwood announces Greg Eboigbodin as latest Men's Basketball signee Jun 8, 2017 8:00 am Eboigbodin is a 6-foot-9-inch, 220-pound frontcourt player who hails from Benin City, Nigeria. He moved to the United States in high school (University of Detroit Jesuit) Illini Pride pass now available for Fighting Illini students Jun 5, 2017 11:45 am For $99, Illinois students get a ticket to all home football and men's basketball games (except over holiday break), access to Block I (football) and Orange Krush (men's basketball) sections Three Illini greats on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot Jun 2, 2017 9:15 am Moe Gardner, Dana Howard and Simeon Rice are among the 75 FBS greats on the 2017 ballot. All three are repeat candidates. Nebraska primetime and Homecoming football game times set Jun 1, 2017 1:15 pm Illinois' Homecoming matchup with Wisconsin on Oct. 28, will start at 11 a.m. CT, while the Friday night home game vs. Nebraska on Sept. 29 has been set for 7 p.m. CT on FS1. Illini Volleyball recruiting class ranked No. 7 in nation May 31, 2017 4:15 pm The 2017 Illinois volleyball recruiting class has been ranked as the seventh-best class in the country as rated by PrepVolleyball.com's John Tawa. Follow Men's Golf at the NCAA Championships today May 30, 2017 9:15 am Live Golf Channel coverage will begin at 10 a.m. Illinois has advanced to the match play quarterfinals at the NCAA Championship in six of the last seven seasons. Fighting Illini Athletics to honor inaugural Hall of Fame class May 25, 2017 9:00 am Join Fighting Illini Athletics in celebrating its history and honoring the inaugural Hall of Fame class on June 23 in Chicago. Illini golf set for 10th straight NCAA championship appearance May 26 May 23, 2017 10:00 am The 2017 NCAA Men's Golf Championship will be held at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois, May 26-31. Illini in Nicaragua May 22, 2017 10:00 am At the stadium, we interacted and played with the local girls as the Nicaraguan SWB coaches ran practice. We did passing patterns, scrimmages, and technical dribbling drills. Late push sends Men's Golf to 10th straight NCAA Championship May 18, 2017 8:00 am Fighting Illini men's golf will make its 10th consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships May 26-31 after a third-place finish at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional. Baseball: Final regular season home series is Thursday-Saturday May 17, 2017 12:30 pm The Illinois baseball team finishes the regular season Thursday-Saturday with a three-game series against visiting Iowa. Illinois Football mini-plans are available now May 16, 2017 12:30 pm Both the two- and three-game mini-plans offer seats in the Horseshoe seating area of Memorial Stadium and limited quantities are available Illini Softball makes it back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths May 15, 2017 9:00 am For the sixth time in program history and the second consecutive season, the Illinois softball team earned a berth into the 2017 NCAA Tournament and was selected as one of the 32 at-large bids Women's Golf: Liu, Park lead Illinois at Albuquerque Regional May 11, 2017 8:00 am The Illinois women's golf team finished in 11th place at the Albuquerque Regional on Wednesday, recording a 901 (+37) after three rounds of play. Illini Softball earns four seed in Big Ten tournament May 9, 2017 9:15 am The Illini will have a first-round bye after securing one of the top four seeds and will play the winner of fifth-seeded Nebraska and No. 12 seed Penn State on Friday (May 12) Skonieczny’s walk-off homer sends Illinois to series win May 8, 2017 10:45 am Skonieczny's second homer of the season came with two outs on a 0-2 count and the teams already seven minutes past Maryland's predetermined travel curfew. Illini Football teams up wtih Garth Brooks for youth camp May 4, 2017 9:30 am Teammates will continue to partner with Brooks to hold youth sports camps at every city on his World Tour. Illinois sweeps Big Ten Men's Golf honors May 3, 2017 8:30 am Head Coach Mike Small, Big Ten Men's Golf Coach of the Year; junior Dylan Meyer, Player of the Year; Michael Feagles, Freshman of the Year. Donnelly selected to U.S. Collegiate National Volleyball team May 2, 2017 9:00 am Illini junior Brandi Donnelly is one of 36 players who will train and complete as part of the U.S. Collegiate National Team-Minneapolis program, USA Volleyball announced Monday. Men's Golf wins third straight Big Ten championship May 1, 2017 9:45 am The Illini finished 16 strokes ahead of runner-up Northwestern to earn the program's eighth Big Ten title in the last nine seasons. The team score marks a new Big Ten Championships record Illinois tennis begins Big Ten tournament play Friday Apr 28, 2017 9:30 am The Illinois Fighting Illini begins play at the 2017 Big Ten Tournament on Friday at 3:30 p.m. CT from the Schwartz Tennis Center in West Lafayette, Ind. Coach Underwood’s first signee is Mr. Basketball Mark Smith Apr 27, 2017 9:30 am Less than six weeks on the job, new Illinois head coach Brad Underwood has made a major first statement on the recruiting trail with the signing of 6-4 guard Mark Smith (Edwardsville, Illinois) to a national letter of intent. Illini Baseball scores five in the eighth Tuesday to beat Bradley 8-6 Apr 26, 2017 9:00 am Illinois (16-22) scored its five eighth-inning runs on five hits, including a leadoff double by Tyler Engel. Nicklas, Abrams take home spirit awards at the Oskees Apr 25, 2017 10:30 am The award goes to a male and female student-athletes who best exemplify the spirit, courage, effort and dedication of the Fighting Illini. Softball's 10-game win streak snapped by Cornhuskers Apr 24, 2017 8:15 am The Illini - who took the series with two wins earlier in the weekend - are still 34-11 overall and 12-3 in the Big Ten Conference. Women's Golf set for Big Ten Championships Apr 21, 2017 11:00 am The Illinois women's golf team will play in the Big Ten Women's Golf Championships in Mainesville, Ohio, this weekend Evans’ homer caps eighth-straight win for Illini Softball Apr 20, 2017 11:30 am For the eighth-straight game, the Illinois softball team (32-10) left the field as the victors with an 8-2 win over Butler on Wednesday night at Eichelberger Field. Illini Softball, ranked in top 25, host Butler Wednesday evening Apr 19, 2017 8:45 am The newly ranked No. 25 Illinois softball team welcomes in Butler to Eichelberger Field for a midweek contest on Wednesday (April 19). First pitch is set for 5 p.m. Farina snags Big Ten Softball Player of the Week honors Apr 18, 2017 2:30 pm The Rolling Meadows, Ill., native had a standout week with a .636 batting average (7 for-11), including a pair of doubles, four RBI, two runs scored and nine total bases. Yalowitz drives in four, Illini Baseball takes series from Northwestern Apr 17, 2017 8:15 am Jack Yalowitz homered and drove in four runs Sunday to lead the Illinois baseball team to a 10-8 win over Northwestern. Big fourth inning leads Illini Softball to 5-2 win over SIUE Apr 13, 2017 9:00 am The Fighting Illini softball team earned their fourth-straight Wednesday night. A four-run fourth inning propelled Illinois to a 5-2 win over SIUE at Eichelberger Field Illinois Baseball takes extra-inning game 6-5 at Illinois State Apr 12, 2017 8:45 am Illinois infielder Tyler Engel delivered a pinch hit sac fly in the 10th inning Tuesday to score the winning run in a 6-5 victory at Illinois State. Illini Softball earns series sweep with 7-6 win over Boilermakers Apr 10, 2017 8:30 am The Fighting Illini softball team earned their second Big Ten Conference series sweep after defeating Purdue. With their third-straight win, the Illini improve to 27-10, 7-2 in the Big Ten. Men's Gymnastics defend home turf at Big Ten Championships Apr 7, 2017 10:00 am The Illinois men's gymnastics team host the 2017 Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Championships at State Farm Center on Friday and Saturday, April 7-8. Illinois No. 11 in AP Top 100 programs of all-time list Apr 5, 2017 8:30 am The Fighting Illini basketball program has been ranked as the No. 11 college basketball program of all-time by the Associated Press. Illinois is the second-highest Big Ten program, behind only Indiana (No. 6). Mannie Jackson elected to Basketball Hall of Fame Apr 4, 2017 8:45 am Former Fighting Illini star Mannie Jackson is a 2017 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, part of an 11-member class to be enshrined Sept. 8 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Women's Basketball coach Nancy Fahey: A proven winner Apr 4, 2017 8:30 am A Hall of Fame coach, Fahey has won five Division III National Championships and boasts more than 730 career victories. The Illini are in good hands under Fahey's direction.