blog posts The historic baseball season of Bren Spillane May 15, 2018 9:00 am The Illinois slugger has a chance to break multiple Illini records in what could become the greatest season of all-time for an Illinois hitter Jonathan Wells wins Big Ten high jump May 14, 2018 3:15 pm Wells won the 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Championships high jump competition with a new school-record height of seven feet, five inches (2.26 meters). Softball catcher Stephanie Abello named to Goodle Cloud Academic All-District May 11, 2018 10:00 am The honor, which is selected by CoSIDA members, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Photo gallery: Softball Senior Day May 9, 2018 1:30 pm Illinois seniors stand out in images taken from Senior Day. Dosunmu gets invite to USA Basketball training camp May 7, 2018 4:45 pm Incoming Fighting Illini basketball player Ayo Dosunmu has been selected as one of 32 players for the 2018 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team training camp. Illini Baseball hosts Ohio State in huge weekend series May 3, 2018 10:45 am The Illini will host Ohio State for a three-game series starting Friday. Both teams are projected NCAA tournament teams and are separated by only one game in the Big Ten standings Men's Tennis seeded No. 8 in NCAA tournament May 2, 2018 8:15 am Illinois will host the NCAA first and second rounds at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex on May 12 and 13, with Illinois taking on Marquette in the opening round, 3 pm on May 12 Illini Men’s Golf wins fourth-straight Big Ten championship Apr 30, 2018 8:00 am One of just two players to finish under par in the tournament, senior Nick Hardy closed the tournament at 6-under par to earn Big Ten Medalist honors Illini Softball at Penn State for final BIG road series of the season Apr 27, 2018 9:30 am With just seven games remaining in the regular season, the Illini sit at 31-15 on the season and are in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference standings with a 9-6 record Martinez, Choquette earn Big Ten Medal of Honor Apr 24, 2018 9:15 am Track and cross country star Nicole Choquette and national champion wrestler Isaiah Martinez were awarded the B1G Medal of Honor Monday at the Illini Oskee Awards celebration Whitman's vision driving Illinois athletics Apr 20, 2018 10:00 am 'When I see our students succeed, when I see our teams succeed, when I see our staff succeed, then I take a lot of pride in that success knowing that I had, hopefully, some small role to play.' Illini men's golf prepare for Robert Kepler Intercollegiate tournament Apr 19, 2018 5:30 pm Fighting Illini men's golf will travel to Columbus, Ohio this weekend for the 47th annual Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. Homestand continues as Illini Baseball plays Valparaiso Tuesday evening Apr 17, 2018 9:00 am It is the fifth game of the homestand that Illinois has started 4-0 as part of a five-game winning streak Tatyana McFadden claims fifth Boston Marathon title Apr 14, 2018 1:00 pm Boston Globe (April 16) McFadden made her decisive move at the 11-mile mark, overtaking defending champion Manuela Schar, and went on to win the women’s wheelchair division Ty Weber throws a complete game as Illini Baseball sweeps Rutgers Apr 16, 2018 8:30 am Illinois (23-8, 9-3 Big Ten) secured head coach Dan Hartleb's 400th career victory. The Illini have won five straight and 22 of their last 27. Men's Basketball adds five on first day of Spring signing period Apr 12, 2018 9:15 am Joining the program: Guards Andres Feliz, Alan Griffin, and Tevian Jones; forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili; and center Samba Kane. Read their bios O'Brien named to U.S. Collegiate National Volleyball Team Apr 11, 2018 8:45 am Illini volleyball freshman Morgan O'Brien has been selected to train and compete as part of the U.S. Collegiate National Team-Detroit summer program Illini Baseball starts nine game home stand today Apr 10, 2018 9:45 am The Illinois baseball team returns home for a Tuesday game (4 pm) against Illinois State, beginning nine straight games at Illinois Field Offense explodes for 20 runs as Illini Softball sweeps series against Terps Apr 9, 2018 8:45 am The 20 runs plated by the Illini in a 20-2 victory ties for the second-most runs scored in a single game in program history Fighting Illini Football unveils new uniform designs Apr 6, 2018 11:00 am Lovie Smith’s squad will wear Nike Vapor Untouchable uniforms in 2018. Check out the new look Illini Football open practice on April 7 Apr 5, 2018 8:45 am To mark the end of spring football's preparation for the 2018 season, coach Lovie Smith will host an open practice inside Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 7 at noon Spillane wins record third straight B1G Player Of The Week Apr 3, 2018 9:00 am Illinois first baseman Bren Spillane was named Big Ten Player of the Week Monday, becoming the first player in conference history to earn the award three straight weeks Illini Baseball takes on Iowa in Big Ten home opener weekend series Mar 30, 2018 10:15 am Illinois (16-5, 3-0 Big Ten) has won six straight, including a weekend sweep of Northwestern last weekend in Evanston, and 15 of its last 17 games Free admission to all events at Spring Sports Fest weekend, April 6-8 Apr 2, 2018 8:30 am Events will include an open football practice, autograph session and Grange Grove Family Fun Fest, as well as home events for men's tennis, softball and volleyball Gymnastics team selected for NCAA Tuscola Regional Mar 27, 2018 10:45 am The Fighting Illini women's gymnastics team will travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Saturday, April 7 for the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional. Illini Baseball finishes series sweep at Northwestern Mar 26, 2018 9:15 am Jack Yalowitz hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning Sunday to give the Illini a three game sweep at Northwestern. The Illini have won 14 of their last 16 games Illini Baseball starts Big Ten play today at Northwestern Mar 23, 2018 8:45 am The No. 24-ranked Illini baseball team is looking to win their seventh straight series against Northwestern dating back to 2011 Illini Softball earn fourth-straight win in 10-0 shutout of SIUE Mar 22, 2018 8:45 am The Illini (19-9), have won 10 of their last 11 games and have hit 16 home runs in the last eight games Illini Wrestling NCAA Championships highlights video Mar 21, 2018 8:15 am Highlights from the 2018 NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Isaiah Martinez placed runner-up at 165 pounds, while Emery Parker took third at 184 pounds Spillane wins Illini’s third straight B1G player of the week Mar 20, 2018 8:30 am First baseman Bren Spillane joins infielder Michael Massey (3/5) and outfielder Doran Turchin (3/12) as Big Ten Players of the Week Ty Weber’s gem leads Illini to series win at SIU Mar 19, 2018 8:30 am Weber allowed one earned run over eight innings Sunday to beat Southern Illinois 6-2 at Itchy Jones Stadium. The Illini won have won 10 of their last 12 games Illini Baseball set for weekend series at SIU Mar 16, 2018 8:30 am No. 24 Illinois has won eight of its last nine games, including a 9-4 home-opening win Wednesday over Milwaukee Illini Softball earns braggin’ rights with sweep of Mizzou Mar 15, 2018 8:30 am The Illini swept the neutral-site doubleheader with the Tigers, 5-2 and 9-6, at Lindenwood University on Wednesday. TheSoftball team is 13-8 on the season Five Illini wrestlers begin NCAA Championships Thursday Mar 14, 2018 8:00 am No. 1 seed Isaiah Martinez (165 pounds) leads an Illini squad that also features Emery Parker (184), Mike Carr (141), Dylan Duncan (133) and Travis Piotrowski (125) Baseball home opener moved to Wednesday Mar 12, 2018 8:00 am The Illinois baseball team's home opener against Milwaukee has been moved to Wednesday at 3 p.m. Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame video: Lou Henson Mar 9, 2018 12:45 pm Lou Henson's legendary career spanned 41 years at three programs and he stands as the winningest coach in school history Solo homers propel Illini Softball to 4-3 victory over Braves Mar 8, 2018 9:30 am Freshman Maddison Demers and senior Rowan McGuire each knocked their second home runs of the season in Illinois' victory over Bradley on Wednesday Illini second baseman Michael Massey named B1G Player of the Week Mar 7, 2018 10:15 am The sopohomore hit .500 with three doubles during a three-game sweep at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Ostreich earns first career B1G Softball Pitcher of the Week honors Mar 6, 2018 8:30 am Junior pitcher Emily Oestreich led the Illinois softball team to the Coach B Classic championship after registering five-straight wins over the weekend in Carbondale Illini Baseball cracks Collegiate Baseball Magazine's top 25 Mar 5, 2018 1:45 pm The Illini have won five straight games, including beating three of the last six NCAA Champions (Coastal Carolina, UCLA and Arizona) Illini Wrestling in East Lansing for Big Ten Championships Mar 2, 2018 10:45 am The two-day tournament will begin on Saturday, March 3. Isaiah Martinez is seeking to become the first Illini, and 15th overall, to win four Big Ten titles Super Bowl site hosts Illini Baseball this weekend Mar 1, 2018 8:45 am The Illini play at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis this weekend as they face UCLA, Arizona and Washington at the DQ Classic Men's Basketball Big Ten Tournament game notes Feb 28, 2018 9:30 am Illini open play vs. Iowa today at 4:30 (central) Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament bracket set Feb 27, 2018 8:45 am The bracket is set for the 2018 Big Ten Tournament, scheduled for Feb. 28-March 4 at Madison Square Garden in New York Bench boosts Illinois to 75-62 win at Rutgers Feb 26, 2018 8:15 am Michael Finke and Aaron Jordan came off the bench to combine for 34 points and lead Illinois past Rutgers 75-62 on Sunday U of I names 2018 Athletics Hall Of Fame class Feb 23, 2018 10:15 am Illinois continues to celebrate of its athletics legacy with the 2018 classs inducted into its Athletics Hall of Fame, which includes coaches and record-holders from 12 sports Men's Basketball final home game tonight vs Purdue Feb 22, 2018 9:15 am Illinois plays its final home game of the season on Thursday night, hosting No. 9 Purdue (6 p.m. CT, FS1) Black scores game-high 20 points in loss at Michigan State Feb 21, 2018 9:00 am Leron Black led all scorers with 20 points in Illinois' 81-61 loss at Michigan State on Tuesday. Black has scored 20, 28 and 20 in his last three games Alumna Aja Evans in medal contention after day one of Olympic bobsledding Feb 20, 2018 11:00 am Former Illini track and field star turned U.S. bobsledder Aja Evans, alongw with pilot Jamie Greubel Poser, is in fourth place at the midway point of the two-women bobsleigh competition Sell out crowd sees Illini knock off Nebraska, 72-66 Feb 19, 2018 8:30 am Behind a career-high 28 point performance from Leron Black, Illinois Men's Basketball knocked off Nebraska, 72-66 on Sunday