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Illinois forward Will Riley (7) slaps hands with fans following Illinois win over SIU-Edwardsville in a NCAA game at State ...

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CHAMPAIGN — Illinois' season-opening win against Florida State, plus Sunday's grind-it-out victory against Marquette, pushed ...

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Makira Cook dribbles against Florida State guard Sydney Bowles during Thursday night’s game at State Farm Center in Champaign ...

Haiti’s airport is temporarily closing as gangs were attempting to take control of it, the US Embassy reported, the same day a new interim prime minister was expected to take ...

Haiti’s international airport has shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, the U.S. State Department and the airline said. The latest violen ...

A conservative prosecutor's attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the state's 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from two of the ...

Penn State remains in good position to gain a spot in the College Football Playoff after a win Saturday against Washington.

He had been wanting to ask Logue to marry him for some time and wanted to wait for the right moment. In a perfect storm of ...

The Illinois women's basketball team gathers on the court with the WBIT championship banner that was unveiled on Sunday night ...