A+ or F. Aside from the two-point loss to Michigan State in East Lansing, those are the only two grades No. 18 Illinois could have received in its past seven games. Beat Penn State by 39 for the largest win in Big Ten play since 2004, then lose by 10 at home to a USC team whose record hovers below .500 in league play.

Minnesota (7-1, 3-1) is ranked No. 8. . Sunday represents an opportunity for Rutgers to knock off one of collegiate wrestling's Blue Bloods. Rutgers is 0-6 all-time against Minnesota and 0-57-1,

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

Woodstock, Illinois, the filming location for "Groundhog Day," is holding its annual weekend celebration with events including meet and greets.

Illinois House Republicans filed a lawsuit over the Democratic-drawn legislative map, arguing it violates the state Constitution.

Republicans put Pennsylvania and Wisconsin back in the win column in the 2024 presidential race, and they’re hoping that momentum carries over to contests this year

Tomislav Ivisic is out with mono, and now Brad Underwood and Illinois will have to go on without him for a while.

The Fighting Illini's Bret Bielema is the latest college football head coach to visit Dunlap's Mack Sutter this month.

Penn State basketball positioned Thursday's game against Ohio State as a pivotal turning point on the Big Ten schedule. The Nittany Lions were at home, where they had a 10-1 record, and even better at Rec Hall, site of last year's magical 90-89 win over No. 12 Illinois. Instead, the Nittany Lions came undone.

The Nittany Lions fell in their third straight game, 83-64, to the Buckeyes. Penn State went into the half with a 10-point deficit and climbed within six in the first couple of minutes of the second period, but ultimately never led after the game was 4-2 just two minutes into the night.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Freshman John Mobley Jr. had 19 points, Bruce Thornton scored 17 and Ohio State cruised to an 83-64 victory over Penn State at Rec Hall on Thursday night.