Andrew Gottesman

The short list for a new basketball coach at Illinois just got shorter by one very long, very big name. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, responding to intensifying rumors that he...

Some Illinois insiders trace it back to the recruitment of high school star Ben Wilson in 1984, others to Lowell Hamilton that same year. Many just know it happened. Like...

Illinois will honor Lou Henson during his last regular-season home game March 9 against Minnesota. Of course, it may not be his last game at Assembly Hall--not if the Illini...

In keeping with sports jargon, call it the Rumor. It's been burning up airwaves nationwide. Chicago native and college basketball legend Mike Krzyzewski leaves Duke to replace Lou Henson as...

When Illinois plays host to league-leading Purdue on Tuesday night, the Illini will be hobbled by a pair of left feet. Junior forward Jerry Hester is out with a sprained...

With seven games remaining, the UIC women's basketball team has a chance to become the best team in school history. The Flames, 14-8, are chasing the school record of 18...

There is a different sound now on the floor at Rec Hall, former home of Penn State's basketball team. It's the relaxing sound of fishing, of rod and reel. Students...

Illinois' Tonya Williams, a senior from Norfolk, Va., was named the Big Ten's female track athlete of the month for January after setting a conference record of 7.56 seconds in...

Illinois coaches have tried to light a fire under their two centers, who combined to average just 6.2 rebounds and 10.2 points through the team's first five Big Ten games,...

Just when Illinois forward Bryant Notree is heating up, it seems as if his teammates are nowhere to be found. Notree, out of Simeon High School, has been pacing the...