Andrew Gottesman

The Illinois volleyball team will make its first appearance since 1992 in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 Thursday when it takes on Texas in Gainesville, Fla. No. 16 Illinois (24-8),...

The Illinois volleyball team pulled off a pair of stunning upsets last weekend and vaulted itself into a third-seed slot for this year's NCAA Tournament. The 20th-ranked Fighting Illini (23-8...

Chad Ganden had a goal when he started high school three years ago. By his senior year, the Naperville North High School student wanted to be taking a full load...

It was late in the third quarter of Saturday's Ohio State-Michigan football game when armchair quarterback Ed Paquette started calling audibles. Paquette, a defensive end for Northwestern University in the...

Northwestern linebacker Pat Fitzgerald, who led the Big Ten in tackles, was named the conference's defensive player of the year by separate panels of coaches and media Monday. The media...

Illinois volleyball coach Mike Hebert has created a certain atmosphere at practice, telling his team that it needs to win just one match on the road this weekend to clinch...

It was somewhat astonishing even to hear the Fighting Illini talking seriously about a bowl Saturday after they beat Minnesota 48-14 to keep alive their very slim postseason hopes. It...

Did Illinois coach Lou Tepper think Ohio State ran up the score Saturday in Columbus, Ohio? It looked as if the Buckeyes might try at one point: On third and...

Illinois defensive coordinator Denny Marcin said Saturday he has never seen a running back like Eddie George in 32 years of coaching. "Hope I never do again," Marcin said after...

It's getting down to some nitty-gritty matches for the Illinois volleyball team, which is hoping to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. The Fighting Illini (17-6, 8-6 Big Ten)...