Mike Kiley

You can't say the season hasn't been a valuable learning experience for Illinois linebacker Dana Howard. Asked after Saturday's romp what a victory over Michigan next Saturday in Champaign would...

Illinois' women's volleyball team, winner of the Big 10 championship in four of the last seven years, has recovered from an awkward 0-4 start to go 13-1 in its last...

All colleges have required reading lists. But Illinois is the only university that makes some incoming freshmen read Martin Jones. Never heard of him? Sure you have. Think back. He...

Tepper angered: Illinois coach Lou Tepper delivered an angry declaration Tuesday against "lowlife" agents who are trying to sign up some of his players as National Football League prospects. Tepper...

Mike Suarez wanted to talk about justice. He had just been responsible in large part for Illinois not winning Saturday and preferred to speak about the ethics of officiating and...

Between all the talk concerning alternating quarterbacks and the top-ranked defense in the nation, Illinois' receivers may be getting lost in the shuffle. A preseason publication called them slow and...

Illinois junior Simeon Rice acknowledges he has considered the possibility of turning pro after this year. But he also sounds petrified at the idea, so chances are he will remain...

Redshirt freshman quarterback Jeff Hecklinski, from Palatine, won't forget his first collegiate pass. In fact, he can spend the whole week with a perfect record. He is 1 for 1...

Illinois didn't take an X-ray Friday of linebacker John Holecek's sprained ankle because the school didn't consider it necessary. The Illini continue to call the injury just a bad sprain...

Ed Belfour is sick of his critics, of National Hockey League referees and of constant references to his checkered playoff past. The priority of that personal hit list changes daily....