Neil Milbert

After kicking off its 73-day fall thoroughbred meeting Friday, Hawthorne Race Course will present the most lucrative program in its 114-year history Saturday. Racing secretary Gary Duch has created a...

After kicking off its 73-day fall thoroughbred meeting Friday, Hawthorne Race Course will present the most lucrative program in its 114-year history Saturday. Racing secretary Gary Duch has created a...

A sidelight to Saturday's game will be the individual duel between two of college football's finest punt and kickoff specialists, Steve Weatherford of Illinois and Brandon Fields of Michigan State....

Illinois coach Ron Zook has been picking the brain of running backs coach/recruiting coordinator Reggie Mitchell as he prepares the game plan for the Big Ten opener against 17th-ranked Michigan...

The speculation about whether Notre Dame ever will give up its independent status to join a conference is constant. But Saturday's game at Washington illustrates perfectly why Notre Dame's independence...

Going into the start of the Big Ten season Saturday against Michigan State (3-0), Pierre Thomas is leading Illinois (2-1) in rushing, averaging 5.3 yards on 37 carries. Fellow junior...

For most of the Illinois players, Saturday's 35-20 loss at California was a big disappointment. "In the locker room our team was down," sophomore defensive tackle Chris Norwell said. "We've...

Illinois lost Saturday's game 35-20 but controlled the tempo against California, one of the nation's most explosive teams. The Illini ran 80 plays to just 53 for Cal, which had...

Arlington Park will present the Grade III $200,000 Pucker Up Stakes, a 1 1/8-mile grass race for 3-year-old fillies, on Saturday and will showcase 2-year-olds in the Grade III $200,000...

Quarterback Tim Brasic said he and his Illinois teammates aren't focusing on 15th-ranked California. "We're concentrating on us," Brasic said. "If we go out and execute the way we know...