College Sports – Page 49

Illinois wing Andrej Stojaković runs onto the court before the Final Four game against UConn on April 4, 2026, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

5 Big Ten men’s basketball takeaways, including a ‘completely changed’ Andrej Stojaković at Illinois

By Colleen Kane

October 10, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Big Ten men's basketball coaches and players from Illinois, Northwestern, Oregon, Iowa and Michigan talked...

Illinois Fighting Illini line up for the national anthem before the start of a game against the UCLA Bruins at State Farm Center on Jan. 28, 2026, in Champaign. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

5 takeaways from Big Ten women’s basketball media day, including Illinois’ retention and Northwestern’s vision

By Colleen Kane

October 7, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

Illinois women's basketball thinks it can take the next step after major offseason retention.

Mark Forcucci and No. 2 Wheaton rally to win 13-10 — No. 1 North Central’s 1st regular-season loss since 2019

By Paul Johnson

October 11, 2026 at 10:06 a.m.

Fifth-year QB Mark Forcucci guided Wheaton back from an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit vs. No. 1...

Michigan's Morez Johnson Jr. dunks the ball during the first half of the Big Ten Tournament championship game against Purdue on March, 15, 2026, at the United Center. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Column: How to fill out your NCAA Tournament brackets without really trying

By Paul Sullivan

March 17, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Anyone can look at the seedings and fill out an NCAA Tournament pool sheet with...

DePaul University men's basketball coach Ray Meyer is mobbed by fans upon his team's arrival at O'Hare International Airport after they defeated UCLA to advance to the Final Four of the 1979 NCAA tournament. (Don Casper/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: DePaul reaches NCAA Final Four by beating No. 1 seed UCLA

By Kori Rumore

March 17, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 17, according...

Members of the Notre Dame band perform as the hearse carrying the casket of former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz passes by after his funeral service on March 16, 2026, at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Lou Holtz, most recent Notre Dame coach to win national championship, laid to rest on South Bend campus

By Andrew Carter

March 16, 2026 at 7:04 p.m.

Former Notre Dame players reunite to remember Lou Holtz, who restored the school's football program...

FILE – Charles Barkley, left, and Dick Vitale prepare for their broadcast before an NCAA college basketball game between Kentucky and Indiana in Lexington, Ky., Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/James Crisp, file)

Dick Vitale and Charles Barkley will call their first NCAA Tournament game together

By Joe Reedy

March 16, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Dick Vitale and Charles Barkley will call Tuesday night’s second First Four matchup between Texas...

Northwestern Wildcats guard Bryant McIntosh (30) celebrates after Northwestern defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores, 68-66, in an NCAA West Region first-round game on March 16, 2017, at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Northwestern wins in its 1st NCAA Tournament appearance

By Kori Rumore

March 16, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 16, according...

Miami (Ohio) forward Antwone Woolfolk walks off the court after a loss to Massachusetts in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

NCAA Tournament: Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida get top men’s seeds — and Miami (Ohio) gets a shot

By Eddie Pells

March 15, 2026 at 9:05 p.m.

Miami (Ohio), despite a 31-1 record and maybe because of a little chip on its...

Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma instructs his team during a game against St. John's on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

NCAA Tournament: Unbeaten UConn women joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds

By Doug Feinberg

March 15, 2026 at 9:33 p.m.

UConn enters March Madness needing six more victories to complete the seventh undefeated season in...

Oklahoma players walk off the court after losing to Arkansas in an SEC Tournament quarterfinal Friday, March 13, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

NCAA Tournament: Oklahoma, Auburn and Indiana among men’s teams winding up on the wrong side of the bubble

By Michael Marot

March 15, 2026 at 9:53 p.m.

Ten SEC men's teams made the 68-team NCAA Tournament field, the most of any conference....

Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg bites his jersey during the second half of the Big Ten Tournament championship against Purdue on Sunday, March, 15, 2026, at the United Center. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Column: Who’s under the most pressure as Big Ten tries — again — to end its men’s NCAA Tournament drought?

By Paul Sullivan

March 15, 2026 at 8:22 p.m.

We hear every year about how tough the Big Ten is, but the conference has...

Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo reacts after making a 3-pointer against Duke during the fourth quarter of an ACC Tournament semifinal March 7, 2026, in Duluth, Ga. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty)

NCAA Tournament: Notre Dame women receive a No. 6 seed and Illinois is seeded 7th

By Colleen Kane

March 15, 2026 at 8:46 p.m.

Notre Dame is making its fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance under coach Niele Ivey, Illinois...