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7+ hour, 37+ min ago  (781+ words) Illinois basketball is now heading back to the NCAA tournament Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons. This type of success for the Illini hasn't happened since the 2003-04 and 2004-05 stretch. Brad Underwood has Illinois clicking at exactly the right…...

8+ hour, 4+ min ago  (380+ words) It's shoot first, ask questions later for Illinois' men's basketball team in this NCAA Tournament. We're talking Super Soakers in the locker room, of course. After a 76-55 win against VCU in Greenville, South Carolina, the Illini sprayed at will, the…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (253+ words) Illinois Fighting Illini (22-11, 11-10 Big Ten) at Vanderbilt Commodores (28-4, 13-4 SEC) Nashville, Tennessee; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Commodores -13.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Vanderbilt and Illinois play in the NCAA Tournament second round. The Commodores have gone 13-4 against SEC opponents,…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (446+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. " Colorado took a roster of 10 newcomers and constructed a resurgent season to get back to the NCAA Tournament. The Buffaloes" stay in March Madness was brief, however. On Saturday night, seventh-seeded Illinois held off the 10th-seeded Buffaloes for…...

14+ hour, 48+ min ago  (586+ words) GREENVILLE, S.C. " Andrej Stojakovi" dribbled behind his back to get a step on Terrence Hill Jr. in the first half Saturday night and then took off. When he completed the slam over VCU forward Lazar Djokovic, he hung ever so slightly…...

23+ hour, 52+ min ago  (154+ words) The 11-seed VCU Rams face the 3-seed Illinois Fighting Illini in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament South Region on Saturday. VCU advanced by mounting an epic 19-point comeback to beat North Carolina 82-78 in overtime in the first round…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago  (138+ words) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) " Illinois lawmakers are proposing new statewide regulations on kratom products, something one Central Illinois city has already implemented. If passed, the bill would set boundaries for what can be sold or consumed. Last year, Monticello banned the sale…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago  (127+ words) Follow all of Saturday's NCAA Tournament second round games with USA TODAY Sports' live updates. Illinois' demolition of Penn in the first round of the Men's NCAA Tournament was one of the more impressive performances so far in March Madness....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (674+ words) Illinois basketball is entering the Round of 32 of the NCAA tournament with high hopes of reaching the second weekend. The Illini had expectations changed dramatically early on during the 2025-26 campaign when everyone realized that this team could do something special…...

21+ hour, 48+ min ago  (275+ words) VCU takes on Illinois in the Round of 32 after a thrilling NCAA Tournament-opening win." While the Rams would like to believe they have the momentum, the Illini are the ones that should have a good chance to keep rolling. VCU…...