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Indiana will open March with what amounts to a mini-tournament that could decide the Big Ten regular-season title. First, the Hoosiers will be careful not to overlook Illinois. Although they've struggled offensively during consecutive road losses, that certainly wasn't the case during a historic shooting performance last month against the rival Illini. Continue to Article

February 24, 2016 9:50:pm EST

Ethan Happ had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and helped spark a 17-0 run that allowed Wisconsin to roar back from a double-digit deficit in the second half of a 69-60 win on Sunday night over Illinois. Happ, an athletic 6-foot-9 freshman, had three steals during the decisive run for the Badgers (17-10, 9-5 Big Ten), who avoided a potentially damaging loss to their NCAA tournament resume. Nigel Hayes scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half after being held without a field goal in the first half. Continue to Article

February 21, 2016 9:53:pm EST

The University of Illinois made it official Wednesday, confirming reports that former Illini football player Josh Whitman is the school's new athletic director. ''He understands the business of modern college athletics, but he hasn't lost any of the sense of fun and joy that should be part of amateur sports,'' Wilson said. Continue to Article

February 17, 2016 6:05:pm EST

Josh Whitman will be taking on a long list of problems when he steps in as the new athletic director at the University of Illinois. The Associated Press and others reported Tuesday that the 37-year-old Whitman, who played football at Illinois from 1997-2000, will become the new AD at his alma mater. Whitman will be moving from athletic director at Division III Washington University and walking into problems that are part of almost a full year of controversy in sports and elsewhere at Illinois. Continue to Article

February 17, 2016 4:42:pm EST