Tomislav Ivišić scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and Illinois men’s basketball recovered from its big loss to No. 3 Duke by beating Iowa 81-61 on Tuesday.
Nick Martinelli scored 19 of his 29 points in the second half to help Northwestern men’s basketball pull away and beat Minnesota 75-63 on Tuesday.
Conference commissioners who are part of the College Football Playoff have put off any decisions on potential changes to the format, including how the 12-team field is seeded.
Northern Illinois hopes to move all of its sports teams except football, women’s gymnastics and men’s wrestling to the Horizon League in 2026.
Travis Hunter will arrive at the NFL’s annual scouting combine listed as a cornerback. By the end of this week, he could be so much more.
Auburn remained atop the AP Top 25 for the seventh straight week, while preseason No. 1 Kansas out of from the men’s basketball poll for the first time in nearly four years.
Texas moved atop the women’s basketball poll after previous No. 1 Notre Dame lost in double overtime to North Carolina State. UCLA had been No. 1 the 12 prior weeks to the Irish.
Northwestern junior Nick Martinelli was leading the Big Ten in scoring with 19.7 points per game through Thursday.
JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen scored 22 points each and No. 4 USC defeated No. 25 Illinois 76-66 on Sunday.
It seems a foregone conclusion Cooper Flagg of Duke will become the top pick in this year’s NBA draft. Illinois coach Brad Underwood has a different idea.