Tag: Illinois
Minor league Cubs player arrested over drugs in Colorado
VAIL, Colo. — A minor league baseball player is facing drug charges after police in Colorado found 21 pounds of methamphetamine and 1.2 pounds...
White, Brown, Illinois State run over Western Illinois 26-18
NORMAL, Ill. — Freshmen Nigel White and Pha’leak Brown combined for 220 yards rushing to lead Illinois State to a 26-18 victory over Western...
Police contacted after Ohio State’s Liddell receives threats
Ohio State officials have reached out to police about threatening and insulting social media messages sophomore E.J. Liddell received following the Buckeyes' NCAA Tournament...
No. 6 South Dakota St rushes for 392 yards against No. 5 SIU
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Freshman Isaiah Davis rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns, quarterback Mark Gronowski added 103 yards on the ground and two...
Browns re-signing K Cody Parkey after solid 2020 season
CLEVELAND — Cody Parkey was steady and mostly straight kicking for the Browns last season. They're going to see if he can do it...
Bears announce deals with Dalton, safety Bush, OL Ifedi
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears announced a one-year contract with former Cincinnati and Dallas quarterback Andy Dalton as well as one-year deals...
Patient, relentless Underwood has top-seeded Illini rolling
Brad Underwood arrived at Illinois in the spring of 2017 tasked with trying to restore some of the swagger to a program that had...
Poeltl has 20 points, 16 rebounds as Spurs rally past Bulls
CHICAGO — Jakob Poeltl tied a career high with 20 points and set one with 16 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs used a...
What some advanced stats may tell us about the NCAA field
Two years ago, before the start of the last NCAA Tournament, we presented a system that could help narrow down the bracket, using advanced...
Girl, 8, throws mattress from burning home, jumps to safety
CHICAGO — An 8-year-old Chicago girl whose mother was at work somehow managed to toss a mattress from her family's third-story window during a...
