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July is supposed to be a sports snoozer, but not this year in Chicago — it’s wild and weird

Our teams — the Cubs, the White Sox, the Blackhawks, the Bears — are up to all sorts of strange business and busyness.

Chicago Sun-Times

High school football notebook: Naperville North’s David Olano commits to Illinois, Notre Dame grabs state’s top prospect

David Olano is the No. 1 kicker nationally in the class of 2023 according to the Chris Sailer kicking website. And he’s committed to Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jon Scheyer adds Illinois transfer Jacob Grandison to 2022-23 Duke basketball roster

DURHAM, N.C. — The experienced perimeter scoring threat Duke sought to add this offseason is coming to play for the Blue Devils.

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High school football notebook: TJ McMillen commits to Illinois, Kaleb Brown wins another medal, Tony Phillips transfers

The state’s No. 14 prospect in the class of 2023 has 32 Division I offers — 14 from Power Five schools — and is heading to Illinois after committing on May 21.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Fighting Illini Preview 2022: Season Prediction, Breakdown, Key Games, Players

Illinois College Football Preview 2022: Team breakdown, season prediction, keys to the campaign, and what you need to know

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Illini star Kofi Cockburn on his NBA dream: ‘It’s up to me to believe in myself’

Cockburn might not even be drafted next month. That’s not something a first-team All-American last season wants to contemplate.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ohio State softball advances to semifinal of Big Ten tournament

Ohio State softball is moving on! #GoBucks

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Breaking down the Chargers’ undrafted free agent signings

Following their eight selections in the 2022 NFL draft, the Los Angeles Chargers signed 14 undrafted free agents.

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High school football notebook: Malik Elzy quickly catches on, Aidan Gray picks Northwestern, Illini start hot

The Class of 2023 prospect in Illinois hasn’t been playing the sport all that long.

Chicago Sun-Times

High school football notebook: Tommy Ulatowski commits to Kent State, Illini recruiting coup, state finals on the move?

Like a lot of other high school kids whose recruiting was upended by the pandemic, St. Rita’s Tommy Ulatowski needed a backup plan.

Chicago Sun-Times

Technical Foul Call on Illinois Guard RJ Melendez Draws Heavy Criticism

The Illini guard received a technical foul for hanging on the rim in Sunday’s loss to Houston.

Sports Illustrated

No. 4 seed Illinois loses 68-53 to No. 5 Houston in another 2nd-round exit from the NCAA Tournament

PITTSBURGH — Illinois suffered another first-weekend exit from the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, turning in a dismal shooting performance in a 68-53 loss to Houston at PPG Paints Arena.

Chicago Tribune

Houston 68, Illinois 53: Illini outmuscled, out-hustled and — again — all out of time

It was intense and physical from the start, threatened — briefly — to turn pretty great in the second half but ultimately, perhaps inevitably, turned the Cougars’ way while putting the Big Ten co-champions’ weaknesses under the harsh glare of the spotlight.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’s Trent Frazier Drains Buzzer Beater to End First Half vs. Houston

Senior guard Trent Frazier cut the Fighting Illini’s deficit to four points as they headed into halftime.

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Starting 5: Here’s what Illinois must do to beat Houston in Round 2 of the NCAA Tournament

Start fast, rebound hard and defend like hell — and that’s just some of it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Andre Curbelo might make you shake your head, but he’s a plus Illinois can’t live without

The Illini — who face fifth-seeded Houston on Sunday for a spot in the Sweet 16 — are better off letting their No. 1 wild card run wild.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Illinois survived Chattanooga’s upset bid and no one is quite sure how

It's better to be lucky than good sometimes.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois survives Chattanooga’s upset bid, rallying late for 54-53 win in 1st round of NCAA Tournament

PITTSBURGH — Watching Illinois go through its dunking drills before Friday’s game against Chattanooga in the first round of the NCAA Tournament was a treat for the early-arriving crowd at PPG Paints Arena.

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No. 4 Illinois Survives Scare From No. 13 Chattanooga

The Illini led for just 25 seconds of their first-round win over the Mocs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois 54, Chattanooga 53: Illini take first lead in final minute, avoid major upset

Alfonso Plummer made two free throws with 12 seconds left for the winning points. Coleman Hawkins blocked a shot at the other end before 13th-seeded Chattanooga’s best player, Malachi Smith, misfired on the game’s final attempt.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’ and Loyola’s state rivalry is on display — sort of — on a big weekend in Pittsburgh

Win or lose, the success of this Ramblers heyday is forever cemented. But the Illini have to get something done.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Kofi Cockburn helped turn around the Illinois program. Now he can grow his legend in the NCAA Tournament.

CHICAGO — Illinois’ chances of getting to the Final Four in New Orleans rest on the big shoulders of Kofi Cockburn, which should make Illini Nation feel pretty good heading into Friday’s first-round game against Chattanooga.

Chicago Sun-Times

NCAA Tournament: Illinois’ Alfonso Plummer finally has his shot at postseason glory

And if time is running out, the score is close and the ball is looking for a hero to send it spinning toward the rim? “I’ll be ready,” Plummer says.

Chicago Sun-Times

On Illinois vs. Loyola not happening again and other guarantees about which we have no idea

What do we ever really know as we plunge straight into the deep end of another March Madness?

Chicago Tribune

Illinois is the No. 4 seed in the South Region. The Illini will play No. 13 Chattanooga on Friday in Pittsburgh.

Trent Frazier and Coleman Hawkins wore sunglasses to their news conference Sunday after getting the word Illinois had earned a No. 4 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament, where they’ll take on 13th-seeded Chattanooga in a first-round game at 5:50 p.m. Friday in Pittsburgh (TNT).

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