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Who wins this bracket? I'm going with the somewhat amused and unbelievably patient woman in this video. I'm fairly certain my wife would have run me over with the cart and left me for dead had I tried this with her while we were shopping. This is for anyone who lives with, deals with, or, might themselves be an obsessed sports fan...

The Fighting Illini hope to end the postseason with a better taste in their mouth than was was left after a blowout in the Big Ten tournament at the hands of Michigan. The team will play in the NIT with a chance to extend the year by a few weeks...

As improbable as it appeared a couple of weeks ago, Illinois football coach Tim Beckman will return to the sidelines in Champaign in 2015. That news was released Sunday after the Fighting Illini won its final two games of the regular season to become bowl eligible at 6-6...

After just missing out on an NCAA Tournament berth last season, expectations are high for this year's Fighting Illini squad. But before the season even begins, the talk first centers on the highly-touted recruiting class that coach John Groce has landed...

Yes, yes, all focus is on football right now and rightfully so. But the Fighting Illini basketball squad is gearing up for the 2014-15 season as well, and now we know the Big Ten conference schedule for the Orange and Blue. The schedule makers have given Illinois a tough road to start the Big Ten season...

During a USA Basketball scrimmage last night in Las Vegas, Indiana Pacers all-star Paul George fractured both his tibia and fibula in a gruesome accident, putting his 2014-15 season in jeopardy.

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling sat down with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Monday night to talk about the inflammatory comments he made that got him suspended for life by the NBA. But it's his remarks about Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson that stole the show.

The Illinois High School Association officially has announced punishment for the Jefferson boys basketball team following this week's fight after a win over East.

There's been a whole lot of discussion over the last several years as to why the IHSA continues to treat certain basketball sectionals differently than others. The current system allows most sectionals (near the Chicagoland area) to seed all teams together, while the other two groups are broken down into smaller regionals...

Auburn grad Fred VanVleet is having an huge year for the unbeaten Wichita State Shockers. The sophomore is averaging 11.9 points and 5.2 assists per game and is getting national attention from places like Sports Illustrated.