Sports
- Tue. 11/03
Parkland men's basketball beats Mid Michigan 86-71 in Daly's first game
Parkland College men's basketball beat Mid Michigan 86-71 at home Sunday in the first game for head coach Jimmie Daly, according to Parkland Athletics. Chris Bush scored 14. The Cobras play at Elgin on Saturday.
- Tue. 11/03
Illinois men's basketball opens season with record 120-45 win over FDU
Illinois beat FDU 120-45 in its regular-season opener Monday at State Farm Center, setting program records for margin of victory and 3-pointers, according to Illinois Athletics. Illinois hosts Penn at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
- Mon. 11/02
No. 3 Illinois opened its men's basketball season Monday night against FDU
Illinois, coming off its first Final Four in 21 years and ranked No. 3 in the preseason polls, hosted FDU at 7 p.m. Monday at State Farm Center on the Big Ten Network.
- Mon. 11/02
Illinois volleyball sweeps Ohio State at Huff Hall for fourth straight win
Illinois volleyball beat Ohio State 29-27, 25-23, 25-16 on Sunday at Huff Hall, according to the official box score. Madi Miles had 15 kills. Illinois is 16-7, 8-4 Big Ten, and hosts UCLA at 6 p.m. Thursday.
- Sun. 11/01
Illini week ahead: basketball openers, UCLA volleyball and Nebraska football on Dads Day
Illinois men's basketball opens its regular season Monday against FDU, women's basketball has its home opener Wednesday, volleyball hosts UCLA on Thursday and football hosts Nebraska on Friday night.
- Sun. 11/01
Parkland cross country places fourth at Region 24; women's soccer season ends in semifinal
Parkland College's cross country team finished fourth at the NJCAA Region 24 meet Friday in Normal, and its women's soccer team lost 8-0 to Heartland in a Region 24 semifinal, ending its season at 4-10, according to Parkland Athletics.
- Sun. 11/01
Parkland volleyball goes 4-0 at home crossover, finishes regular season 44-3
Parkland College volleyball won all four matches at the Region 4/24 Crossover Tournament it hosted Friday and Saturday, closing the regular season at 44-3, according to Parkland Athletics. The Cobras host the NJCAA Division II Central District Championship on Nov. 7.
- Sun. 11/01
Moczulski's last-second field goal lifts Illinois past Maryland 20-17
Ethan Moczulski kicked a 26-yard field goal as time expired Saturday to give Illinois football a 20-17 win at Maryland, according to the official box score. Illinois is 5-3, 3-2 Big Ten, and hosts Nebraska at 7 p.m. Friday.
- Sat. 10/31
Illinois football played at Maryland at 11 a.m. Saturday; cross country teams finish 8th and 11th at Big Ten meet
Illinois played at Maryland at 11 a.m. CT Saturday in College Park on FS1, a week after its 21-10 win over Oregon. At Friday's Big Ten cross country championships, the Illini men placed eighth of 15 and the women 11th of 18.
- Sat. 10/31
Illinois women's soccer scores four second-half goals to beat Minnesota 4-1
Illinois women's soccer beat Minnesota 4-1 in a Big Ten match Friday at Demirjian Park, scoring all four goals after halftime, with two from Cayla Jackson, according to the official box score.
- Sat. 10/31
Illinois women's basketball beats UIS 88-44 in exhibition opener
Illinois women's basketball opened its 2026-27 season with an 88-44 exhibition win over UIS on Friday at State Farm Center, with four players in double figures, according to the official box score. The regular season opens Nov. 4 against Detroit Mercy.
- Fri. 10/30
Parkland women's cross country runs at NJCAA Region 24 meet in Normal today
Parkland College's women run the NJCAA Region 24 Championship 5K at 4:15 p.m. Friday at Maxwell Park in Normal, aiming for the Division II national meet.
- Fri. 10/30
No. 23 Illinois women's basketball opens with exhibition against UIS tonight at State Farm Center
Illinois, ranked 23rd in the AP preseason poll, plays Illinois Springfield in an exhibition at 6 p.m. Friday at State Farm Center, streamed on B1G+.
- Fri. 10/30
Illinois volleyball rallies past Northwestern in five sets at Huff Hall
Illinois beat Northwestern 22-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 15-6 Thursday night at Huff Hall for its third straight win, improving to 15-7 and 7-4 in the Big Ten.
- Thu. 10/29
STM advances in girls volleyball regionals; Centennial, Central and Urbana eliminated
St. Thomas More beat Monticello 2-1 in an IHSA Class 2A regional semifinal Tuesday and plays Tri-Valley in tonight's regional final. Champaign Centennial, Champaign Central and Urbana were eliminated.
- Thu. 10/29
Illinois volleyball opens three-match homestand against Northwestern tonight at Huff Hall
Illinois (14-7, 6-4 Big Ten) hosts Northwestern (7-14, 0-10) at 8 p.m. Thursday at Huff Hall on Big Ten Network.
- Thu. 10/29
No. 3 Illinois routs UIC 101-66 in final exhibition
Illinois men's basketball beat UIC 101-66 Wednesday at State Farm Center, leading 59-24 at halftime with seven players in double figures, according to the official box score. The regular season opens Monday against FDU.
- Wed. 10/28
No. 3 Illinois closed exhibition play against UIC Wednesday night at State Farm Center
Illinois men's basketball hosted UIC at 7 p.m. Wednesday at State Farm Center in its last exhibition, streamed on B1G+; it was UIC's first visit to Champaign since 1997, Illinois Athletics said.
- Tue. 10/27
Parkland men's soccer hosted Heartland in Region 24 semifinal Tuesday
The No. 2-seeded Cobras, defending region champions, played at 2 p.m. in Champaign.
- Tue. 10/27
Illinois QB Michael Clayton II named Big Ten Freshman of the Week
The true freshman won his first college start, 21-10 over No. 25 Oregon.
- Mon. 10/26
No. 5 Parkland volleyball sweeps Morton tri-meet, reaches 40 wins
The Cobras beat host Morton and Milwaukee Area Technical College in straight sets Sunday.
- Mon. 10/26
No. 3 Ohio State shuts out Illinois soccer, 3-0
Izzy Lee made six saves as the Illini dropped their road finale in Columbus.
- Sun. 10/25
Area high school playoff scores: Unity, Villa Grove win football openers; STM and SJ-O take soccer regional titles
Final IHSA playoff scores for area teams from Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, in boys soccer and football.
- Sun. 10/25
St. Thomas More boys soccer opens IHSA sectional play Tuesday at Rochester; volleyball starts regional at Monticello
St. Thomas More's athletics calendar lists the boys soccer team in an IHSA sectional semifinal at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Rochester, and the volleyball team in a regional semifinal against Monticello at 7 p.m. the same night.
- Sun. 10/25
Week ahead: Illinois soccer hosts Minnesota Oct. 30 after Sunday trip to No. 3 Ohio State; basketball exhibitions and two volleyball home matches
Illinois soccer played at No. 3 Ohio State at 11 a.m. Sunday and hosts Minnesota Oct. 30; volleyball hosts Northwestern Oct. 29 and Ohio State Nov. 1; men's and women's basketball play home exhibitions; football is at Maryland Oct. 31.
- Sun. 10/25
Illinois volleyball sweeps Rutgers to finish road swing
Alyssa Aguayo had 13 kills as the Illini won in three sets.
- Sun. 10/25
Illinois rallies past No. 25 Oregon, 21-10
The Illini scored the last 21 points after trailing 10-0.
- Sat. 10/24
Illinois hosted No. 25 Oregon at 2 p.m. with National Guard flyover and Jer'Zhan Newton as honorary captain
Illinois played No. 25 Oregon at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gies Memorial Stadium in its Military Appreciation Game, with a 1:45 p.m. Army National Guard helicopter flyover scheduled and former All-American Jer'Zhan Newton as honorary captain.
- Sat. 10/24
Illinois rallies but falls 95-91 to Baylor in men's basketball exhibition
Baylor beat No. 3 Illinois 95-91 in an exhibition Friday at State Farm Center after leading 63-44 at halftime; Quentin Coleman scored 20 for the Illini and Stefan Vaaks added 18.
- Sat. 10/24
Illinois volleyball outlasts Maryland in five sets
Paityn Chapman had 21 kills as the Illini won the fifth set 15-8; Illinois plays at Rutgers on Saturday.
- Fri. 10/23
Illinois hosts Baylor in basketball exhibition Friday, No. 25 Oregon in football Saturday
Illinois men's basketball plays an exhibition against Baylor at 7 p.m. Friday at State Farm Center, and Illinois football hosts Oregon at 2 p.m. Saturday in its Military Appreciation Game.
- Fri. 10/23
Illinois soccer rallies past Northwestern 3-2 at Demirjian Park
Three second-half goals erased a 1-0 halftime deficit; the Illini play at No. 3 Ohio State on Sunday.
- Thu. 10/22
St. Thomas More, Uni High meet Friday for Unity regional soccer title
Top-seeded St. Thomas More and fourth-seeded University High play at 4 p.m. at Tolono.
- Thu. 10/22
Central beats Rantoul 6-2, will face Kankakee for Danville regional title
Top-seeded Central plays fifth-seeded Kankakee Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Danville.
- Thu. 10/22
Illinois' David Mirkovic named AP preseason All-American
The sophomore forward drew 24 votes; the Illini host Baylor in an exhibition Friday.
- Wed. 10/21
Parkland women's soccer loses 1-0 at Illinois Central
Natalie Akoumany scored the only goal as Illinois Central College beat Parkland College 1-0 in women's soccer Tuesday, dropping the Cobras to 4-9.
- Wed. 10/21
Champaign Central and Rantoul were set to meet in Class 2A boys soccer regional semifinal Wednesday at Danville
Top-seeded Central was scheduled to play seventh-seeded Rantoul at 4 p.m.; the regional final is Friday
- Wed. 10/21
St. Joseph-Ogden, Uni High advance to Class 1A boys soccer regional finals
St. Joseph-Ogden beat Oakwood 6-2 and Urbana University High beat Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 4-1 in Class 1A regional semifinals Tuesday; both play Friday.
- Tue. 10/20
St. Thomas More football hosts Oblong at 1 p.m. Saturday
The school's week also includes a boys soccer regional final and the girls tennis state tournament
- Tue. 10/20
Illinois men's golf shares team title at Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational
Max Herendeen tied for second as the Illini finished in a three-way tie with Arkansas and South Carolina