The two teams last met during the 2018-19 season in the Maui Invitational tournament 7th-place game, with Xavier defeating ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini and Xavier Musketeers square off in the NCAA Tournament first round. The teams match up Friday ...

The madness of March is twice as nice in 2025! This season both the Illini men's and women's basketball teams have been ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the ongoing national battle over transgender inclusion in girls sports ...

Beat writer Scott Richey looks back at some memorable moments (hello, Arizona in 2005 Elite Eight) and looks ahead to whether ...

Adalia McKenzie, left, and Kendall Bostic are two key reasons why the Illinois women’s basketball team will play in the NCAA ...

A GOP lawmaker in Illinois wants the Trump administration to step in after one parent accused a school of forcing girls to ...

The Western Illinois Leathernecks and Lipscomb Bisons square off in the National Invitation Tournament. Thursday's matchup is the first this season for the squads.

An Illinois mother has filed a federal lawsuit claiming her daughter’s middle school attempted to force her to change in ...

How far can the No. 6-seeded Fighting Illini of Illinois go in the NCAA Tournament? Here's what the experts have to say ahead of March Madness.

But 11th-seeded XU outscored the Longhorns 47-33 in the second half, made 12-of-25 from 3-point range and got a season-high ...

A dozen turnovers — six in each game — at the Big Ten tournament raised some familiar concerns about Kasparas Jakucionis. Mostly that the Illinois freshman has struggled with ball security throughout ...