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No. 3 Illinois pours in 19 triples in record-setting 120-45 win over FDUNo. 3 Illinois set a program record with 19 made 3-pointers in a dominating 120-45 win over Fairleigh Dickinson to open the season on Monday in Champaign, Ill.,It was the biggest margin of victory ever for the Fighting Illini (the previous record was 69 points over Chicago State in 1993), and just s...

Field Level Media Top 25: No. 3 IllinoisField Level Media college basketball writers submitted ballots for their Top 25 men's basketball teams entering the 2026-27 season.,The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 3 Illinois.,3. ILLINOIS,2025-26 record: 28-9,Outlook for 2026-27: Though second-team All-American guard Keaton Wagl...

No. 3 Illinois star David Mirkovic undergoes emergency appendectomy Illinois preseason All-America forward David Mirkovic underwent an emergency appendectomy Saturday night, coach Brad Underwood said Sunday.,Mirkovic's availability for the No. 3 Fighting Illini's season opener Monday against Fairleigh Dickinson in Champaign already was in doubt because of offseason ...

Illinois holds off Maryland with game-winning field goal

Ethan Moczulski kicked a 26-yard field goal at the buzzer to propel visiting Illinois to a 20-17 win over Maryland in Saturday's Big Ten action from College Park, MD.,Katin Houser passed for 223 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Illinois (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten), which has won three straight ...

Report: Bears, Illinois near agreement to keep team in Chicagoland

Illinois is close to a deal with the Bears that would keep the franchise close to Chicago -- and out of Indiana -- according to a report in Crain's Chicago Business.,The Bears all but bid farewell to Chicago in August when president Kevin Warren declared a new stadium in Indiana had become the "sole...

No. 3 Illinois readies 'pick your poison' rotation for FDU

Illinois has a little bit of everything, a chemistry experiment evolving on fast forward as the Fighting Illini kick off the season against Fairleigh Dickinson on November 2. ,Picked third in the preseason Top 25, Illinois isn't the same team that went to the Final Four in April. And that might be t...

Illinois encounters rested and reset Maryland

Aazaar Abdul-Rahim has experienced quite an elevator ride up the depth chart at Maryland.,After being appointed defensive coordinator last week when Ted Monachino was fired, Abdul-Rahim was named interim coach for the rest of the season when Mike Locksley was let go in the middle of his eighth seaso...

Freshman Michael Clayton II, Illinois defeat Oregon

Michael Clayton II's 23-yard touchdown pass to Collin Dixon with 2:29 to play sealed Illinois's 21-10 win over Oregon on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.,Illinois (4-3 overall, 2-2 in Big Ten) outscored Oregon 14-0 in the second half, with running back Aidan Laughery rushing for 123 yards including a 75-...