Memory Lane: Lou Henson Comes to Town
It was a cold April day in 1975, the crisp, clean smell of winter still in the air, and in the Varsity Room of Memorial Stadium an eager crowd gathered
Hoop Glories: the greatest moments in Illini basketball
How special is the history of Illinois basketball? Consider the moments that didn’t make the school’s all-time Top 10: Bob Starnes, ’63 AHS, three-quarter-court basket to beat rival Northwestern A
2025 Athletics Hall of Famers
Aspen Burkett Miles Track & Field, 1995–98 Named the 1995 Outdoor Freshman of the Year, Burkett Miles was a seven-time track and field All-American, helping her 4 x 400-meter
The Big Picture: Majorly Cool
Can you do the backbend like Marching Illini drum majors? Probably not, which is only one reason why their performances are so remarkable. Over its 157-year history, the band has
Major Upgrade
As fans attending the 2024 home opener against Western Illinois might have noticed, the 101-year-old Memorial Stadium is undergoing a major upgrade. In the first phase of the two-year $9
Illinois Homecoming
There would never be another Homecoming game like it. On the 80-degree afternoon of Oct. 18, 1924, some 67,000 raucous fans, jammed into a newly dedicated Memorial Stadium, waited in
Huff Hall turns 100
Huff Hall, the former home of Illini basketball, and the site of big band concerts, dance marathons, commencement ceremonies and more, turns 100 this year. Named the Men’s New Gymnasium
Great Sport Moments: Final Four Fever
Ask any Illinois men’s basketball booster the most cherished game and year involving their favorite team, and the answers are always the same: the 2005 regional final against Arizona and
Legacy Builder
It’s just after dawn on a Sunday morning in mid-October, the sun fanning out between the skyscrapers of downtown Chicago, a light breeze coming off Lake Michigan, and in Grant
Sports Legends: The “Osborn Roll”
He doesn’t have a statue or a building with his name on it. But Harold M. Osborn, 1922 ACES, probably should. At the 1924 Olympics, Illinois great Osborn became the
