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
2024 Athletics Hall of Famers
Laura DeBruler Santos Volleyball, 2007–10 Among the University’s most celebrated volleyball players, DeBruler Santos tallied 577 kills her freshman year, the third-highest single-season number in the program’s history. Unanimously chosen
Great Sport Moments: Indiana Upset
For a University of Illinois men’s basketball player, beating IU is always a priority. But when the Hoosiers are ranked No. 1 in the nation, the importance of an Illinois
Illini 411: Remember when goal posts were made of wood?
A: Based on your graduation year, I bet you remember the 1964 Rose Bowl—a 17-7 victory over the University of Washington—where Illini fans “gathered in the end zones in the
