When No. 17 Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood considered how “bullish” he is on his team Sunday at State Farm Center, he didn’t play down his expectations. “I’m not afraid to say it — we ...

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Prior to Thursday’s home drubbing at the hands of Maryland, it had been 58 games since Illinois lost two in a row. On Sunday ...

The westward expansion of the Big Ten — bringing in four new teams — meant moving further away from a round robin conference schedule. Now, there are only three home-and-home season series for each ...