Mark Emmert’s NCAA presidency has been a trainwreck. And it’s never been more evident than right now.
Emmert has been the NCAA’s president since 2010. He’s been dunked on several times for his...
Sports often are a mirror of society. The wage gap persists, and, according to the Center for American Progress, for every dollar a white man makes, Asian women make 90 cents, white women make 79 cents,...
When I envisioned my time as sports editor at The Daily Illini, I pictured flying to a bowl game for the football team, hosting big Super Bowl watch parties with my staff and traveling to Indianapolis...
By Brendyn Jones, Assistant On-Air Editor
• April 10, 2020
On Tuesday, ESPN reported that the MLB was looking into a plan that would allow them to start play as early as the beginning of May. This plan has the support of high-ranking medical officials who think...
Most humans have one thing in common: we hate being told “no.”
Granted, this isn’t the human race’s only uniting factor, but it certainly plays a role in how we solve problems, especially in times...
By Meghan Rest, Senior Staff Writer
• March 17, 2020
For readers who don’t celebrate Christmas and/or have no idea what I’m referring to, “The Year Without a Santa Claus” is a story about what happens to the world when Santa takes a sick day. The...
At the start of the 2019 season, California and Illinois had vastly different outlooks. The Bears were looking for post season redemption after losing to Texas Christian University at the Cheez-It Bowl...
By Alec Busse, Contributing Writer
• December 22, 2019
Illinois didn't look like a team that had recently upset a top-5 program during Saturday's annual Braggin' Rights game against Mizzou. The Illini fell to the Tigers 63-56 and split the series for the decade....
Dear Illinois football seniors,
It’s time to say goodbye to Zuppke Field and move onto whatever lies beyond.
Almost four years ago, Illinois hired head coach Lovie Smith, although most of you were...
In the last few weeks, I’ve received feedback on some of my columns about the state of Illinois football over the past few years.
Some will say this is the worst half-century of Illini football they’ve...
After a slow start to last Friday’s exhibition game against Lewis, Illinois showed flashes of how the rest of the season could look in a 33-point blowout win. The Illini officially begin their season...
We don’t care that Illinois isn’t doing well right now.
We say we don't care, but if we actually didn't, we would stop watching the games.
We care about the amazing place that is Illinois, and we...
