Grad student and teacher win the 2026 Christie Clinic Marathon, thousands travel to Champaign to compete in annual race
More than 5,000 runners from across the country and around the world took part in the Christie Clinic Race Weekend.
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Champaign-Urbana street closures to begin soon ahead of Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend
The 5K run/walk takes place Friday. The Marathon takes place on Saturday.
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‘To just be a big brother’: Fighting Illini Men’s Gymnastics team supports 9-year-old Owen en route to NCAA Championship
The Besch family reached out to Team Impact. This organization was founded in 2011 and is built on making sure kids develop socially and never feel alone.
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Stanford returns to glory, wins the 2026 national title as State Farm Center hosts NCAA men’s gymnastics championships for the first time since 2019
Gymnasts from 12 teams contended for the national title at State Farm Center over the weekend. Stanford took home the first-place trophy.
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PHOTOS: Six top gymnastics teams compete in NCAA championship at State Farm Center
Gymnasts from six universities faced off in the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship at State Farm on Saturday. Stanford took home the first-place trophy, and Illinois placed fifth.
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PHOTOS: Twelve teams of the country’s top male gymnasts compete in qualifiers at State Farm Center
NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Tournament April 17-18, 2026 The gymnasts competed in six routines, including floor, pommel horse and rings. In the first qualification, No. 1-seeded Oklahoma took control as it held onto the lead in every rotation, followed by Nebraska and Ohio State. In the second qualification, Stanford controlled the evening, staying in first place…
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Illinois Men’s Basketball: Wagler to the NBA, other players transferring in and out
Wagler thanked the city of Champaign and the university for all the support this season.
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Players, fans in Indianapolis and C-U mourn after Illinois’ historic basketball season comes to an end
Fans and players alike reckoned with the Fighting Illini men’s basketball team’s loss to UConn Saturday night in Indianapolis, bringing the team’s historic season to an end.
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UConn reaches 3rd national title game in 4 seasons, beating Illinois 71-62 behind Mullins and Reed
UConn will face Arizona or Michigan on Monday night.
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Gallery: Illinois Men’s Basketball makes it to the Final Four in NCAA tournament
Illinois men’s basketball fans made their way to Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday as the team participates in the Final Four semifinal for the first time in 21 years.
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Illini look to advance to NCAA National Championship for the first time in 21 years
The Fighting Illini men’s basketball team takes on UConn this weekend for the NCAA Final Four National Semifinals. IPM’s Steve Morck and Kimberly Schofield talk about the team’s success this season.
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Why the Illinois men’s basketball team’s European recruitment strategy has paid off
“The Balkan Bloc,” a group of six players from Southeast Europe, have helped Illinois punch its ticket to the Final Four. They come from a region with a long history of basketball culture.
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University of Illinois police prepare for Saturday’s Final Four game
Few incidents occurred last weekend when Illinois beat Iowa to move onto the Final Four, according to the University of Illinois Police Department.
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‘Quiet leader’: Former middle school coach, teacher remember University of Illinois men’s basketball star from way back when
Before he became a point guard for the Illini, senior Kylan Boswell went to Edison Middle School in Champaign.
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Brad Underwood waited 26 years for a Division I job. Now in Year 39, he has Illinois in Final Four
Illinois’ Brad Underwood coached for 26 years before landing his first Division I head coaching job. Now in Year 39, the well-traveled 62-year-old is finally heading to the Final Four, where the Fighting Illini meet UConn on Saturday. He’s doing it in what he’s long referred to as his dream job. In 2013 while in that…
