Following the passing of Marin in 2021, Il Divo added openly gay singer Steven LaBrie to the lineup alongside the three OGs. With LaBrie permanently on board, the crooners hit the road for a 20th ...

Chicago indie rockers Ratboys are releasing a new album, Singin’ to an Empty Chair, on February 6, 2026 via New West, their ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...

Good high-major college basketball teams are supposed to put away their early-season mid-major tune-up opponents, but what happens when one of those teams eviscerates the competition and looks as ...

Just two games into the 2025-26 season, this Illinois team has been breathtakingly impressive. Sure, both of its opponents were mid-majors, but the level coach Brad Underwood’s club has been operating ...

Illinois basketball moved up six spots to No. 8 in the newest USA TODAY Network coaches poll, released Monday, Nov. 17. Illinois (4-0) is one of seven Big Ten teams ranked in the Nov. 17 poll. The ...

We're not even two full weeks into this season and it's already clear that the freshman class is historically great. Kansas' Darryn Peterson, BYU's AJ Dybantsa and Duke's Cameron Boozer are headlining ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois men’s basketball had cracked the top ten in the AP Top 25 before a battle against Alabama. The Illini shot up six spots following a win over then-No. 11 Texas Tech.

The Texas Tech basketball team remained among the top-ranked teams in the country after the first week of the 2025-26 regular season. The Red Raiders are ranked 11th in both the Coaches Poll and ...

The Illinois high school boys basketball 2025-26 season is right around the corner and we begin to roll out our preseason rankings out of the Midwest region. Taking the No. 1 spot in our first ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Labaron Philon Jr. (Baker) scored 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting, as Alabama downed a Top 10 team for the second time in the last three games, beating No. 8 Illinois 90-86 at the ...