Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by Washington to squeak out an 81-77 victory Sunday. The Fighting Illini (11-3, 3 ...

After being drafted out of Illinois in the seventh round by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019, Allegretti played in Kansas City ...

Washington Commanders cornerback Mike Sainristil, right, intercepts a pass intended for Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams ...

Senior guard DJ Davis was the catalyst for Washington, hitting four three-pointers in the first half. After a few games with no real challenge, it was refreshing to see the Illini look human. Nine ...

The Illini coach was content with much of Sunday's win over Washington – save for one (nearly critical) mistake ...

DJ Davis made 4 of his 5 3-point attempts to spark a Huskies 18-6 Washington run to trim the deficit to 33-28 with 2:17 left. But Jakucionis hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark an Illini 9-3 run ...

Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper, live in Seattle, joins Jeremy Werner to react to Illinois basketball's 81-77 win at Washington. Illini Inquirer's Derek Piper, live in Seattle, joins Jeremy Werner ...

No. 17 Illinois is hosting the Maryland Terrapins on Thursday, looking to bounce back from a tough loss vs. No. 12 Michigan ...

(AP) — Former Purdue football coach Ryan Walters was hired as defensive coordinator for the Washington Huskies on ... In 2020, the Illini ranked 97th in FBS in scoring defense and No. 114 ...

Eat your heart out, Flyin' Illini. Washington's senior forward Great Osobor is a 6-foot-8, 250-pound load, and he has a unique skill set: He spends little time on the perimeter, but he's a long ...

But it was a liability against Washington (11-4, 2-1). Green made holding the Huskies to six or fewer made three-pointers a key for her Illini team. Washington sank 11 three-pointers. Keeping the ...

The 6-foot-7, 210-pound guard was as pivotal as any of his teammates in the Illini's wins at Oregon and Washington ...