A young history teacher planted a seed in his Danville High School classroom in 1964. The teacher was Lowell Volkel, a man with a deep appreciation for the past, a helpful attitude, and an easy smile.

Years ago, a Moline man found a mysterious, misplaced vinyl single. We traced the song back to its local roots.

His 88 yard punt return for *** touchdown is the fourth longest in Nebraska football history. Coach Brown always preaches to, uh, you know, not fair catch it and, uh, you know, trust that your ...

Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. No. 19 Illinois (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) at No. 9 Penn State (3-0, 0-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) ...

CHICAGO -- Davis Martin’s comments following a 4-3, walk-off victory in 10 innings for his White Sox over the Angels Wednesday won’t end up on T-shirts or make the Quick Pitch highlight reel for MLB ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer (9) celebrates while exiting the field after an overtime win over Nebraska ...

When you hear disparaging words between Wisconsin and Illinois, it's usually related ... It remains the deadliest fire in U.S. history. And yet much of America hasn't heard about it because ...

Dylan Raiola had a roller coaster of a game for Nebraska in the Huskers' 31-24 overtime loss to Illinois last Friday night. Raiola finished with 297 yards on 24-for-35 passing with three ...

Illinois scored the game-tying touchdown early in the fourth quarter on a pass from Altmyer to offensive lineman Brandon Henderson, a play Bielema said was a couple of weeks in the making.

2022 — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits 2 home runs with 5 RBI in 11-0 win over Dodgers in LA; becomes fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career HRs. 2022 — Tennis great ...