For the first time since 2010, the Illini men’s basketball team will face North Carolina in the Nashville Hoops Showdown on January 30.
Illinois Field, home of Illini baseball, will undergo a $5 million renovation to replace seating and dugouts.
Michigan men’s basketball coach Dusty May took the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job
The NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a sweeping overhaul of eligibility rules for student-athletes, permitting Division I student-athletes up to five years of eligibility if they enroll in college no later than the academic year after their 19th birthday. The new rule streamlines a significant portion of the Division I rule book by eliminating season-of-competition limits, sport-specific eligibility and redshirt rules, and eligibility extension waivers.
Bulls Summer League Schedule:
- July 10 at Memphis, 7 pm Central
- July 13 at Utah, 8 pm
- July 14 vs. Washington, 7 pm
- July 16 vs. Lakers, 5 pm
Pacers Summer League Schedule:
- July 10 v Cavs, 4:30pm ET
- July 11 at 76ers, 5:30pm
- July 13 v Raptors, 4:30pm
- July 15 at Timberwolves, 3:30pm
(Other games for both teams are TBD and based on performance from above schedule.)
Minnesota sent Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in the NBA Draft to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that sent Nic Claxton to the Chicago Bulls.
Free agent guard Ayo Dosunmu intends to sign a five-year, $112 million contract to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves, with a player option in the fifth season.
Kamilla Cardoso set a WNBA record by shooting 13 for 13 from the field, scoring a career-high 30 points to lead the Chicago Sky to a 124-94 victory over the Portland Fire. The Sky also set a WNBA record with 38 assists in a single game and surpassed the franchise record for points in a game (previous was 114).
The Major League Baseball Players Association proposed a ban on prop betting on individual players to help combat harassment from disgruntled gamblers, a union source told ESPN.
MLB wants maximum contract length of five years for free agents changing teams
The Chicago Cubs acquired left-hander David Peterson from the New York Mets for minor leaguer Cole Mathis. They also placed starting pitchers Ben Brown with a neck strain and Edward Cabrera with a left hamstring/adductor strain on the 15-day IL.
NFL announces 2027 draft in Washington, D.C., will be held April 29-May 1
The Bears announced they will be the third NFL franchise to be featured in a Hallmark Christmas special. The film will be entitled "Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story" and was announced in a video by Bears head coach Ben Johnson and tight end Colston Loveland. While the cast hasn't been announced yet, production for the film is set to begin this summer and will be filmed in locations in Chicago. Read more by clicking here.
The competition to land the Chicago Bears' next stadium is intensifying on both sides of the Illinois-Indiana border, with leaders saying conversations with the team remain ongoing as new potential sites surface.
The NFL elected not to hold a supplemental draft in 2026 in the wake of quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s betting controversy. Another door also closed for Sorsby's immediate football future, as the Canadian Football League said Friday that the quarterback will not be allowed to join any of its teams for the upcoming season.
Lionel Messi broke the World Cup scoring record with his 17th goal in defending champion Argentina's match against Austria on Monday, after he had missed a penalty kick earlier in the game.
