International Women's Day — the Bears hosted the first ever collegiate women's flag football game in the state of Illinois, featuring Benedictine University and Rockford University.

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Flag football is only growing in popularity leading up to the 2028 Olympics, and that was on display last weekend at the home of the Chicago Bears.

Based on historical KenPom measures, the Illini are one of the nine likeliest teams to hoist the national championship trophy ...

Can't Wait For Saturday | Of course, former Badgers are welcome on Illinois coaching staff Illinois football coach Bret ...

James White won three NFL titles with the Patriots after a stellar Big Ten career under Bret Bielema at Wisconsin.

When you think about states with high taxes, Illinois may not immediately come to mind. However, the Prairie State has one of the highest sales tax rates in the U.S., some of the highest property ...

Northern Illinois' non-football sports are joining the Horizon League, per Action Network. There are two exceptions, as wrestling and gymnastics aren't represented in the Horizon. The move is ...

The On3 Composite High School Football Team Ranking is a proprietary algorithm that compiles rankings listed in the public domain by respected High School media and data companies. It includes Massey, ...

And in 2025, they tell us a lot about the state of college football. Looking through the prism of returning production data of every FBS team, we'll break down how the percentage of returning ...

Northern Illinois will move its basketball and other non-football programs to the Horizon League in 2026, pending a Board of Trustees vote on Thursday. The move is the result of NIU recently ...

The Northern Illinois University Huskies plan to shift all non-football programs ... NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys ...