The regular season closes with one of the most emotionally charged rivalries in the Big Ten. That's the battle for state supremacy between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Illinois Fighting Illini.

The Illinois basketball team built a 25-point lead and led for all but 29 seconds of the game on the way to an 83-74 victory Sunday over in-state rival Northwestern in a Big Ten Conference game at ...

The Northwestern Wildcats have put together an unexpectedly strong season, earning a bowl berth and posting a 6-4-1 record against the spread. Illinois, meanwhile, has been viewed as a disappointment ...

Northwestern (6-5) at Illinois (7-4), Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. EST. Illinois is 126th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 45.2% of the time. Northwestern ranks 35th on ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The conditions Saturday at Memorial Stadium were a depressing combination of rain, wind and flop sweat. The home crowd was leaving wet and unhappy after witnessing rival ...

Northwestern hasn't won at Illinois since January 2013 -- two months before Chris Collins became the Wildcats' head coach. Collins has led Northwestern to the first three NCAA Tournament appearances ...