With football season picking up, here we are counting down the 25 coolest football guys of the 1980s. It was a golden era for ...

Three weeks from Friday, the University of Illinois football team opens against Western Illinois at Memorial Stadium. It will be the start of season No. 135. The team is 14 games over .500 with an all ...

Andy Reid knows how to set the tone on day one of training camp. The Kansas City Chiefs play as hard as anyone else in the ...

Bob Zuppke’s gravesite has a view to his happy place: across-the-street from Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Traveling to the ...

Celebrating athletic achievements, Wheaties cereal has put legendary sports stars front and center since 1934. Here are some ...

Singing performances are part of the environment of an MLB game. From the national anthem before the matchup gets under way, to the seventh-inning stretch and "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," fans can ...

John Hunter Nemechek loved the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge. Even though he didn't win it, he still did well, ...

A 56-20 blowout of Wyoming opened the home schedule before a memorable trip to Minnesota. The Huskers scored 21 points in every quarter on their way to an 84-13 annihilation of the Gophers. It remains ...

Brad Keselowski is excited that NASCAR is looking for a new marketing agency that will help bring back old fans and attract ...

Chicago fans certainly enjoy Mike Ditka, a longtime Bear and NFL champion with the team in 1963, prior to the Super Bowl era, also bringing the team a title in 1986's Super Bowl XX as a head coach.

Scott Ascher will host a reception and book-signing for “Walter Payton: Roundhouse Philosopher” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 25, at Gray’s Mill at 211 N. River St. in Montgomery.