The University has not had a mascot since the removal of Chief Illiniwek in 2007. Students are pushing for the kingfisher to ...

Here are the answers to your most pressing questions, like, "Which program would win if March Madness were determined by ...

For years, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had the mascot 'Fighting Illini' as a reference to the Illinois Confederation of indigenous people. Since the mid-2000s, the name has been ...

Kansas State forwards Eliza Maupin and Gisela Sanchez double team UCF center Khyala Ngodu in the backcourt during their game ...

College basketball has produced many memorable squad nicknames over the years. Maryland's "Crab Five" is the latest.

Well, I’m sorry. This isn’t the list for you. This is the ninth (!) annual version of the list to help you pick your bracket based on team nicknames or mascots. My completely non-scientific system is ...

If you are a betting person, the odds of your selecting every game right in the March Madness brackets are one 1-in-120 ...

During the late 1980s, the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team was ... The "Cardiac Pack" was a play on the NC State Wolfpack mascot as well as Jim Valvano's squad's propensity for ...

Flyin' Illini School: Illinois Year(s): 1989 During the late 1980s, the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball ... was a play on the NC State Wolfpack mascot as well as Jim Valvano's squad's ...