Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

Fall bloomers are commonly covered in pollinators, one of which is the goldenrod soldier beetle. While seeing large numbers ...

The crowd at the Sights & Sounds event for incoming freshman at Memorial Stadium on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The event ...

It could be the courses, the cost or the overabundance of options. Regardless, interest in girls' golf in the area is ...

Volleyball action is almost here, and it's looking like last year's top teams just might stay there for another season ...

I have loved college football. That’s what happens when you grow up in a place, Omaha, Neb,, where the game is all a ...

Fortunately my sister (Cindy Lustfeldt) took him to the emergency room (at Carle Hospital) and was informed he had a stroke,” ...

More than 450 student-athletes visited our Champaign headquarters for Faces of Fall on Aug. 10 — including a host of girls' ...

More than 450 student-athletes visited our Champaign headquarters for Faces of Fall on Aug. 10 — including a host of girls' ...

More than 450 student-athletes visited our Champaign headquarters for Faces of Fall on Aug. 10 — including a host of boys' ...

Malik Elzy has the type of wide receiver pedigree that would make him the logical heir apparent in becoming Luke Altmyer’s ...

More than 450 student-athletes visited our Champaign headquarters for Faces of Fall on Aug. 10 — including a host of girls' ...