Shannon Ryan
Shannon Ryan is a sports reporter for the Chicago Tribune, covering mainly college athletics. Before joining the Tribune, Ryan worked for seven years at The Philadelphia Inquirer, covering the NFL and college basketball.
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Neither Ayo Dosunmu nor Kofi Cockburn was himself in No. 5 Illinois' 82-69 loss to No. 2 Baylor in the Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis.
- No titles will be handed out Wednesday night, but No. 5 Illinois has an opportunity to showcase itself as one of the nation’s elite programs when it takes on No. 2 Baylor at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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- DePaul postponed its Thursday game against Northern Illinois at Wintrust Arena to allow the team time to regain conditioning after a pause in activities for COVID-19 cases in the program. DePaul previously canceled its first three games.
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- College basketball leaders would be wise to learn from college football's mistakes. More uniformity and condensing the season would be improvements.
