College sports

Casey Simmons joins Julian Roper and Brooks Barnhizer in Northwestern coach Chris Collins’ 2021 recruiting haul. While it’s early in the cycle, Northwestern’s class currently ranks third in the country in the 247Sports.com composite.

Several schools have had athletes test positive for the coronavirus after returning to college campuses for voluntary workouts. Players have been asked to sign documents acknowledging the risks and their understanding of preventative measures. Schools say these aren't legal documents, but could they be used in court?

By Shannon Ryan

Jun 27, 2020

Deerfield High School's Brandon Lieb, a 7-foot center who averaged 13.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks as a senior, committed to Illinois.

By Shannon Ryan

Jun 26, 2020

Michigan City graduate ShanQuan "Tank" Hemphill's transfer from Green Bay once again gives Drake five Region players on its roster.

Chesterton graduate Patrick Arndt was "lost" after Chicago State cut its baseball program, but he's back on track.

City Colleges of Chicago have suspended athletics for the 2020-21 academic year as a precaution amid the coronavirus pandemic.

By Shannon Ryan

Jun 25, 2020

Nazareth quarterback J.J. McCarthy got booted from practice fields during quarantine in Illinois. Now the five-star Michigan recruit is headed to Florida to finish his high school career.

By Teddy Greenstein

Jun 25, 2020

West Virginia safety Kerry Martin alleged in a social media post that defensive coordinator Vic Koenning made a series of insensitive remarks, including against Hispanics.

Brian Patrick, who averaged 11.1 points last season at Purdue Fort Wayne, is the fourth guard to transfer to DePaul this offseason.

The University of Cincinnati is removing Marge Schott's name from its baseball stadium and a library archive in light of her racist comments while owner of the Cincinnati Reds.

With decisions on college football looming, the Tribune's Teddy Greenstein and Shannon Ryan debate scheduling, testing and whether there should be college football at all.

Coach Greg Schiano disclosed Monday during a conference call with the media that two players have tested positive for COVID-19. It was his first availability since the team was allowed to return for voluntary workouts.

"MACtion" is giving way to Election Day for Northern Illinois, whose ag8亚集团官方网站home football game against Buffalo has been moved from Nov. 3 to Oct. 31.

By Teddy Greenstein

Jun 22, 2020

Matt Tuerk was a freshman All-American at USC in 2012 and a first-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2014. The Chargers selected Tuerk in the third round of the 2016 NFL draft.