The Boilermakers were struggling to generate scoring chances against Illinois’ ace but came up clutch late in the game.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Let the Big Ten race begin. The last unbeaten team in the league finally lost – thanks to No. 4 Purdue’s 96-88 double-overtime thriller on Monday afternoon at 17th-ranked Illinois – ...

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Quincy Malbrough connected for three doubles in his first start of the season but Illinois’ four-run sixth inning proved to be the difference, carrying the Fighting Illini to a ...

Since Illinois’ (15-15, 7-8) last series loss at USC (27-6, 10-5) almost a month ago, it has won three straight Big Ten series. Going into the weekend set against the Purdue Boilermakers (21-10, 9-6), ...

Purdue has named Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters, who oversaw the nation's No. 1 unit for much of the season, as its next head coach. Walters, 36, has spent the past two seasons at ...

The Sweet 16 starts in mere hours. By the end of the night, half of the Elite Eight will be decided. Games Thursday will feature a No. 1 seed, a couple of No. 2 seeds and the lowest-seeds remaining in ...