University of Illinois Athletics

• Paradise, Smitherman Awarded Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarships May 28, 2020
  The Big Ten Conference office announced its annual postgraduate scholarship recipients on Thursday.
• Inside Fighting Illini Athletics Podcast | From the Court to the Booth May 28, 2020
  Doug Altenberger, Stephen Bardo, Jerry Hester and Deon Thomas talk the transition from the hardwood to the media booth.
• Feliz & Biondi Receive Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award May 27, 2020
  The Big Ten announced on Wednesday the 28 honorees named Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2019-20 academic year. These standouts were chosen from a group of 270 students honored throughout the academic year who had displayed positive sportsmanship.
• Memorial Stadium Columns Honor Those Who Gave Their Lives May 25, 2020
  Memorial Stadium was built in 1923 as a memorial to Illinois men and women who gave their lives for their country during World War I.
• Illini Selected for Hypothetical NCAA Tournament May 25, 2020
  College baseball analyst Mike Rooney selected Illinois for his hypothetical NCAA Tournament field of 68.
• Roundtree: “I want to show everybody that anything is possible” May 23, 2020
  For the 20 or so reporters who assembled on Friday's Zoom teleconference, it quickly became apparent to them that not even a debilitating spinal injury could crush the indomitable spirit nor mask the smile that they'd grown to expect from Bobby Roundtree.
• DIA Plans for Safe Return of Student-Athletes to Campus May 22, 2020
  Groups could start returning to campus as early as June 3 for voluntary workouts.
• Paradise Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors May 21, 2020
  Michael Paradise was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 At-Large Men's first team, as announced by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America on Thursday.
• Inside Fighting Illini Athletics Podcast | Barry Houser May 21, 2020
  Marching Illini Director Barry Houser talks about the details of putting together a halftime show and some of his favorite moments from his perch for Fighting Illini games.
• Home Schooling with the Brown Twins May 21, 2020
  With schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Illini football twins Sydney and Chase Brown gave some twin facts and math lessons to Fighting Illini Kids Club members.