We've seen our fair share of heated city meetings, but nothing quite like this. Things went totally left at a meeting in the Thornton Township in Illinois.

Percentages: FG .438, FT .769. 3-Point Goals: 12-27, .444 (Pierre 5-11, Orme 4-6, Peebles 2-5, Noyes 1-2, I.Walker 0-1, Lundblade 0-1, Whitt 0-1).

No. 7 Michigan St. (18-2) at Southern Cal (12-8), 4:30 p.m. No. 9 Marquette (18-3) vs. No. 25 UConn (15-6), 8 p.m. No. 11 Kansas (15-5) at Baylor (13-7), 4 p.m. No. 12 Kentucky (15-5) vs. Arkansas (12-8), 9 p.m. No. 13 Texas A&M (16-5) at South Carolina (10-11), 8:30 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five voters on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map as unconstitutionally drawn to favor Democrats.

Maryland forward Julian Reese is The Associated Press national player of the week in men's college basketball.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kylan Boswell scored 17 points and had six rebounds to lead No. 17 Illinois over Northwestern 83-74 on Sunday.

The dust has started to settle between Illinois coach Bret Bielema and Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh. Not everyone has defended Bielema's now-viral remarks toward the former Michigan national championship-winning coach after new information surfaced Tuesday about the sign-stealing scandal that occurred during his tenure.

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Chase Walker scored 22 points and Johnny Kinziger secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining as Illinois State knocked off Belmont 81-78 on Wednesday night.

The Chicago Cubs could emerge as potential suitors in the Dylan Cease sweepstakes this winter. The Cubs seem to be all-in for 2025.

Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh just finished his first season back in the NFL after coaching the Michigan Wolverines from 2015-2023. Harbaugh left Mich