WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- The Illini have their starter at quarterback: junior Brandon Peters. More >>

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- It was a trip the Illinois men's basketball team will never forget.

The Illini took in the sights and played four games in a trip of a lifetime to Italy. More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- The wait is finally over for the Illinois football team.

Today, the Illini moved into their new home, the Smith Football Center. More >>

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- It was looking like Lincoln big man Jermaine Hamlin would be playing for a prep school this coming season but today he shocked everyone as reports say he will be going to the University of Illinois.

The 6'10" center will follow in the foot steps of Lincoln native Brian Cook as he heads to Champaign. More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

WAND Two-a-Days are here! Join the sports team as they visit as many football training camps as possible leading up to Week 1 of the Friday Frenzy on August 30! More >>

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- Two famous Chicago Bears players performed at the Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater in Decatur.

Super Bowl Champions Dan Hampton and Steve McMichael put on a show for fans with their Chicago 6 Band. More >>

CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) -- The Eastern Illinois football team is looking for players to step up into some bigger roles this season.

The Panthers top two running backs from last season, Isaiah Johnson and Jamal Scott, aren't on the roster this season plus the team's top two receivers from last year, Alexander Hollins and Aaron Gooch, are also not on the roster. More >>

NORMAL, Ill. (WAND) -- James Robinson is one of the best running backs in FCS football.

With a solid season, he could end up being the number two all-time leading rusher at Illinois State. More >>

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- The Decatur community was blessed with another tremendous kids camp today.

The 7th Annual Carson's Camp took place at Hess Park. More >>

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- There's nothing like it. More >>

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- Daniel Romanchuk is the best marathon wheelchair racer in the world right now.

That's proven by the fact that in the last 11 months, he's won the Chicago, New York City, Boston and London marathons. More >>

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- Illinois head coach Lovie Smith has been around a Pro Bowl linebacker or seven.

So when he gives praise to one of his present-day pupils like Milo Eifler, it's a stamp of approval that carries weight. More >>

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) -- Springfield High sophomore Rashad Rochelle can't even drive himself to the store to buy a Gatorade, and yet the 15-year-old has fielded four Division-I football offers this spring and summer. More >>

MACON, Ill. (WAND) -- When Meridian head coach Micah Sheppard took over the football program in June of 2017, the roster numbered close to 25.

Now entering Season No. 3, Sheppard's helped bump that number to 45 -- which might even be higher if not for an unusually small junior class of four to five players. More >>

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Media Day at Memorial Stadium was a mix of the familar and the new.

Returning receivers like Dominic Stampley joked around with newcomers Josh Imatorbhebhe and Trevon Sidney, each of which transferred to Illinois from USC this offseason. More >>

NORMAL, Ill. (WAND) -- It was a disappointing season in 2018 for Illinois State after the team finished 6-5.

But if you look closer, the Redbirds were just a few possessions away from adding a couple wins. More >>

CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) -- After a disappointing 3-8 season in 2018, Eastern Illinois made a coaching change.

Adam Cushing was named the new head coach after spending 15 years with Northwestern. More >>

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- The Illini football training camp started this past Thursday.

There have been several position battles worth watching including the quarterback position. More >>

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- One of the biggest summer sporting events in Decatur came to an end today.

A champion was crowned at the 21st Annual Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic. More >>

NORMAL, Ill. (WAND) -- Baseball fans will remember this name.

Rick Ankiel who played for St. Louis and has appeared on Fox Sports Midwest was at a prospect league game in Normal, Illinois a few weeks ago. More >>

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- The Illinois football team hit the ground running this training camp.

Several new faces are wearing navy blue and orange this season.

Two newcomers to watch are in the wide receiver core. More >>

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Year Four of the Lovie Smith Era is underway at Illinois, and as camp opens up the spotlight is firmly on the quarterback battle. More >>

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- Former Eisenhower Panther Jeremy Robinson has been playing pro ball in Switzerland for the last seven years and is loving the experience. More >>

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- Four-time National League batting champion Bill Madlock joins WAND's Gordon Voit for a multi-part interview that ranges in topics from his memories growing up playing at Decatur's Mueller Park to hitting his first high school home run for Eisenhower at Fans Field to h… More >>