Edwards scores 13 as Loyola beats Detroit Mercy
Sheldon Edwards, Jalen DeLoach and Jayden Dawson scored 13 points apiece.
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Sheldon Edwards, Jalen DeLoach and Jayden Dawson scored 13 points apiece.
Isaiah Rivera shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Blue Demons (2-0).
Jayden Dawson shot 7 of 17 from the field, including 3 for 9 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 5 from the line for the Ramblers.
Jacob Meyer scored 23 points, shooting 8 for 14 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Blue Demons.
The Wildcats were without senior Brooks Barnhizer, who started every game a year ago, due to a lower-body injury.
Riley made all four of his 3-pointers in the second half, including a four-point play with 5:14 left.
Northwestern is coming off back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history.
Brad Underwood retooled his entire Illinois roster after just missing the Final 4 with a blowout loss to UConn last season.
The college basketball season doesn't tip off until next month, but Big Ten Media Day arrived in Rosemont as Illinois and Northwestern aim to compete in a now 18-team conference.
The college basketball season doesn't tip off until next month, but Big Ten Media Day arrived in Rosemont as Illinois sets its sights even higher after an Elite 8 appearance last year and Northwestern aims for three tournament appearances in a row.
CBS Sports called Shannon a "ball-dominant wing with three-level scoring chops and plenty of defensive upside."
Hawkins' NIL deal is slightly north of $2 million, sources told CBS Sports.
Phoenix Gill still has his senior year ahead of him at Ignatius. But he has now verbally committed to play in Evanston.
Coleman Hawkins was also one of the 78 NBA hopefuls taking part in the combine. Hawkins was fresh off of graduating from the University of Illinois last weekend in Champaign.
Terrence Shannon Jr. led the Illini to their first Elite Eight in two decades this past season. Now, he's one of dozens of players in Chicago for the NBA Draft Combine. While he looks to prove himself among the players looking to make it to the NBA, he's also navigating a serious legal hurdle.
Purdue kept its March Madness dream alive while snuffing out North Carolina State, getting 20 points and 12 rebounds from Zach Edey in a 63-50 victory.
Zach Edey of Purdue is The Associated Press Player of the Year in men's college basketbal.
Makira Cook rebounded from first-half foul trouble by scoring 22 of her 27 points in the second half and Kendall Bostic had 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Caitlin Clark is leading Iowa back to the Final Four for the second consecutive year, scoring 41 points to defeat defending champion LSU 94-87 Monday night.
Rob Ehsan spent the last three seasons at Stanford as an associate head coach and lead recruiter. He has head coaching experience at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Illinois will play in an Elite 8 matchup for the first time since 2005 on Saturday against defending national champion UConn.
The Illinois men's basketball team will play in an Elite 8 matchup for the first time since 2005 on Saturday against defending national champion UConn. This comes after Illinois' 72-69 win in the Sweet 16 over Iowa State on Thursday. The top-seeded Huskies defeated San Diego State 82-52 in their semifinal game.
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 29 points.
Illinois made a regional final for the fourth time in the past 40 years and will meet defending champion UConn on Saturday for a trip to the Final Four.
CBS 2 Sports Director Marshall Harris found a married couple, the husband an Iowa State graduate and the wife who graduated from Illinois, who were ready to watch Thursday's Sweet 16 matchup between their alma maters.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
They said both of the washed checks were made out to the same name
Neighbors said the student and their own sense of security are heightened by what police say is a random attack.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight.
Police said the suspect punched the victim and took their belongings before stomping them in the head.
Chicago aldermen this week will consider $29.2 million in settlements in wrongful convictions linked to disgraced former CPD Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
Two Illinois state legislators want to make sure school districts get the funding they need.
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Keith Brookshire said the two have kept in touch, watching Jackson set records at Western Illinois University and play four seasons with the Cleveland Browns, where he would collect barely used equipment from his fellow NFL stars and send it to his alma mater.
Another mild day with highs in the 40s on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mid-week sunshine is expected before our next chance of snow, which returns late on Thursday.
New research from Harvard shows drinking caffeinated coffee or tea every day is associated with better, long-term cognitive health.
The suspects blew up the armored van belonging to a security company after forcibly stopping them on the highway.
American skier Breezy Johnson and figure skater Alysa Liu have reported the same problem with their medals.
A Lake County judge on Monday ordered a man and woman held in jail until they face trial for murder in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son.
They said both of the washed checks were made out to the same name
Neighbors said the student and their own sense of security are heightened by what police say is a random attack.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
Police said the suspect punched the victim and took their belongings before stomping them in the head.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight.
Some 2026 Winter Olympics athletes say their winning medals are falling apart, coming detached from their ribbons.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
A Wisconsin woman has been charged in the shooting death of a man last week in Chicago's western suburbs.
Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Palatine were investigating after someone grabbed a child and took the youngster's cellphone Monday morning.
A man was shot and killed Monday morning in the Austin neighborhood.
A Lake County judge on Monday ordered a man and woman held in jail until they face trial for murder in the death of the woman's 8-year-old son.
Police in Joliet, Illinois, were searching Sunday for a man who held up a cellphone store this weekend.
