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College basketball rankings: Decision to have Terrence Shannon playing for Illinois lies with Brad Underwood

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2 years ago

January 22, 2024

College basketball rankings: Decision to have Terrence Shannon playing for Illinois lies with Brad Underwood

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Terrence Shannon Jr. returned to Illinois’ rotation Sunday less than a month after being charged with rape. His legal issues remain unresolved. Regardless, the 6-foot-6 wing received a rousing ovation upon entering the game, played 28 minutes, scored 16 points and helped Illinois to an 86-63 victory. The fact that Shannon led his teammates out of the tunnel and onto the court suggests Illinois is going to be brazen about being the only power-conference program to let a man facing a rape charge represent it in such a public way.

“Our team feels whole again,” said Justin Harmon, who finished with 18 points and eight rebounds Sunday for Illinois, which is No. 21 in Monday morning’s updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings. “We have our best player back.”

Undeniably, that’s true.

But should they?

That’s the question that will continue to be asked by most. What some Illinois fans will tell you is that Illinois simply had no choice but to play Shannon on Sunday after a federal judge granted a judgment in his favor on Friday.

Respectfully, that doesn’t appear to be true.

Did the judgment put Illinois in a position where it had to reinstate Shannon to the program or risk facing legal consequences? Yes. But no federal judge is in charge of a coach’s rotation. College coaches have historically refused to play players for any number of reasons — for everything from committing crimes to taking bad shots or not diving for loose balls. It’s totally up to the coach who plays and who doesn’t. So the idea that Illinois had no choice but to play Shannon 28 minutes Sunday is nonsense. Coach Brad Underwood is in charge of who plays at Illinois and who doesn’t. So Terrence Shannon only played 28 minutes under these circumstances on Sunday because Brad Underwood allowed him to do it

Underwood can rationalize that however he likes.

But that’s what he did.

So now, for the second straight year, one of college basketball’s best teams will move forward with a cloud of controversy hanging above it. Last season, it was Brandon Miller and Alabama. This season, it’s Terrence Shannon and Illinois.

The Illini’s next game is Wednesday at Northwestern.

Shannon’s preliminary hearing is Feb. 23.

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Two rounds of snow on the way to central Illinois – IPM Newsroom

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December 11, 2025

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Two rounds of snow on the way to central Illinois – IPM Newsroom

Snow is making a comeback in Central Illinois.

IPM meteorologist Andrew Pritchard said A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Champaign County and surrounding portions of east-central Illinois beginning Thursday at 3:00 p.m. to Friday at 6:00 a.m.

Snow will spread into Champaign-Urbana between 3-6 PM late this afternoon into the evening with periods of moderate to heavy snowfall continuing overnight. Snow should taper off around sunrise on Friday morning, with around 2-4″ of new snow accumulation expected across Champaign County.

Winds will blow out of the east around 5-10 mph, with minimal impacts from blowing & drifting snow. Still, snow accumulation on roadways could lead to hazardous travel conditions overnight into the Friday morning commute.

On Saturday, the National Weather Service in Central Illinois forecasted for snow to return on Saturday afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Temperatures will drop below zero across much of central Illinois both Saturday night and Sunday night with resulting wind chill values as cold as 15 to 30 below zero.

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Woman facing charges 5 years after infant’s remains found in north suburbs, police say

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December 11, 2025

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Woman facing charges 5 years after infant’s remains found in north suburbs, police say

RIVERWOODS, Ill. (WLS) — A woman is facing charges five years after the discovery of a dead newborn in the north suburbs.

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Riverwoods, Illinois police say Natalie Schram gave birth to the baby in May 2020 and then dumped the baby’s body in a wooded area in the 1800 block of Robinwood Lane.

Schram was arrested earlier this month in Washington State and has now bee charged in connection to the crime, police said.

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The suspect is expected to appear in a Lake County, Illinois courtroom on Thursday.

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Catching up with Illinois State after huge playoff upset victory

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December 10, 2025

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Catching up with Illinois State after huge playoff upset victory

December 9, 2025 / 10:11 PM CST
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Illinois State Redbirds pulled off the comeback of the year and maybe all-time this past Saturday.

ISU, who were 23-point underdogs, rallied from 14 points down with three minutes to go to knock off No. 1-ranked and defending champion North Dakota State in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in Fargo, North Dakota.

Quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse overcame five interceptions to engineer the huge 29-28 upset.

Head coach Brock Spack and Arlington Heights receiver Dan Sobkowicz, who caught the game-winning touchdown, discussed the team’s spirit following the win.

“I had 142 texts, and so, I answered every single one of em, how about that. Either with a fist bump or thumbs up or ‘thank you very much,’ I answered every one,” Spack said. “Our players persevered, and they never lost. You can tell this is a different vibe. They just never lost confidence that they were going to win. To have five turnovers, and to be able to survive that and win, and beat these guys like that is amazing.”

“Obviously, it was a really good scrambler,” Sobkowicz said. “Just kinda wanted to make something happen, I mean, he found me, and, uh, obviously, I didn’t really think much of it, honestly, at that play right after, but words can’t really explain how much that meant. I think it’s just a cool moment that I’m probably never going to forget.”

The Redbirds will play UC-Davis Saturday in the FCS quarterfinals.

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