Former Olivet Nazarene University and Chicago Cubs star Ben Zobrist returned to ONU Wednesday, bringing along with him his 2016 World Series MVP trophy that will now live on Olivet's campus.

Current Michigan football star and 2023 Kankakee graduate Jyaire Hill will host his second annual Suga Summer Camp at his alma mater next weekend.

A pair of former area standout student-athletes are in the latest class of CHISOX Athletes, the Chicago White Sox's NIL program.

Rich Zinanni, Fred LeSage, Irish O'Reilly, Jack Sikma, Ben Zobrist and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley are the six people with local ties that will be inducted into the new Illinois Sports Hall of Fame in June.

<p>Coming off a quiet stretch in the schedule, the college basketball season kicks into full gear this week, highlighted by a super Saturday with four games between ranked teams.</p>

<p>When his recruiting process first began, Bradley-Bourbonnais senior big man Nick Allen didn’t have Illinois State University anywhere on his radar. But like a series of storm cells, Redbirds coach Ryan Pedon just kept on popping up on Allen’s doppler.</p>

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<p>Gamers of all generations and platforms alike have come together for the return of the iconic college football game EA Sports College Football 25, the first release in the franchise in 11 years.</p>

<p>As the Daily Journal coverage area continues to see more and more student-athletes make waves at the college level, several of them are doing so at the highest level: NCAA Division I. Our summer campus catch-up series begins on the diamonds of baseball and softball.</p>