Illini Baseball Postponed To Monday
Illinois, down 0-1 to Vanderbilt in their NCAA Super Regional, will try again on Monday at 3 p.m. After waiting about an hour, Sunday's game was called with the threat of heavy storms in Central Illinois.
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Vanderbilt Dominates Illini, 13-0
The rare home loss by the Illini in Saturday's NCAA Super Regional has them on the brink of elimination Sunday night. Illinois made 3 errors, and starting pitcher Kevin Duchene was lifted after 4 innings. Sunday's game has been moved from 8 to 5 p.m. due to the weather, and Tyler Jay has been announced as the starting pitcher.
‘Aerial America’ Spotlights Illinois
The Smithsonian Channel series Aerial America has profiled all fifty United States, entirely from the air. Illinois will be the last state featured when its episode premieres on the Smithsonian Channel this Sunday night.
Illini Super Regional: Sizing Up Vanderbilt
The Illinois baseball team (50-8-1) plays its biggest series in program history this weekend, taking on defending national champs Vanderbilt in an NCAA Super Regional. Two beat reporters covering the Nashville school have a preview.
Urbana Native Eugie Foster Nominated For Science Fiction/Fantasy Award
The late Eugie Foster's short story "When It Ends, He Catches Her", was one of seven nominees this year for a Nebula Award in the short story category, losing out Saturday to "Jackalope Wives" by Ursula Vernon. Matthew Foster discusses his wife and her work, in an interview with Illinois Public Media's Jim Meadows.