By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — College basketball’s magic number is 20 wins. There is something psychological about the number, a sign of a successful season. Western Illinois’ men’s basketball team has bigger goals ahead after Saturday’s 76-65 win over … Continue reading WIU 76, SIUE 65: Leathernecks Get To 20 Wins, And Want More
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team clinched its spot in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament with Thursday’s 64-54 win over Eastern Illinois at Western Hall. Not that it was really a concern the Leathernecks weren’t … Continue reading WIU 64, EASTERN ILLINOIS 54: Leathernecks Bounce Back, Take Down A Top OVC Team
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois is winning close home games. It’s a little late when it comes to the Ohio Valley Conference standings, but it comes at a perfect time in the schedule. The Leathernecks made a … Continue reading WIU 70, EASTERN ILLINOIS 66: Leathernecks Finally Winning Close Home Games
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois freshman guard Raegan McCowan was named the Ohio Valley Conference’s women’s basketball player of the week and freshman of the week on Tuesday, bringing her total of weekly awards in the conference to 16 for … Continue reading WIU’s McCowan Adds Two OVC Weekly Awards
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois was playing Morehead State on Thursday night with a chance to take the lead in the Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball standings at the start of a four-game homestand to close the … Continue reading MOREHEAD STATE 78, WIU 57: Home Loss Puts Big Dent In Leathernecks’ Title Hopes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Morehead State’s three-game losing streak has created quite the traffic jam at the top of the Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball standings. And it’s given Western Illinois a chance to win the regular-season title in its first … Continue reading Leathernecks Start Home Stretch With Shot At OVC Title
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s Owen Freeman has owned the Big Ten’s freshman of the week honor this season. Freeman won the award for the ninth time on Monday after averaging 12.5 points and 10 rebounds in two games last week. … Continue reading Freeman Named Big Ten Freshman Of The Week For Ninth Time
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY — The timeout didn’t come. Caitlin Clark had just put her signature on history with a shot that has looked like the rest that had defined her career, and she was waiting for her coach … Continue reading Clark Puts Her Signature On History, And Iowa’s Season Catches Its Breath
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Owen Freeman’s big game on Sunday cost him some dental work, but also got him another Big Ten weekly honor. The Iowa freshman center was named the conference’s men’s basketball player of the week for the eighth … Continue reading Freeman Adds Eighth Big Ten Weekly Honor
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP A historic comeback had been completed, and he had a big part in it. So of course Payton Sandfort was going to be brimming with confidence. Minutes after Iowa had come back from 20 points down in … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa Hopes Win Over Gophers Can Start A New Path
