It's time to send a new Top 25 men's basketball ballot to The Associated Press. I kicked out Kansas after it lost at Utah. The Jayhawks have lost three of their last five games. I evicted UCLA after it lost at Illinois.

Hawkins missed the game with a knee injury that he picked up earlier in the week during a road game against Utah. The Illinois transfer was able to play until the bitter end of th

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 32, South Dakota St. 22, Utah 19, Illinois 14, Richmond 12, California 7, James Madison 5, Mississippi 4, Iowa 2, Harvard 2, Fairfield 1. Stay logged in. The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to endorse “screen-free schools” during his combined State of the State and budget address at noon Wednesday.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is planning to endorse a statewide ban on cellular devices in public schools. Martin Torres is the Democrat's deputy governor for education.

Northern Illinois football is headed to a new conference, and so are most of their non-football sports. It's the latest step in realignment.

Cooper Flagg had 16 points in his Madison Square Garden debut and seven players scored in double figures for No. 3 Duke in a 110-67 blowout that marked the most lopsided loss in Illinois history. Isaiah Evans paced the Blue Devils with 17 points in 18 minutes off the bench,