Illinois Fighting Illini News

Women's Basketball

The Illinois athletic department will ask a law firm to externally review the recent claims of medical mistreatment. According to Mike Thomas, the rest of the investigation will remain closed after a previous internal review.

Football

Former Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase has been hired as the program's assistant director of football operations. Scheelhaase will be replacing Juice Williams, who left Illinois on April 15th to join Georgetown's athletic development staff.

Baseball

Illinois swept the top three Big Ten individual awards for the first time in school history. Dan Hartleb (Coach of the Year), Tyler Jay (Pitcher of the Year), and David Kerian (Player of the Year) each took home some hardware.

The Illini also had six First Team All-Conference selections in David Kerian, Jason Goldstein, Adam Walton, Casey Fletcher, Kevin Duchene, and Tyler Jay. Drasen Johnson was a Second Team selection and four others were named to the Third Team.

No. 1 seed Illinois plays No. 8 seed Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday night at 5:00pm CT at Target Field in Minneapolis, MN. The game will be aired live on the Big Ten Network.

Men's Track and Field

Sprinter DJ Zahn has been named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year and coach Mike Turk was unanimously voted Coach of the Year.

The Illini won their first conference title since 1994 on Sunday after totaling 145 points over the course of the three-day competition.

Lunchtime Links

2015 NBA mock draft: Timberwolves should pair Wiggins with Towns - SBNation
The Minnesota Timberwolves won the draft lottery for the first time in franchise history. That means Andrew Wiggins is about to get another talented teammate.

The Cubs find their first superstar in Anthony Rizzo - SBNation
Their bevy of young hitters get all the buzz, but the Cubs already have a star in Anthony Rizzo, and he's only getting better.

John Calipari denies interest in Pelicans job - SBNation
Could Calipari and Anthony Davis be joining forces again?

QB Everett Golson transferring to Florida State from Notre Dame - SBNation
The former BCS Championship Game quarterback will be one of the favorites in the Seminoles' QB competition.

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