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The four Stone kids always were a competitive bunch, especially the three youngest siblings who were separated by three school grades while being home-schooled together. "They worked very hard to keep up with each other — and beat each other," said...

Citing increased exposure, a schedule with proximity to home and a higher level of competition, Oakland athletic director Tracy Huth said the program’s membership to the Horizon League is one it can hardly wait to begin. “Let’s just...

The Sports Xchange Oakland headed to Horizon League Oakland University is the latest school to change conferences, announcing Tuesday that it will move from the Summit League to the Horizon League. Oakland will officially join the Horizon League on...

Oakland University is the latest school to change conferences, announcing Tuesday that it will move from the Summit League to replace Loyola in the Horizon League. Oakland, which is located in southeast Michigan, will officially join the Horizon...

While most college basketball programs’ attention has turned to the high school Class of 2014, UIC’s incoming freshman class got better Monday night. Pat Birt, a 6-foot-5 forward from Plano East (Texas), gave Howard Moore an oral...

Illinois-Chicago won its first postseason game ever Wednesday night by outlasting crosstown opponent Chicago State 80-69 in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com tournament at the UIC Pavilion. Daniel Barnes scored 22 points, including 18 on 3-...

VALPARAISO, Ind. — The dream of a Horizon League tournament championship vanished for Illinois-Chicago Friday night. UW-Green Bay junior guard Sultan Muhammad sank a 3-pointer with a second to go to win the game 64-63 as his coach — Brian...

TV/radio: 7 p.m. Wednesday; CSN, WMVP-AM 1000. Records: UIC 15-11, 6-7 Horizon; Milwaukee 6-22, 2-12. Fred Mitchell's quick look: UIC snapped a 10-game losing streak versus Milwaukee with a 60-50 victory at the Pavilion on Jan. 23. UIC is coming off a...

Remarkably, Cleveland State continues to have UIC's number, creating matchup problems and applying pressure to befuddle the Flames. The Vikings' 77-66 victory Saturday night at UIC Pavilion was their 12th straight over the Flames. Go figure....