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January brings the snow, makes our feet and fingers glow. ("The Months" by Sarah Coleridge) January is a good month in my home typically. I do not like winter weather, but I enjoy the slow start to the year (one of the joys of working on a college

I started writing for IlliniBoard.com in 2015, but didn’t start covering games in person until the 2016-17 season - John Groce’s final one as Illinois head coach. I covered a handful of games that season, but all were at the State Farm Center. The first road game

The streak rolls on. Illinois shook off a sluggish start and kept an engaged Washington team at bay for most of the second half to avoid falling victim to a classic trap game. It was a low octane affair with only 61 possessions, but as they have demonstrated all season,

First some "current events", then the schedule talk. I'm in Idaho for a full week. Tyler is covering the next three basketball games and I'll be joining Light The I episodes remotely. I am on the grandpa duty of all grandpa duties: my son