The Boilermakers received huge performances from their two biggest stars. but Illinois pulled it out down the stretch.

Sunday's game had the makings of a movie script with its ebbs and flows, the return of Bob Knight's infamous chair and ...

Melissa Smith, who was the subject of a 2013 Capital Gazette series called “Saving Melissa,” died Saturday at Gilchrist ... including Brayden Smith, who Ms. Smith helped raised.

Purdue men's basketball's bid to go into the Big Ten tournament with a three-game winning streak died with an 88-80 ... denotes Man of the Match) ∎ Braden Smith: 10/10* Need a break?

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Purdue men's basketball's bid to go into the Big Ten tournament with a three-game winning streak died with an 88-80 loss at Illinois on Friday. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ...

Someone needs to make an adjustment to that sign, because on this day: DEFENSE DIED HERE Need a break ... led by Trey Kaufman-Renn, Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer. Again, not weird at all.