(CHAMPAIGN-dg)-Fighting Illini Big Man Kofi Cockburn announced that he was going to enter the NBA draft after just one college season and earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He still will have an opportunity to return to the Illini if he pulls his name from the draft by June 3rd.
(CHAMPAIGN-dg)-Former Fighting Illini men’s Basketball star and coach Harv Schmidt has died at the age of 84. He coached the Illini in the late 60’s and early 70’s.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Carl Edwards are among the new nominees for NASCAR’s next Hall of Fame class. Janet Guthrie returns as a nominee in the Landmark category after a one-year absence. There are three ballots this year: Modern candidates, Pioneer candidates and Landmark candidates. Two entries from the 10 Modern candidates will be elected, along with one entry apiece from the five-candidate Pioneer and Landmark categories.
