Gary Reinmuth

Perception is everything. A year ago, Illinois-Chicago streaks to a 7-0 start only to get buried by Syracuse and Houston in back-to-back games. The perception: ''Hey, these Flames aren`t as...

A weekend sweep of Miami (Ohio) at the Pavilion finds the Illinois-Chicago hockey team experiencing the dizzying heights of sixth place in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. The fast-improving Flames...

Western Michigan`s 84-59 romp Saturday was another big slap upside the head for Illinois-Chicago`s basketball team. UIC, once 2-0, now 2-3, has a migraine that won`t go away and figures...

Illinois-Chicago: These are happy times for the Illinois-Chicago hockey team. After an awful start, the Flames are on what for them is a mini-roll. When UIC (2-6-2) blitzed Lake Superior...

Illinois-Chicago`s team defense has been much better than expected, even outstanding at times. Take Wednesday night, when UIC held Illinois State to just 23 first-half points. The result has been...

Illinois-Chicago: The Illinois-Chicago hockey team`s record fell to 1-5-2 over he weekend and the Flames added only one point to their already meager Central Collegiate Hockey Association total. So how...

The Flames` two head basketball coaches spent the week keeping one eye on the season ahead and one eye on the more distant future. On the men`s side, Bob Hallberg...

Goodbye, inconsistency. Hello, winning record. The Illinois-Chicago volleyball team, which had languished around the .500 mark all season, finally burst above it last weekend by winning the Butler Invitational. Victories...

Illinois-Chicago: UIC will recognize its second class of UIC Athletic Hall of Fame inductees at a banquet Friday in Niles. The newest inductees are: Joe DiLeonardi, former Chicago police superintendent...

Illinois-Chicago: The Illinois-Chicago and Western Michigan hockey teams opened their seasons last weekend with a bang. And another bang. And a bash and a crash and an oomph and a...