ISAIAH WILLIAMS

Payton Thorne passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns as Michigan State ended a troubling week where eight players were suspended by defeating No. 14 Illinois 23-15 on Saturday.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Michigan State was shorthanded on the road as a big underdog against a ranked team. Being shorthanded on the road against a top 25 team was already a challenge and Michigan State got off to a poor start. After the first punt by Illinois, Michigan State put together its second straight scoring drive to take the lead. Punter Hugh Robertson booted the ball off a teammate and Michigan State took over the Illinois 29. The Fighting Illini were out of timeouts but Michigan State couldn’t run out the clock and failed to score.

Dallas star rookie linebacker Micah Parsons and Cincinnati running back Joe Mixon were the latest big-name players added to the COVID-19 reserve list.

The Baltimore Ravens have put quarterback Tyler Huntley on the reserve/COVID-19 list, leaving them without their top two QBs for Sunday’s showdown at Cincinnati for first place in the AFC North.

Brandon Peters threw for 242 yards and a touchdown and Illinois rolled over Big Ten rival Northwestern 47-14 on Saturday. With the resounding win to end the regular season, Illinois hopes to secure its second bowl bid in five years. “It's been fun to build this thing,” first-year Illinois coach Bret Bielema said.

"It is evident we are facing a rapidly evolving threat requiring substantial force modernization," the Navy said in a new report.

ANN ARBOR, MI – After decades of investigation, a man believed to have killed his infant child in 1982 as an act of control over the child’s mother now faces a murder charge. Father charged with murder in 1982 disappearance of infant childNessel, alongside Ann Arbor Police Chief Michael Cox and Ann Arbor Det. “Domestic violence is a crime that takes many forms, but it is ultimately about control,” Nessel said at the conference. The child was born in Ann Arbor while Williams was in prison. During an act of domestic violence on April 29, 1982, Williams hit Frazier-Daniel and took Olisa with him.

Chinese state-affiliated media criticized the aircraft carrier's arrival in the South China Sea, calling it a "provocative deployment."

Head coach Greg Schiano’s second stint at Rutgers couldn’t have gotten off to a better start. The Scarlet Knights opened 2020 with a 38-27 win over Michigan State – their first Big Ten win since 2017. While Rutgers has had some exciting moments in the three games since, such as a few successful trick plays against Ohio State, it has lost all three. The latest loss came Saturday against Illinois, which entered the game having been outscored 117-45 during its 0-3 start. Rutgers also had a few costly penalties and was flagged seven times for 56 yards.