Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole new states.

The Oregon Ducks have clinched the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament starting next week. With the Illinois Fighting Illini's win over the Pu

INDIANAPOLIS — Yarden Garzon scored 18 points and Shay Ciezki had 17 as ninth-seeded Indiana topped eighth-seeded Oregon 78-62 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers advance to Friday's quarterfinals against second-ranked and top-seeded USC. The Trojans won 73-66 at Indiana on Jan. 19.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana women’s basketball entered the Big Ten Tournament coming off a dominant victory over in-state rival Purdue on Sunday.

While Wiseman did not score a point for the Hoosiers, she played a crucial role for Indiana en route to its 78-62 victory over Oregon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Wiseman recorded her most time in a game with just over 10 minutes played and tallied two rebounds, one assist, one steal and drew two Oregon fouls.

Yarden Garzon scored 18 points and Shay Ciezki had 17 as ninth-seeded Indiana topped eighth-seeded Oregon 78-62 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament

INDIANAPOLIS — Oregon’s Jabbar Muhammad performed mostly in position drills with the cornerbacks at the NFL Scouting Combine. Muhammad had a 29.5-inch vertical jump, last among 22 cornerbacks who jumped at Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday.