Sports

Stories have all been shot, edited, scripted and reported on by Mariah Guzman unless otherwise labeled.

Illini Fans pkg

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Illinois fans gathered hours before gates opened at Lucas Oil Stadium to watch Illinois defeat Ohio State and earn a Big Ten Championship title for the first time since 2005. Mariah Guzman reports from Indianapolis.

Illinois Spring Game

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Illinois football played at Memorial Stadium with fans for the first time since November 2019. Mariah Guzman gives us an update.


Gymnast Evan Manivong

Illinois gymnast Evan Manivong has competed on tv networks and has thousands of likes and followers on Tik Tok...but none of those reasons were why he’s gone viral. Illini Sports Night's Mariah Guzman reports.

Illinois baseball parents

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. -- Illinois baseball didn't get a complete 2020 season. Their parents weren't able to watch them compete in person in over a year. Illinois field finally allowed them that opportunity in 2021. 

Senior night

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. -- Illinois basketball hosted Nebraska at the State Farm Center for and it said goodbye to some of its notable veterans who celebrated senior night.

Illinois football led march

Illinois football players along with the Illinois Athletics department helped put together a march in support of Black Lives Matter. The march took place on Aug. 31 and had a crowd of support from other Illinois athletes, staff, coaches, and people in the Champaign-Urbana community. 

Long-form feature packages

Mariah Guzman talked to Illinois punter Blake Hayes about the Robert Connor Dawes foundation and Connor's run, an annual event that started in Australia and made its way all over the world.

Illini Sports Night's Mariah Guzman talked to Illini Eva Rubin about her journey as a basketball player with diabetes.