College Sports
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UIC can't finish in loss to No. 8 ButlerFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - There was a game within the game Wednesday night at the UIC Pavilion: Who would blink first? UIC wouldn't get out of its defensive zone and Butler wouldn't stop shooting...
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Northwestern likes Phillips, but who doesn't?Feb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - If timing isn't everything, it's at least a large part of the thing. And of all the times for word to leak that Northwestern is interested in NIU athletic director Jim P...
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Judson snares CCAC crownFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - The Judson University men's basketball team made history Wednesday night when it defeated Trinity Christian 78-69 for its first-ever CCAC championship. DeWayne Robinson ...
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Illini face another huge testFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois hasn't won back-to-back games since Dec. 28. Illinois hasn't defeated a Top 25 team in six tries this season. Barring a miraculous finish, the Illini are on the...
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Indiana wins showdown; NU falls at Iowa
Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Kelvin Sampson couldn't understand why he was still being asked if his problems over possible NCAA violations were a distraction for his team. Eric Gordon scored 22 poin...
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NIU's Phillips draws strength from 'true greatness in people'Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Jim Phillips sounds like he swallowed the remnants of a pothole-repair effort. But neither the gravel in his throat nor the exhaustion in his limbs can compare to the pa...
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Carlwell leaves Illinois basketball team
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NIU plans 5 minutes of silence ThursdayFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - At 3:06 p.m. Thursday, Northern Illinois University will go completely silent. Precisely one week after a gunman shot and killed five students, the university and surrou...
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DePaul upset bid falls short
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Dribbling around the Big TenFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - When you woke up today, you said to yourself, "Dadgummit, I would love to learn something I didn't know about every Big Ten basketball program. "And doggone it, I need t...