Big Ten Conference
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Swarming defense lifts Illinois over Rutgers 38-10Nov 02, 2019 1:00 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Three defensive takeaways, including a pick-6, and timely offense carried red-hot Illinois past Rutgers 38-10 on Saturday. Dele Harding had 12 tackles...
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Stunner! Illini upset Wisconsin on last-second field goalOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - By Terry Towery Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The plan was for Wisconsin to roll into a showdown with Ohio State next week unbeaten, with a defense putting up histo...
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Big expectations return to U of I basketballOct 03, 2019 1:00 am - Not only was he a star high school player, Ayo Dosunmo was a winner. Playing for Morgan Park, he helped the Mustangs claim back-to-back state championships before headin...
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Wildcats will have hands full against MSU on SaturdaySep 19, 2019 3:00 pm - Northwestern is not off to a fast start this season, but that's happened before. Michigan State carries one of the nation's best defenses. Nothing unusual there. So the ...
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Illini linemen from Prospect, Hinsdale Central built their experience earlySep 18, 2019 5:00 pm - Lovie Smith wasted no time investing in the future at Illinois. During Smith's second season as head football coach in 2017, the Illini started four freshmen on the offe...
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Northwestern counting on QB improvement for Game 2Sep 11, 2019 6:00 pm - Northwestern's quarterback quandary seemed to be playing itself out on the field Aug. 31 at Stanford. Clemson transfer Hunter Johnson struggled in the first half of that...
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NU gets a week to recover after rough trip to StanfordSep 04, 2019 3:00 pm - Who knew a weekend escape to sunny California would turn into such a miserable experience? Northwestern's 17-7 loss to Stanford last Saturday was a problem for so many r...
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Northwestern hopes a new era can produce same successAug 30, 2019 6:00 pm - Last season featured unprecedented success for Northwestern, considering the Wildcats won the Big Ten West for the first time, plus a bowl game. Nationally, the expectat...
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Long wait at Northwestern pays off for Barrington punter they call 'Grandpa'Aug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Barrington native Daniel Kubiuk openly shared his nickname on the Northwestern football team - "Grandpa." Kubiuk will become an old man of 24 on Sept. 30. He's the oldes...
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Smith takes on the burden of improving Illinois' dismal defenseAug 27, 2019 2:00 pm - After a dismal defensive performance in 2018, Illinois head coach Lovie Smith gave himself a promotion. Or maybe it was a demotion. Whatever you call it, Smith named him...