Big Ten Conference
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NCAA teams have extra time in tournamentMar 12, 2012 9:27 pm - Cincinnati power forward Yancy Gates didn’t even notice that he had a lot more time to catch his breath during his first NCAA tournament appearance. Halftime? Five minut...
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Picking perfect bracket a tough numbers gameMar 12, 2012 6:16 pm - Want to be sure you have the perfect March Madness bracket this year? Not possible. If you were to stack the amount of paper it would take to fill in every bracket with...
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It’s about time Illinois gets this rightMar 11, 2012 1:06 am - Of course Illinois should hire a black men’s basketball head coach. It’s time. It’s overtime. Just do it. Like many others, my first choice for about a year has been Vir...
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No. 8 Michigan St. soars over No. 14 Wisconsin 65-52Mar 09, 2012 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan State's Draymond Green didn't let go of the disappointment from last week's loss to Ohio State. Instead, he used it as motivation for the Big Te...
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No. 7 Ohio St beats No. 10 Michigan 77-55Mar 09, 2012 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Jared Sullinger scored 24 points to help No. 7 Ohio State defeat No. 10 Michigan 77-55 on Saturday in the Big Ten tournament semifinals. Deshaun Thomas sc...
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Illini begin coaching search; Weber has ‘no regrets’Mar 09, 2012 5:45 pm - CHAMPAIGN— Less than a month ago, Bruce Weber sat down moments after a home loss and gave a brutally frank accounting of his team’s shortcomings and his own. Weber said ...
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What do Illini fans really want from next coach?Mar 09, 2012 12:00 pm - You can argue about what truly was the beginning of the end for Bruce Weber. Many will point to his Jimmy Carter-style, crisis-of-confidence concession following a Feb. ...
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Hawks’ coverage just not the sameMar 09, 2012 5:00 am - OK, let’s talk: If Lloyd Bentsen were still around, and a Blackhawks fan, and a follower of the Daily Herald, he might say something like this after seeing my big melon ...
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Wisconsin beats Indiana 79-71 in Big Ten tourneyMar 08, 2012 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Rob Wilson spent his first four seasons at Wisconsin trying to fit in. In Friday's Big Ten quarterfinals, he emerged as the Badgers' shooting star. The s...
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Green leads Michigan St past Iowa 92-75Mar 08, 2012 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Iowa came on strong at the end of the season. Now, the Hawkeyes must wait to see if their surge was good enough to draw a postseason bid. Draymond Green h...