University of Illinois
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Ziehm: Busy Billiter looks to defend IPGA Match Play title at Kemper LakesMay 01, 2018 1:01 am - Now things get serious. The 67th playing of the Illinois PGA Match Play Championship begins a busy five months of tournament play for the Chicago area's best golfers. Th...
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Final Four has been mostly unkind to the state of Illinois, but then there's LoyolaMar 25, 2018 1:00 pm - This story was updated and corrected to include details on the 1950 and 1954 Bradley teams. The relationship between the state of Illinois and NCAA Final Four can b...
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An Arlington Heights man's unbreakable bond with his teammateFeb 23, 2018 4:30 am - FAIRBORN, Ohio - ESPN missed the boat. During last Friday's broadcast of Wright State's gripping 69-67 victory over Northern Kentucky at the Nutter Center, ESPN twice se...
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Collins shoulders blame for Northwestern's sluggish startNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - On the eve of the Big Ten basketball opener, Northwestern coach Chris Collins was playing the blame game. And he was pointing the finger at himself. Before the disappoin...
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Illini to honor legendary linebacker Dick Butkus with statueNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - The Red Grange statue outside of Memorial Stadium will be getting some company. Dick Butkus, the former Chicago Bears and Fighting Illini star consider by ma...
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Smith, Nichols career highs push Illinois past DePaulNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Mark Smith shot 40 percent from the field and made just one of his five 3-point attempts. But he still found a way to be effective - scoring a career-high 21...
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Meier gets back in the gameNov 15, 2017 12:00 am - Collegiate intramural sports are great, but Matthew Meier didn't want to be just one of the guys. Now he plays with some of the girls. Women, actually. The 2016 Napervil...
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Purdue, Illinois battling to end Big Ten losing streaksNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An overtime victory in 2016 at Illinois allowed Purdue to stay out of last place in the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers (3-5, 1-4 Big Ten) ar...
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Illini turn to Underwood in bid to climb in Big TenOct 26, 2017 1:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - The Illinois team that takes the court on Nov. 10 against Southern for the season opener will look a lot different than it did a year ago. And the sideline w...
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Illini get chance to end 3-game skid with Rutgers in townOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Something has to give when Illinois and Rutgers square off in a game matching two of the worst teams in the Big Ten. Both are looking for their first confere...