University of Illinois
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Taking a look at local Division I college basketballNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - By John Lemon jlemon@dailyherald.com Bradley Coach: Brian Wardle (6th year, 81-86) Last year: 23-11, 11-7 in the MVC Top players: Elijah Childs (6-8, sr., F); Ja'Shon He...
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After abrupt end to 2020 season, Illinois and NIU try to sustain momentumNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - Not that there ever was a good time for a worldwide pandemic to shut down the sports world, but the timing couldn't have been worse for college basketball programs in ea...
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Glenbard West grad goes from walk-on TE to starting offensive linemanNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - Alex Pihlstrom's transition from a walk-on tight end to a scholarship offensive lineman at Illinois came with a 5,000-calorie-a-day diet, hours of hard work, and lots of...
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With Wisconsin sidelined by virus, Northwestern makes a play for first placeNov 05, 2020 10:00 am - On opening night of the Big Ten season, Wisconsin stated its case as the team to beat in the West division with a convincing win over Illinois. And the Badgers haven't b...
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Two positive tests knock out 14 Illini players before loss to PurdueOct 31, 2020 1:00 pm - This week, we learned it is possible for a football team to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Illinois found out Thursday that two players tested positive for COV...
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NU, Illinois need another week to judge where they standOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - After a long wait for the start of Big Ten season, the two local teams were left asking similar, opposite questions: Is Northwestern really that good, and is Illinois re...
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No. 14 Wisconsin routs Illinois 45-7 in Big Ten openerOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - Graham Mertz threw five touchdown passes to match the Wisconsin record in a commanding first career start and the No. 14 Badgers beat Illinois 45-7 on Fr...
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Illinois has its hands full with No. 14 WisconsinOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois opens its 2020 season Friday night against the opponent that highlighted its 2019 campaign, an upset that by almost any metric was one of the biggest in all of ...
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Illinois excited to kick off Big Ten season at WisconsinOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - The Big Ten's "going to play, not going to play, going to play" confusion of a football season finally kicks off in three days when Illinois travels to Madison for a Fri...
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Hard-working Hardy believes he can be top-50 material in 2 yearsSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - If you think about some of the golfers ranked 20 to 50 in the world, plenty of familiar names come to mind. There's Tiger Woods at 22. Justin Rose at 23. Jason Day ranks...