University of Illinois
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Illini hold off pesky IPFWNov 29, 2013 9:02 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois coach John Groce was a little apprehensive heading into Friday night’s game with Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne. The Mastodons had lost two games —...
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Illini, Wildcats playing for trophy, prideNov 29, 2013 3:49 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Northwestern started the season with Big Ten-title ambitions and spent time this fall in Top 25. Illinois spent the last three months trying to show some kin...
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IHSA, NIU excited about state final weekendNov 28, 2013 10:00 pm - Marty Hickman has heard the speculation as long as he has been executive director of the Illinois High School Association: move the football state finals closer to the s...
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Illini staff member on leave after gun chargesNov 27, 2013 4:18 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A University of Illinois football staff member charged with pointing an unloaded handgun at a vehicle has been placed on leave. Matt Sinclair is a form...
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Rice lifts Illini with game-winning layupNov 26, 2013 11:12 pm - Rayvonte Rice scored a career-high 25 points, including the winning layup with 27 seconds left to lead Illinois past UNLV 61-59 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Rice, a r...
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Former Lake County basketball star gets 3 years in prisonNov 25, 2013 5:27 pm - A former Lake County high school basketball star was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for threatening his probation officer after a dispute over a court-ordered...
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Illinois gets a Big Ten victoryNov 23, 2013 1:45 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Steve Hull caught a career-high 10 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns to help Illinois defeat Purdue 20-16 on Saturday afternoon. Nathan Sche...
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Ekey leads Illinois past Chicago State 77-53Nov 22, 2013 9:47 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Jon Ekey scored 19 points for the second consecutive game to lead Illinois to an easy 77-53 win over Chicago State on Friday. The 6-foot-7 forward went 5 of ...
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Illinois vs. Purdue — someone has to winNov 22, 2013 3:46 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Big Ten season hasn’t been anything to brag about for Illinois and Purdue. The Boilermakers haven’t won since the season-opener. The Fighting ...
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Sacred Heart-Griffin stands tall helping WashingtonNov 22, 2013 4:30 am - A no-win situation? That would seem to be the case for the Sacred Heart-Griffin football team. After all, they're the guys taking on Washington Community High ...