University of Illinois
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Paul's buzzer-beater rescues IlliniMar 14, 2013 12:00 pm - Even when it is reeling, Illinois seems to find March magic in Chicago. Brandon Paul did so in style. Paul nailed a fadeaway jumper as time expired to give eighth-seeded...
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Injuries scuttled Wildcats’ high hopesMar 12, 2013 12:25 pm - The optimism in Evanston was sky high entering the 2012-13 season. Could this possibly be the year Northwestern finally qualified for the Big Dance? Even low-key coach ...
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Perception, not intent, relegates Chief Illiniwek to historyMar 12, 2013 4:45 am - In Sunday's column, I angered a number of readers by adding new voices to a 30-year-old suggestion that the University of Illinois needs to find a replacement for the Ch...
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U of I can't move on if Chief still lightning rodMar 09, 2013 10:00 pm - Older than any of the students currently debating the issue, the controversy surrounding Chief Illiniwek continues to dance up a storm at the University of Illinois. Thr...
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Big 10 has good chance of getting a team into Final FourMar 08, 2013 12:00 pm - Will this be the year? The Big Ten hasn't had a women's basketball team reach the NCAA Final Four since 2005 when Michigan State was the national runner-up. The confere...
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Winning key to attracting top women basketball playersMar 07, 2013 4:57 pm - On the front page of the media packet for the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament at the Sears Centre this weekend, there’s a listing of Illinois high school products ...
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Wisconsin women beat Illinois 58-57Mar 07, 2013 4:00 pm - Morgan Paige scored 18 points, including two free throws with 3 seconds remaining, and 11th-seeded Wisconsin held on to beat Illinois 58-57 in the first round of the Big...
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Team-by-team look at Big Ten women’s tournamentMar 06, 2013 7:56 pm - No. 6 Illinois: Record: 16-12 overall, 9-7 Big Ten (tied for 4th); Coach: Matt Bollant, first year. Tournament opener: Thursday vs. No. 11 Wisconsin, approxima...
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Marble leads Iowa past Illinois for 63-55 victoryMar 05, 2013 7:00 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery kept telling struggling sophomore Josh Oglesby to take open shots, even though the numbers suggested he shouldn't. Oglesby r...
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Nonbinding vote planned on Chief IlliniwekMar 04, 2013 3:54 pm - URBANA — It’s been six years since Chief Illiniwek last danced at the University of Illinois. But a student group has put an item on a campus election ballot trying to g...