Articles filed under Basketball
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Bulls finally show improvement, roll past UtahNov 06, 2023 2:00 pm - This game could have been a referendum on the Bulls' disappointing recent history of player development. Lauri Markkanen was in town with Utah. He left Chicago and becam...
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Illinois overcomes slow start to defeat Eastern Illinois 80-52 in season openerNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 18 points, Terrence Shannon Jr. added 16 and No. 25 Illinois pulled away in the second half to beat Eastern Illinois 80-52 in a seas...
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Scouting local women's college basketball teamsNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - BenedictineCoach: Oliver Wiseman Last year's record: 9-16 Top players: G Jordan Carlquist (Hersey), F Megan Duzansky Outlook: In a preseason poll, the Eagles were pi...
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Can the Illini, Wildcats make noise in Big Ten?Nov 06, 2023 12:00 am - Illinois hopes Cook can lead them back to NCAA tournament
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How the Mid-Suburban League became the premier conference in the Northwest suburbsNov 05, 2023 8:00 am - The crazy carousel of conference affiliation in high school and college sports seems to have spun out of control. Next year the once-Midwestern Big Ten will stretch from...
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What to make of former Indiana University coach Bob Knight's legacy?Nov 05, 2023 6:00 am - The passing of bullies should be ignored but it seldom works out that way. The trumpets will fade for Bob Knight, as they already had for a generation unfamiliar with th...
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Jokic just shy of triple-double, Porter scores 27 to lead Nuggets over Bulls 123-101Nov 04, 2023 1:00 am - DENVER - Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists, Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-best 27 and the Denver Nuggets overcame the loss of point guard Jamal ...
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Bulls switch up starters, then finish poorly in loss to BrooklynNov 03, 2023 4:00 pm - Vincent Price once made a movie forecasting the scene at the United Center on Friday. It was called "Theatre of Blood." Playing on a garish red court, constructed in hon...
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Wembanyama showing why he's most-hyped NBA prospect in yearsNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - PHOENIX - Victor Wembanyama strolled through the hallways at Footprint Center after the best game of his short NBA career when he passed 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant, s...
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Knight touched, stomped and yelled his way through memorable coaching careerNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - The setting was the press room at Assembly Hall, following a routine regular season basketball game between Indiana and Northwestern in the late 1990s. The game was surp...