Articles filed under Basketball
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Illini excited about the present, futureOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - College basketball CHAMPAIGN -- Hours before their first official practice of the 2007-08 season, 15 young men in white Illinois uniforms dunked and joked and laughed to...
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Gray surprises, Deng performs in Bulls' winOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Following Thursday's practice, Bulls coach Scott Skiles scoffed at the idea of rookie center Aaron Gray earning meaningful minutes this season. A day later during a 100-...
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Mastandrea happy to do her partOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The last time Linda Mastandrea was this vested in the Olympic Games, she was in them. The 43-year-old Chicagoan was born with cerebral palsy and tires easily -- to the p...
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Ball State coach boots two more playersOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - MUNCIE, Ind. -- New Ball State basketball coach Billy Taylor kicked center Micah Rollin and guard Jarelle Redden off the team Thursday for separate violations of team po...
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Hinrich stepping into leadership roleOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Given the choice of speaking up or staying quiet, Kirk Hinrich will usually opt for the latter. One member of the Bulls' traveling party gave an interesting example of H...
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Smith misses practice but might play tonightOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Veteran power forward Joe Smith skipped practice again Thursday to rest a swollen right knee. By unofficial count, that's six of eight days that Smith has missed working...
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Paul, Richardson commit to Illini basketballOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Brandon Paul has yet to play a full year of high school varsity basketball, but he already has a full ride to play in college. The Warren junior guard, who exploded on t...
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Gardner's facial over Yi gets plenty of air timeOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Thomas Gardner began training camp last week as a longshot to make the Bulls' roster. But he found the national spotlight in his very first preseason contest. First of a...
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Challenges plenty as college hoops get underwayOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Jimmy Collins has an appointment with his surgeons next week, but don't worry. It's merely a checkup. Almost 10 months since stepping away from Illinois-Chicago's basket...
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Bulls' Noah big on his fellow rookie YiOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Joakim Noah took no joy in outplaying Milwaukee's Yi Jianlian in Tuesday's preseason debut for both NBA rookies. The Bulls' 6-foot-11 center had a respectable showing in...