Articles filed under Big Ten
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Western Kentucky figures to test Illini with long-range shootingMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Here's how rapidly - and how much - Western Kentucky needed to rebuild its empire after last year's stirring run to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. The Hilltoppers bring...
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North Carolina, or ride Louisville to NCAA championship?Mar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The 2009 NCAA Tournament won't be about DeJuan Blair's frightening biceps, Chester Frazier's fractured hand, or Blake Griffin's freakish athleticism. It's going to be al...
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Knight says seven teams too many for Big TenMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS - Former Indiana coach Bob Knight doesn't think Big Ten basketball stacks up with the Big East and Atlantic Coast Conference this season. Knight told sportscas...
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Northwestern, Notre Dame head to NITMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - It has been a long time since Northwestern had to juggle winter-quarter exams and postseason basketball. It's a struggle the Wildcats are eager to learn to love. Northwe...
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Michigan happy to find its way back to tourneyMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - John Beilein finally did what his predecessors couldn't in 11 years - get Michigan back to the NCAA Tournament. A perennial bracket presence up until the mid 1990s, Mich...
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Illinois on early exit prediction: 'It's extra incentive'Mar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - You'd have thought Illinois had missed the NCAA Tournament for the last 10 years, not just the last one. The Illini cheered so loudly in their Memorial Stadi...
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Big Ten - Illini included - shouldn't be punished todayMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS - As the new guy on Illinois' roster, junior college transfer Dominique Keller said all the right things on Saturday when another reporter had his tape reco...
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Purdue wears Big Ten tourney crownMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS - Purdue finally lived up to its billing. The Boilermakers, the preseason favorites in the Big Ten, fell to a No. 3 seed in the conference tournament by los...
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Vengeance is Purdue's in 65-56 victory over IllinoisMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - INDIANPOLIS - Except for the part where Illinois missed 16 shots in a row, as well as the part where Purdue couldn't miss its first-half 3-pointers, the second Big Ten t...
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No Frazier? No problem. Illinois beats MichiganMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS - On Wednesday, Illinois senior guard Chester Frazier injured his right hand when he collided with a teammate during practice. On Thursday, Frazier underwen...