Articles filed under Big Ten
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Northwestern big on 3-pointersMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - For multiple four-minute stretches during every practice, Northwestern’s players transform into a tightly choreographed conga line of killer shooters. Employing a Pete C...
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AP Source: Tennessee fires coach Bruce PearlMar 20, 2011 11:00 pm - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has fired Bruce Pearl after a season that saw the coach charged with unethical conduct for lying to NCAA investigators during a probe into r...
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Duke holds off Michigan for Coach K’s 900th winMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke is no stranger to this situation: Facing an underdog with uncanny touch from 3-point range, one that’s racing downcourt in the closing seconds, sc...
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Belief here is that Illini should strive for moreMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - This is where I’m supposed to fire Bruce Weber again. You know, shout that someone like prodigy Shaka Smart should replace Weber as Illinois’ basketball coach. Smith’s V...
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Purdue has no chance against VCUMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - As Purdue and VCU shook hands once the Boilermakers’ annihilation became official Sunday night, nobody in a Purdue uniform shed tears. But Robbie Hummel, sentenced to st...
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Issues ahead for Weber, Illini basketballMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - Let's say Illinois lived up to its potential throughout the season. Let's say it didn't lose to UIC and Indiana. Let's say it didn't go the season's final TEN WEEKS (!!!...
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Northwestern gets 20th win in NIT victoryMar 19, 2011 12:00 am - BOSTON — Northwestern is heading someplace no Wildcat team has ever been. Not the NCAA tournament — still — but the quarterfinals of the NIT. After falling short again i...
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Scouting Illinois vs. KansasMar 19, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois (20-13) vs. Kansas (33-2) When: 7:40 p.m. at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. TV: TNT Online: NCAA.com/MMOD Radio: WIND 560-AM The skinny: As Illinois seeks its first...
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Weber, Self say bygones are bygones, but victory for either would be sweet vindicationMar 19, 2011 12:00 am - The last time Bruce Weber and Bill Self shook hands on the basketball court — following a hotly contested Thanksgiving tournament game in 2001 at Las Vegas — didn't ...
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Top-notch recruiter Howard gives Illini another reason to worryMar 19, 2011 12:00 am - Jerrance Howard represents why University of Illinois sports fans always have something to worry about. If it isn't football, it's basketball; if it isn't Ron Zook, it's...