Articles filed under Big Ten
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March sadness: Why so few Illinois teams in NCAA Tournament?Mar 07, 2011 1:00 am - In the good old years, our state’s college basketball teams treated Selection Sunday as a confirmation instead of a conundrum. From 1980 through 2007 — with 1999 serving...
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Northwestern auditions quarterbacksMar 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Wearing a coach’s headset and an orange jersey that signifies an injured player, Dan Persa spent Northwestern’s first spring practice Monday waggling coded signals to th...
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Michigan St. goes to Big Ten tournament on bubbleMar 06, 2011 10:00 pm - EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State usually goes to the Big Ten tournament as a powerhouse, playing for positioning in the NCAA tournament. Not this year. The struggli...
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Iowa stuns No. 6 PurdueMar 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Purdue was playing for a possible share of the Big Ten title and perhaps even a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa was playing for little more than pride — and yet ...
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Illinois routs Indiana in seniors’ final home gameMar 05, 2011 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — It’s fair to say the four-year journey hasn’t followed the planned parade route for Illinois’ four seniors. Nobody counted on zero NCAA Tournament wins and z...
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After ugly finish to last season, NU football needs attitude adjustmentMar 05, 2011 11:00 pm - After brutal finish to 2010 season, Fitzgerald listing depth chart in alphabetical order
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Illinois vs. Indiana scouting reportMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Indiana (12-18, 3-14) at Illinois (18-12, 8-9) When: 11 a.m. at Assembly Hall TV: BTN Radio: WIND 560-AM The skinny: With a win on Senior Day, the Illini clinch a Big Te...
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Thompson, Wildcats top GophersMar 01, 2011 10:00 pm - There wasn't any pressure on Michael “Juice” Thompson on Wednesday night. Except for the part where it was Senior Night, which drew his parents, sisters, brother, cousin...
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Northwestern scouting reportFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Minnesota (17-11, 6-10) at Northwestern (16-12, 6-11) When: 7:30 p.m. at Welsh-Ryan Arena TV: BTN Radio: WIND 560-AM The skinny: Barring an NIT home game two weeks hence...
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Illini not deflated by loss at PurdueFeb 28, 2011 10:00 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — There comes a time in everyone's March when the next loss serves as the last one. Illinois didn't reach that threshold with its 75-67 Big Ten defe...