Articles filed under Big Ten
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Illini make strong case for Top 25 rankingNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - Here are two phrases you haven't seen in the same sentence for a few years: "Illinois basketball" and "Top 25." But if the nation follows the lead of veteran...
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JoePa undergoes successful hip replacementNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State coach Joe Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery Sunday, a day after the Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten title and a trip to ...
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Sweet victory for NorthwesternNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Northwestern's first 9-win season since coach Pat Fitzgerald wore shoulder pads didn't develop overnight. Or over the course of 13 weeks. Or within a year. Try four seas...
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The end comes for Illini seniorsNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Ryan McDonald tried to keep it together. But the 300-pound senior center, who tied Tim Simpson's long-held Illinois record with his 48th career start Saturday, kept need...
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Illini's demise shouldn't come as such a surpriseNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - To honor Mike Downey, one of the finest gentlemen and writers this business has ever known, we acknowledge his abrupt and unfortunate departure from the Chicago Tribune ...
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Scouting Saturday's local college basketball gamesNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - DePaul (1-0) at UIC (1-1) When: 7 p.m. at the UIC Pavilion TV: WYIN Channel 56 (Lakeshore Public Television) Radio: WSCR 670-AM, WIND 560-AM Skinny: This is a moment bot...
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Scouting Saturday's local college football gamesNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois (5-6, 3-4) at Northwestern (8-3, 4-3) When: 2:30 p.m. at Ryan Field TV: Big Ten Network Radio: WIND 560-AM, WGN 720-AM, WNUR 89.3-FM Series: Illinois leads 32-2...
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A closer look at three Wildcats seniorsNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - It's tempting to spy the Senior Day game on the schedule - to envision the ritual of 23 Northwestern seniors going through their final game at Ryan Field - and frame it ...
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In one way, Illini playing better football this yearNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Ron Zook is a reverse clairvoyant. He knows what you're not thinking. As Illinois' fourth-year coach evaluates his team going into Saturday's regular-season finale at No...
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Northwestern focused on Illini, not bowlNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Oddsmakers have installed Illinois as a 21/2-point favorite for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk game Saturday (2:30 p.m., Big Ten Network) at Northwestern. In doing so, the gam...