Posts Tagged ‘Illinois Fighting Illini’

Setting Basketball Back (Penn State, Illinois)

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Normally, those scoring charts have a steeper increase, but thanks to what might be one of the uglier basketball games in the shot clock era for a major conference, featuring Penn State and Illinois, the beauty of the game was absolutely extinguished.
At least in Champaign, Illinois, it was.
The Big Ten “battle” [...]

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Let The Madness Begin

Friday, October 10th, 2008

While most of the college basketball world is gearing up for next weekend, two schools exploited an NCAA rule about individual workouts and will be starting their practice one week early — in other words, tonight. Kentucky and Illinois, kick the college basketball season off in style as the other coaches look on in [...]

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Going Out a Winner?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

If you believe the rumors, embattled Indiana University coach Kelvin Sampson may have just coached his last game for Hoosiers last night, a 77-68 win over rival Purdue. Word is, IU is expected to suspend Sampson followed by his outright release (you’re fired), and while I’ve been on record (ask Sooze) as being a [...]

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