Weber's Message Is Loud and Clear at Illinois
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The driving force behind the top-ranked men's college basketball team is Coach Bruce Weber.
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As the nation&#39;s No. 1 team, Wake Forest looks pretty good. So just imagine how the Demon Deacons will look tonight if they can knock off fifth-ranked Illinois in Champaign, Ill.
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Robert Dinneen, president of the Renewable Fuels Association, had every reason to feel good when he delivered a speech in Tucson this year on the state of the ethanol industry.
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How the Illinois senator came to embrace religion in his life.
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Top-ranked Illinois jumps out to a 20-3 lead to start the game and coasts to a 60-47 victory over Indiana Sunday and stays unbeaten.
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A message on a dry-erase board greeted the Cubs in their clubhouse Monday and explained how they should approach the final days of the regular season.
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On Monday afternoon, the Illini were named the No. 1 team by both The Associated Press and Coaches Polls. They celebrated a 78-59 win over Chicago State on Monday night in front of a sold-out Assembly Hall crowd.
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In the first half, Illinois trailed for 11 minutes, 20 seconds, longer than it had in its first seven games combined. In the second half, the Fighting Illini were in control buzzer-to-buzzer in a solid defense of their No. 1 ranking.
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CHAMPAIGN -- Declaring that &quot;this is a program that can go as high as it wants,&#39;&#39; Ron Zook accepted the Illinois football coaching job Tuesday.
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Top-ranked Illinois had its lowest-scoring game of the season, but the Illini remained unbeaten with a 60-47 victory over Indiana on Sunday. James Augustine scored 16 points and Deron Williams' playmaking led to 24 more for Illinois (23-0, 9-0 Big Ten), which should remain the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a second straight week.
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Fifth-ranked Illinois turns its showdown with No. 24 Gonzaga into a blowout as it beats the Bulldogs convincingly, 89-72.
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Illinois, off to a 7-0 start entering Thursday's game against Georgetown, felt all along it was the best team in the country.
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Luther Head scored a season-high 26 points and No. 1 Illinois beat Northwestern 78-66 on Saturday to improve to 18-0 &#151; the best start in school history.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Roger Powell, Jr. scored  21 points and Deron Williams added 18 to lead top-ranked  Illinois to an easy 89-66 victory over the Minnesota Golden  Gophers at Assembly Hall.
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Luther Head scored 20 points and No. 1 Illinois overcame foul problems, poor shooting and a second-half surge by Missouri for a 70-64 victory on Wednesday night.
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Illinois coach Ron Turner deflected questions about his future all season long, not wanting to be a distraction or take away from his players and the games they had left.
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After three straight blowouts, No. 5 Illinois was looking forward to its first real test Saturday against No. 24 Gonzaga. Now it looks like the Illini will have to wait until top-ranked Wake Forest comes to Champaign, Ill.