For U.S.C. and Illinois, Upsets Arenât Foreign
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What better way to ring out college footballâs Year of the Upset than with the Rose Bowl pairing of Southern California and Illinois, teams who helped give the year its identity?
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Although the visitors did not get a victory, the United States is still in a good position after what figured to be the most threatening game of the regional semifinal round.
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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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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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Even though Illinois moved to the top of the college basketball poll for the first time in almost 16 years, the Illini were too busy preparing for Chicago State to celebrate.
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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 yesterday at Champaign, Ill.
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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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No. 1 Illinois overcomes a lackadaisical effort during the first 30 minutes and pulls away from Longwood late in a 105-79 win.
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Roger Powell Jr. scored 19 points, Dee Brown and Luther Head added 16 each, and No. 5 Illinois made No. 1 Wake Forest look more like a nonconference patsy in a 91-73 rout last night at Champaign, Ill.
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Some laud moves with the two nations. Others are suspicious.
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OSAKA, Japan  - The finale of the world athletics championships belonged to the glittering United States track team on a Sunday night spiced up by charismatic European performances in the field.
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Deep into overtime, the breaks were going against the US women&#39;s soccer team. First came a last-gasp goal that stole victory in regulation, then came a wide-open shot that bounced off the goalpost.
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No. 1 Illinois seeks to match its best start since the 1989-90 season when it meets Missouri at the Savvis Center on Wednesday. All five starters scored in double figures in Illinoisâ 93-56 victory over Valparaiso on Sunday.
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Jamaal Tatum and Matt Shaw score 19 points apiece and No. 11 Southern Illinois wins its 12th in a row, 71-59, over Drake on Friday.
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Across the spectrum of mass-appeal professional sports, Americaâs greatest regional rivalry has not been a pretty sight for New York fans.
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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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six of the last nine competitions -- the United States appeared to have the stronger team, yet Europe won. The US squad is, at best