Illini hit on all cylinders, zap Zags
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There&#39;s no way No. 5 Illinois could have shredded THE Gonzaga, king of the mid-majors, the way it demolished its opponent at Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Luther Head scored 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 points and nine assists as Illinois celebrated its new No. 1 ranking with a 78-59 victory over Chicago State on Monday night.
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Poor tackling, missed opportunities and turnovers plagued Illinois through a 1-11 season last year and all were factors again in Saturday&#39;s 35-17 loss to UCLA.
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There was little celebrating when Illinois men&#39;s players found out they were ranked No. 1 in the nation yesterday afternoon. There was a game to play at night.
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No goal posts came down. There were no &quot;bowl game&quot; chants. Not a single Northern Illinois University football player was seen milling around the field following
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Luther Head scored 25 points, including a driving layup with 40 seconds remaining in overtime that sealed No. 1 Illinois's 73-68 win over No. 23 Iowa last night in Champaign, Ill.
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LAS VEGAS -- The last time top-ranked Illinois got off to this fast a start, it reached the Final Four. Luther Head scored 18 points and shot 5 for 9 from 3-point range to lead the Illini past Northwestern
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Senior Kyle Orton threw four touchdown passes as No. 15 Purdue (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) survived its Big Ten season opener against Illinois 38-30 Saturday.
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Luther Head scored 25 points, including a driving layup with 40 seconds remaining in overtime that sealed No. 1 Illinois' 73-68 win over No. 23 Iowa on Thursday night.
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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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Dee Brown and his Illinois teammates didn't even try to put a positive spin on the top-ranked Illini's sloppy victory over Longwood.
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The Buckeyes were able to get things back on the right track against Indiana. Ex-OSU captain Jerry Rudzinski takes a look at what the Buckeyes were able to get right against the Hoosiers.
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Illinois knocked one of college basketball's oldest records out of the books. The top-ranked Illini remained Division I's only unbeaten team with an 83-63 victory over Penn State on Wednesday night. Their 26th straight win is a school record, bettering the 25 in a row won from February 1914 to February 1916.
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The University of Illinois football team was looking for a turnaround Saturday at windswept Memorial Stadium. Instead, a potential upset of No.
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LAS VEGAS -- No. 1 Illinois got the tuneup it wanted Thursday, grinding out a 69-51 victory over Northwestern State. &quot;I was happy with the way they made strides today,&#39;&#39; said Illini coach Bruce Weber, who
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The season started with a four-game homestand and mixed results for the Illinois football team. Phase II begins today for the Illini, who head into a rugged October schedule with a Big Ten Conference game at No.
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Illinois has played much better and has looked much better. But in grinding out a 72-60 victory over Arkansas before 13,140 rabid Razorbacks fans, the fifth-ranked Illini took another important step Saturday.