Top-ranked Illinois flyin&#39; high
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When the Illinois men&#39;s basketball team moved to No. 1 in The Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls on Monday afternoon, it was a special moment for the program and the players.
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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. 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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Top-ranked Illinois faced adversity for the first time this season. That means a coaching opportunity for Bruce Weber the next time he puts in a game tape.
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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.
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Luther Head scored 18 points and shot 5-for-9 from 3-point range to lead No. 1 Illinois past Northwestern State 69-51 in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic on Thursday night.
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Top-ranked Illinois tuned out chants of "Overrated!" from a raucous section of Northwestern students and showed them why the Illini are still unbeaten.
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Illinois State coach Robin Pingeton hopes her team's first Top 25 appearance in more than 19 years is just a starting point. The Redbirds, winners of 13 in a row after two more victories this past week, entered The Associated Press poll at No. 24 on Monday Â the first time they've appeared since Dec. 5, 1988.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored a  game-high 19 points and Deron Williams chipped in 11 with 12  assists to lead top-ranked Illinois over Penn State, 90-64, in  a Big Ten battle.
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O'Hare International Airport handled nearly a million takeoffs and landings in 2004, more than any other airport, but it is running behind perennial rival Atlanta for the top spot in number of passengers, officials said.
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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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ST. LOUIS - Top-ranked Illinois faced adversity for the first time this season. That means a coaching opportunity for Bruce Weber the next time he puts in a game tape.
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Through the season&#39;s first two games, the Jets have the league&#39;s top running game and the highest-scoring offense, and they are off to their best start in Coach Herman Edwards&#39;s four-year tenure.
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Sporting their brand-new No. 1 ranking, Illinois reigns 14 three-pointers on Chicago State as the Illini cruise to a 78-59 triumph on Monday night.
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It took a while for the top-ranked Illini basketball team to find a little traction Thursday night. But when the Fighting Illini dug in â-t one point going
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Southwest Airlines says boosting its presence at Chicago&#39;s Midway airport has just become its top priority, USA Today said Friday.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Deron Williams scored a  season-high 23 points to go along with seven assists and Luther  Head added 20 points to lead No. 1 Illinois to a 105-79 victory  over Longwood in the first-ever meeting between the schools.