Northern Illinois eyes division title
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No. 22 Northern Illinois can wrap up the MAC West Division title and move one step closer to its first bowl berth since 1983 with a victory over Toledo on Tuesday.
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A week after giving No. 1 Illinois about all it could handle, Missouri faces a talented Gonzaga squad Thursday. The Bulldogs have already toppled two teams ranked No.
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Jeremiah Massey scored a career-high 32 points as Kansas State defeated Northern Illinois 81-66 Tuesday night. The Wildcats (8-0) are off to their best start since they won nine straight to open the 1997-98 season.
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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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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Deron Williams scored 15  points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out seven assists to  lead No. 1 Illinois over Valparaiso, 93-56, at Assembly Hall as  part of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.
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Now that they've clinched their second straight division title, the Chicago Bears can focus on bigger goals: a No. 1 seed and, maybe, the conference championship.
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FACTS &amp; STATS: Site: Assembly Hall (16,500) -- Champaign, Illinois. Television: ESPN. Home Record: Wake Forest 3-0, Illinois 3-0.
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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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Two candidates for the NFC North title engage in the first of two debates Sunday. The Green Bay Packers have dramatically closed the gap between themselves and the Minnesota Vikings the last several weeks.
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LAS VEGAS (Sports Network) - Luther Head scored a game-high 18 points to lead top-ranked Illinois over Northwestern State, 69-51, in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at Valley High School.
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After three successive 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
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But this rotation of No. 1 teams, which had a host of them a year ago, might not be as fluid this season if Illinois keeps playing the way it did Wednesday night.
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Northern Illinois running back Garrett Wolfe is about to rekindle one of college football's great debates: Should a player who mostly faces second-tier competition worthy of winning the Heisman Trophy?
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The week after one of the earliest division clinchings in NFL history, the Philadelphia Eagles might be getting a break by hosting streaking Green Bay.
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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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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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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Dee Brown scored 17  points to lead a balanced attack, as sixth-ranked Illinois  opened its season with an 87-67 victory over Delaware State at  Assembly Hall.