Illinois rolls over Cincinnati
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Deron Williams had 18 points and 6 rebounds to help No. 1 Illinois defeat No. 22 Cincinnati, 67-45, last night in the final game of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Michael Hart rushed for 234 yards and No. 14 Michigan rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat Illinois, 30-19, yesterday, sending the Illini to their 12th consecutive Big Ten loss. Hart ran for 127 yards and Max Martin added 60 yards rushing in the second half as the Wolverines (6-1, 4-0) kept the ball on the ground ...
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CHAMPAIGN -- Illinois is 11-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation. Longwood is 1-13 and, in its first year as Division I program, has an RPI of 305 (out of 330 teams).
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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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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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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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Illinois took an unusual route to the top of The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll.
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Ohio State took awhile to get untracked before Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr. hooked up on two touchdown passes and the top-ranked Buckeyes rolled to a 37-7 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday.
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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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Quemont Greer pours in 25 points and Drake Diener chips in with 12 as DePaul gets a surprisingly easy 85-66 win over No. 21 Cincinnati.
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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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Illinois is 19-0 and has been ranked No. 1 for a school-record eight straight weeks. So how does coach Bruce Weber make the case that his team should be the underdog Tuesday night at Wisconsin?
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes and Edgerrin James ran for 204 yards with a score, as the Indianapolis Colts rolled to a 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
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Dee Brown makes sure the Illini remain undefeated as he hits two clutch three-pointers down the stretch to lift No. 1 Illinois past No. 20 Wisconsin, 70-59.
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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 was unable to dominate as it did against top-ranked Wake Forest, so the Illini took advantage of Arkansas&#39; breakdowns whenever it could and came away with a 72-60 victory Saturday.
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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.