Illini anything but golden versus Gophers
By Drake Pena
April 10, 2016
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[email protected] struggle in conference series with Minnesota. #Illini After dominating Illinois State last week, Illinois softball struggled this weekend when it faced arguably its biggest challenge of the season.The Illini squared off with Minnesota in a three-game series that may prove to be pivota...
Doug Hayes tosses one-hitter, Illinois baseball takes game one of doubleheader
March 26, 2016
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Illinois baseball (10-10, 2-0 Big Ten) took advantage of multiple Penn State (9-12, 0-2) miscues Saturday behind a dominating pitching performance by Doug Hayes in game one of a doubleheader that took just under two hours to complete. Hayes earned the win in the 6-1 victory at Illinois Field. The sou...
Illinois men’s gymnastics team falls to Oklahoma
By James Boyd
March 20, 2016
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Tweet: @IlliniMGym competed well, but still fell to No. 1 Oklahoma on senior nightFour years, more than 1,400 days and almost 34,000 hours. Then it’s over.Saturday was the final regular season competition before the Illinois men’s gymnastics team heads to the Big Ten Championships in Columbu...
The case for and against the Big Ten bubble teams
By Dan Escalona
March 1, 2016
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Over the next week or two, you will undoubtably hear a lot about bubbles. As it stands now, the Big Ten is guaranteed at least five spots in the tournament. For those five teams —Indiana, Michigan State, Maryland, Iowa and Purdue — the regular-season finales and the conference tourna...
Big Ten wrestling power rankings
By Alex Wallner
February 18, 2016
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Big Ten regular season wrestling is nearing the end.Most of the Big Ten teams are competing against non-conference opponents this weekend, with the regular season officially ending on Sunday.As of today, Iowa and Penn State are tied atop the Big Ten conference at 9-0. Michigan is third at 8-1.Here is ...
Big Ten wrestling power rankings
By Alex Wallner
February 18, 2016
Filed under Sports
Big Ten regular season wrestling is nearing the end. Most of the Big Ten teams are competing against non-conference opponents this weekend, with the regular season officially ending on Sunday.As of today, Iowa and Penn State are tied atop the Big Ten conference at 9-0. Michigan is third at 8-1.Her...
Illinois and Rutgers meet again less than two weeks after 3OT circus
By Alex Roux
February 15, 2016
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Tweet: The 3OT game two weeks ago was entertaining, but not something Illinois wants to repeat against Rutgers, writes @aroux94Who’s ready to re-enact one of the best college basketball games of the season?No, I’m not talking about last month’s triple-overtime thriller between No. 2 Kansas and ...
Illini implode at Indiana, lose 103-69
By Alex Roux
January 20, 2016
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Illinois did Tuesday what you absolutely can’t afford to do if you want to win at Indiana.It let the Hoosiers play downhill.The Illini were backpedaling on defense all night in their 103-69 loss to Indiana as the Hoosiers (16-3, 6-0) effortlessly picked apart the Illinois defense at Asse...
Big Ten student governments discuss diversity, mental health
January 20, 2016
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Schools in the Big Ten conference don’t only meet in the athletic world. Over the weekend, six delegates from the Illinois Student Senate participated in a three-day Association of Big Ten Students, ABTS, conference at Rutgers University.ssIn attendance were representatives from all 14 universities in the Big Ten.“I love ABTS because ...
Iowa on its way to owning Big Ten in 2016
By Dan Escalona
January 19, 2016
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Tweet: Forget the Spartans, the Big Ten is Iowa’s to lose, writes college hoops columnist @danescalona77Football season may still be seven months away, but Iowa is making its best attempt at revenge for the Big Ten Championship game on the basketball court — not the gridiron.In case you hav...
?A win over Michigan would put a tumultuous nonconference further behind the Illini
By Alex Roux
December 30, 2015
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The story of the 2015 nonconference season has been written, and it's one Illini basketball fans would like to leave in the past.They know all about the injuries that threatened to derail the season before it barely had a chance to take shape. They remember the Springfield series that everyone beside...
Spartans drive and reach toward playoff, setting up Big Ten-SEC showdown with Crimson Tide
By Dan Escalona
December 8, 2015
Filed under Sports
Michigan State and Iowa were preparing for a fourth-and-goal situation with a College Football Playoff spot at stake. However, before that could occur, LJ Scott reached across the goal line, driving the Spartans past the Hawkeyes and into the CFP.In might be time to start referring to the play as “T...
