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Illini upbeat despite back-to-back losses
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Leave it to Illinois coach John Groce to find the silver lining in back-to-back road losses to end the regular season. Falling 68-55 Sunday at Ohio State on the heels of a loss at Iowa is not exactly a formula for March momentum....Tags: Basketball, Illinois Fighting Illini, Iowa Hawkeyes, Sports, Deshaun Thomas
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Steady Illinois withstands pesky Nebraska
CHAMPAIGN — When the score is tight or a call does not go his way, Illinois coach John Groce turns toward the bench and gives the sign with a slow movement of his hand — palm down as if smoothing out a sheet. He said the players have...
Tags: Illinois Fighting Illini, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Big Ten Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Chicago Tribune
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Illinois gets its revenge against Northwestern
Out to prove how transformative a month can be, Illinois revealed what a complete makeover looks like. The Illini, now winners of four straight, avenged their worst loss on their resume by paying back Northwestern on Sunday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena with...
Tags: Illinois Fighting Illini, Bill Carmody, Big Ten Conference, College Sports, Chicago Tribune
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Catching up with Warren's Ceola Clark III at Western Illinois
Special to the TribuneCeola Clark III has been around long enough to keep his team's promising start in perspective. So far, his sixth season in Macomb is Western Illinois' best, but the 6-foot-3 graduate student out of Warren isn't getting ahead of himself. "We have...Tags: Basketball, Sports, National Basketball Association, The Summit League, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Illinois rallies to upend No. 18 Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Illinois' recent about-face can be partly traced to the mouth of D.J. Richardson. The senior guard ditched his mouth guard a few games ago, hoping to better communicate with his teammates. No one is mistaking his message now. "It...
Tags: Illinois Fighting Illini, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Norfolk (Litchfield, Connecticut), Big Ten Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Illini buzzer-beater upsets No. 1 Hoosiers, 74-72
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Tyler Griffey made an uncontested layup at the buzzer off a baseline inbounds pass and Illinois beat No. 1 Indiana 74-72 on Thursday night, the fifth straight week the nation's top-ranked team has lost. The Illini (16-8, 3-7...
Tags: Illinois Fighting Illini, Christian Watford, Big Ten Conference, Victor Oladipo, Cody Zeller
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Illinois falls to No. 2 Michigan
CHAMPAIGN — Michigan did nothing out of the ordinary. Which by Michigan's standards is extraordinary. Illinois fell victim to the second-ranked Wolverines' precision offense in a 74-60 loss Sunday at a sold-out Assembly Hall that hosted a revved-...
Tags: Illinois Fighting Illini, Michigan Wolverines, Chicago Tribune, Glenn Robinson, Michigan State Spartans
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Illini draw coach's ire for lack of fire
MADISON, Wis. — It will take a studious examination of the game film against Wisconsin to locate even two Illinois players who competed with the fierceness coach John Groce demands, he said. After praising seldom used reserve Mike Shaw's effort,...
Tags: Illinois Fighting Illini, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Big Ten Conference, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Wisconsin Badgers
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Illinois determined to win back Braggin' Rights
Illinois guard D.J. Richardson has not forgotten the way Missouri players ran down the court and celebrated last season. "Some of their players (acted) like they won the national championship after they won," Richardson said. "Running around the gym,...
Tags: Illinois, Scottrade Center, Chicago Tribune
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Deposed Illinois coach won't be forgotten
Good is not great enough.
Just ask Bruce Weber.
Weber couldn't sustain greatness at Illinois. He reached it, lost it, tried for it, prayed for it, approached it but couldn't sustain it. Something always was missing. So athletic director Mike Thomas,...Tags: Illinois Fighting Illini, Quentin Tarantino, Basketball, Mike Davis, Sports
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