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Archive for October 2010


Michigan not the team of old; Illini hope to beat Wolverines for third time in a row
Bowl projection: Gator Bowl
The Marching Illini performs Carmen at halftime of the Purdue game
Photo Gallery: Illinois 75, Lewis 65
Happy Halloween
#16 Soccer falls 3-2 to Michigan
Photo Gallery: Illinois 44, Purdue 10
The Great Experiment is working
Illinois at Michigan: 11:00am CT, ESPN
Week 10 Polls: Illinois with 8 votes in the AP Poll, 4 votes in the Coaches' Poll
Week 10 Stats: Illinois defense #15 in the nation
Marcus Paige is on campus
Offense and defense can rejoice in beatdown
Scheelhaase has career day as Illinois rolls past Purdue, 44-10
1914
The perfect day
Good seats still available
Illinois-Purdue video highlights
Volleyball victorious against Michigan State in straight sets
Illinois 44, Purdue 10
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Purdue Boilermakers
SOC - Purdue
Illini have a lot to clean up after exhibition opener
Richmond shows his promise in debut
Weber post game comments
Illinois 75, Lewis 65
Volleyball wins battle for first vs Michigan in five sets
#16 Soccer topples Michigan State, 1-0
Exhibition #1: Illinois vs Lewis, 7:00pm CT
What to do with the remaining scholarships?
Jeff Goodman rates the Illinois backcourt #4 in the nation
Weber emphasizing defense in early practice
Weber got this commitment the old-fashioned way: He earned it
Illini must bear down vs Purdue
Hoops players' Twitter privileges shut down for the season
Devin Langford
The 2011 class
Updated hoops scholarship grid
Demetri McCamey has great expectations
Mike Shaw keeps Illini recruiting rolling
Mike Shaw to Illinois: What it means
Mike Shaw decides it will be the Big Ten
Mike Shaw and Mycheal Henry
Mike Shaw picks Illinois
2010-2011 season prediction: I'm going with 27-10, Sweet 16
Illinois #13 in the AP Preseason Poll
Big Ten Basketball Media Day
Mike Shaw's announcement: 3:00pm CT
Big Ten media tab Michigan State as conference's preseason favorite
Illinois wants more balance in its attack
Illini keeping arms up for final 5 games
Ranking the class
Randle was the want, Shaw is the need
Huge weekend for volleyball
Happy Halloween Illini fans
Devin Langford to visit Illinois
Martez Wilson matching the hype
Ryan Boatright
Chasson Randle closes it out, will head West
Chasson Randle to Stanford
Chasson Randle: 5:00pm CT announcement
Michigan State, Kalin Lucas lead AnnArbor.com preseason Big Ten basketball media poll
Weber has Illini fighting for spots
Tavon Wilson
Mike Shaw's press conference has been scheduled for 3pm Thursday at De La Salle
Hoops tickets going fast
Danny Hope says quarterback Rob Henry could play Saturday against Illinois
Vic Koenning: "Our guys looked like they were lost. They looked like the leaves out in the wind out in the parking lot today."
Chasson Randle appears to be leaning towards Stanford
Hoops, volleyball setup doesn't make sense
Mike Shaw likely to choose Illinois when he announces his decision Thursday at De La Salle
Mike Shaw to announce decision on Thursday
The importance of the exhibition games
The great divide on Big Ten division names
Illinois-Purdue game notes
McCamey
Mike Shaw update
Marching Illini halftime show: 100 years of Homecoming
Bowl projection: January 1st Gator Bowl in Jacksonville
Single-game basketball tickets on sale Tuesday 9:00am CT
Orange & Blue Scrimmage video highlights
Photo Gallery: Orange & Blue Scrimmage
Injury won't slow Illini quarterback
#13 Soccer falls to Penn State, 2-0
Freshmen shine at hoops scrimmage
O&B scrimmage
Purdue needs to realize it's Purdue
The Boilermakers have only true freshman Sean Robinson remaining among healthy, scholarship QBs
Photo Gallery: Illinois 43, Indiana 13
The reverse "That Game"
#6 Volleyball sweeps Iowa, maintains first place in the Big Ten
Love that defense
Mike Shaw on official visit
Illini forecast: Sunny
Football a joy compared to last season
Illinois-Indiana video highlights
Illinois 43, Indiana 13
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Indiana Hoosiers
#6 Volleyball wins in five sets at Minnesota
Does Illinois have a defensive stopper?
New football commit: LB Ralph Cooper
Hoosiers' Chappell will test Illini defense
Big trouble for Tennessee's Pearl
Big Ten rated #1 basketball conference by SI
Indiana-Illinois: 5 keys
Tennessee omits news of Pearl's terminated contract
Corey Liuget Q&A
Marrero in the Making
#13 Soccer with the 2-1 comeback win at Ohio State
Bruce Pearl currently working without a contract
Early hiccup no surprise in Illini hoops practice
Illinois #16 in the USA Today coaches' poll
Poll: Greatest Illini basketball player
Happy Birthday Mike Davis
Eliminating July recruiting not the solution
Commissioners recommend eliminating July hoops recruiting
Corey Liuget right at home at Illinois
Team chemistry
Illini backcourt rated #6 in the nation by Rivals
Let's talk tempo
Bertrand feeling good
Gun shy
50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
Don't fall asleep against Indiana
Illinois 'hungry' to beat Indiana
Terry Hawthorne, Steve Hull updates
Bruce Weber chat
Wanted in Champaign: Leadership
Next 12 games could be win or go home for Zook
Who is the backup PG?
Illinois offense looks to make a run
Illinois vs Indiana game notes
Monday's football quotes
Randle finishes visits, dad says family hasn't had time to discuss yet
John Paxson attends Illini practice
Chasson Randle 'about 40 percent sure' of college choice
Volleyball moves up to #6 in the AVCA poll
Today's downtime
Mike Shaw and Mycheal Henry will take official visits to Illinois this weekend
Bowl projections: Gator, Texas, Dallas, Detroit
Randle's visit
Purdue game time: 11:00am
Zook feels Brewster's pain
Photo Gallery: Illini Volleyball 3, Purdue 1
Photo Gallery: Illini Madness
Klee's weekend report: Recruits galore
Small slips start big fall
Corey Liuget enjoys career day vs Spartans
UI-MSU: 'A depressing feeling'
Six games down, six games to go
Report from East Lansing
Further review
Minnesota fires coach Tim Brewster
#8 Volleyball fights off Hoosiers to remain in first
#17 Soccer downs Iowa in OT
Robbie Hummel suffers ACL injury, out for the season
Michigan State 26, Illinois 6
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Michigan State Spartans
Local basketball recruits attend Illini Madness
SOC - Michigan State
Madness in review
#8 Volleyball down Boilermakers, 3-1
Illini Madness: 10:00pm, Huff Hall
Randle's decision could come as early as Monday
Ten burning questions for 2010-11
2010-11 Illinois basketball poster
The Madness
Illinois ranked #14 in Andy Katz's preseason poll
Illinois ranked #16 in Gary Parrish's preseason poll
Dunk contest poll
Method to the Madness
Randle and Shaw
Recruits expected to attend Illinois' Midnight Madness
Mikel Leshoure: "We feel like we can compete with any team in the nation"
Vic Koenning talks the Illini D
Illini Madness a 'party' for recruits as much as current players
Q&A with Nate Bussey
Sporting News puts the Big Ten as the #1 football conference at midseason
Richmond preps for heavy lifting
Zook hopes Illini can spoil another homecoming
Illinois bowl projections at midseason: Detroit, Dallas, Houston
SI's top impact freshman: Jereme Richmond #13
Anthony Santella on the Rivals Midseason All-America Team
Hugh Thornton ordered to do community service
Illinois #12 in the FoxSports preseason poll
Can't hide hoops excitement
Illini hoops seniors seek to make their mark
Dick Vitale has Illinois at #17 in his Preseason Top 40
Illini basketball has a good problem
Weber welcomes Richmond's versatility
Goal is to shine without DeBruler
Photo Gallery: 2010 Illinois Basketball Media Day
Nate Bussey wears a tie to class every day
Illinois Basketball Media Day
Illini frontcourt rated #6 in the nation by SI
Jereme Richmond has back spasms
Consecutive road Homecoming games
Mycheal Henry
Laura DeBruler suffers ACL tear
Confessions of an agent
Updated recruits list for Illinois' Midnight Madness
Mike Shaw update
Defense breathes life into Illinois
Leshoure carrying the load for 3-2 Illini
Winning will take a Spartan effort
Laura DeBruler suffers torn ACL
Jason Ford tweets discouraging words, says he was only kidding
Illinois look alike thread
Big night, big names for Illini Madness
Big Ten Football Week 6 rewind/Week 7 preview
Jahlil Okafor and Larry Austin at the USA Developmental National Team mini-camp
Volleyball drops to #8 in the AVCA Poll
Nathan Scheelhaase Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Derek Dimke Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
Guenther's football experiment
Chasson Randle had a 'great' weekend at Stanford
Nathan Scheelhaase named Rivals Big Ten Player of the Week
#17 Soccer plays to scoreless tie at Wisconsin
Week 7 stats: Illinois defense #20 in the nation, Anthony Santella #2 punter, Derek Dimke #4 FG kicker, Mikel Leshoure #11 rusher
Week 7 polls: Ohio State #1, Illinois with 2 votes in the Harris Poll
A rout to success
Bowl-bound in Illinois?
Photo/video diary from the PSU game from Happy Valley
Bussey energizes Illini to first win at PSU
Jack Ramsey
Whiz kid: Tyler Griffey
Illini dominate Penn State en route to school's first win at Happy Valley
Laura DeBruler suffers knee injury; volleyball falls 3-1 at Michigan
Impressive win raises the stakes
Go for it
Take that, Penn State
Joliet Catholic coach, former Illinois manager Jeremy Izzo dies at 29
Illinois 33, Penn State 13
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions
#6 Illini Volleyball (13-2, 5-0) victorious at Michigan State 3-2 (15-13)
Illinois' Midnight Madness to be streamed lived by the BTN (subscription required)
3 fears - Penn State game
Running game carries the Illini
Wayne McClain is a man of his word
Updated recruits list for Illinois' Midnight Madness
It takes patience with a freshman QB (and that's not always easy)
Blitz the Illini: Gameday guide
Illinois-Penn State: 5 keys
Trulon Henry Q&A
Liuget has found home away from home
Hurt in the Big 12 heartland as Nebraska begins a farewell
Updated Illinois hoops scholarship grid
Updated hoops offers list
Terry Hawthorne cleared to play
Mystery guest at Midnight Madness; Brad Sturdy: "An out of state visitor who will get everyone very excited"
Deonte Burton, 2013
GMs say Deron Williams is the best PG in the NBA
Mike Tisdale suffering from shin splints
Klee chat
Illinois defense looks for 60-minute spark
Jabari Parker to attend Illinois' Midnight Madness
Game slows down for Trulon Henry
Martez Wilson getting his game back
Must-win? Zook says yes, Paterno says no
Scheelhaase follows in Dad's footsteps
10 more years of Koenning, please
Illinois #10 in SI's list of the nation's toughest nonconference hoops schedules
Demetri McCamey #34 on the Rivals Preseason Top 50 Players countdown
Comparing Big Ten football teams to characters in "Hoosiers"
Current recruiting success setting Illini up for big haul in future
Terry Hawthorne and Steve Hull questionable for Penn State
Illini need to kick conservative habits
Illinois at Western Michigan tickets now on sale
Photo Gallery: Illini Volleyball 3, Northwestern 2
Photo Gallery: Ohio State 24, Illinois 13
Demetri McCamey on the Wooden Award preseason watch list
Bruce Pearl: Repeat offender
Volleyball moves up to #6 in the rankings; Laura DeBruler Big Ten Player of the Week, Jennifer Bonilla Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Soccer moves up to #19 in the rankings; Vanessa DiBernardo Big Ten Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week
2010 Shootout at the Hall schedule announced
Illinois projected to play Temple in the Little Caesars Bowl in Detroit
After improvement, an Illini victory at Penn State?
Offers + talent = hype for Class of 2014
Koenning
Hoops recruits at the Ohio State game
Steve Hull day-to-day with ankle injury
Reality
What it means
Wash, rinse, repeat
DeJuan Marrero will attend Illini Madness
Anthony Santella #2 punter in the nation
Illinois creeps closer to respectability
Big Ten Network NoPants
Week 6 polls: Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon
Three little penalties
Illini volleyball (12-2, 4-0) all alone in first place; Johannah Bangert becomes Illinois' all-time career blocks leader
#21 Soccer drops Indiana, 2-1
Ohio State 24, Illinois 13
Live Chat: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Ohio State Buckeyes
Photo Gallery: Illini Soccer 4, Purdue 1 - Vanessa DiBernardo's record-breaking four goal night
Will Ohio State-Illinois be tale of 2 QBs?
Illini punter Santella hopes to leave OSU hanging
Big Ten Network alters landscape of college athletics
Vanessa DiBernardo sets new Illinois record with 4 goals in Illini's 4-1 win over Purdue
Hugh Thornton, Michael Buchanan will play
Upset too much to hope for this time
College football rootability index, week 5
Buckeyes on the Big Ten Network
Results same for Woody, Tressel
Laura DeBruler key to Illini volleyball's success
Baconized Illibuck
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