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Road test awaits Illini
11:20 PM 9/30/2004 — There is nothing like playing at home, being in front of the home crowd and seeing a sea of orange all around.
But Saturday, the Illini football team will have to travel away from that comfort zone and see what the team is really made of - on the road at Wisconsin.
Illini hockey returns with fresh slate
10:38 PM 9/30/2004 — Six months of waiting will end tonight when Illini hockey returns to Champaign. At 7 p.m., the Illini Hockey Club will begin the 2004-2005 season against the Blue Devils of Fredonia State, and renew their quest for a national championship. But before this happens, what is it about a new season that is so exciting? Maybe it's the fresh start.
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Sports Column: Padding the injury report
10:55 PM 9/30/2004 — You have to feel for Lovie Smith, who is three games into his first season as an NFL head coach with the Chicago Bears. Injuries have made his job a whole lot tougher than it already is. Injuries to Jerry Azumah, Mike Brown, Rex Grossman, Charles Tillman and Brian Urlacher have turned the Monsters of the Midway into the Mangled of the Midway.
Soccer hosts Iowa, Minnesota
11:09 AM 11/3/2004 — With two Big Ten opponents traveling to Champaign this weekend, the Illini soccer team will be all about taking care of business.
On Friday, the Illini are scheduled to host Minnesota at 7 p.m., and, on Sunday, they host Iowa at noon at the Illinois Track and Soccer Field.
Illinois looks to win two
12:44 PM 11/3/2004 — The No. 19 Illinois women's volleyball team hits the road this weekend, taking on Wisconsin and Northwestern in its first away games of the Big Ten season. After splitting their first two Big Ten matches last weekend, the Illini (9-2) must play at Wisconsin, where they have not won a match since 1995.
Illini travel to Kentucky
11:07 AM 11/3/2004 — With four newcomers and the loss four players who were instrumental in last year's success, the Illini women's tennis team is still finding out how it ranks against other schools. This weekend, the Illini will get another chance when they travel to Lexington, Ky.
Illini runners ready for takeoff, competition
11:14 PM 9/30/2004 — The Illini women's cross country team will run in the Pre-Regional meet today in Peoria. And for the first time this season, all of its top runners will compete.
This race is the first of the season for seniors Jaime Turilli and Lindsey Reu and sophomore Cassie Hunt.
Chaussard to lead golf team
10:00 PM 11/3/2004 — From the time Garrett Chaussard could stand up on his own, he had a golf club in his hand. He started playing golf when he was 4. He started playing tournaments when he was 6. Chaussard is now 21 and all of his practice during his childhood is paying dividends for the Illinois men's golf team.
