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Fans excited with Zook
12:04 AM 12/8/2004 — Gregory Wilson sat in the Illini Union computer lab, watching every second of the press conference in which Ron Zook was named the new head coach of Illinois football.
While rumors surrounded the hiring of Zook all week, fans were relieved to hear the decision made official on Tuesday.
Sports column: Time to pounce
12:05 AM 12/8/2004 — After a two-year hiatus, Illinois football has a future with Ron Zook. Illinois basketball is ranked No. 1. There is a buzz around Illinois athletics not seen in the last decade - now the Illini have to capitalize on it. For the basketball team, that should be easy.
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Sports column: Making steroids disappear
12:08 AM 12/8/2004 — Poof! Just like that, the momentum created by a Red Sox world championship - which catapulted baseball back to its rightful place at the throne of American sports - was erased. The 10 years it took after the 1994 strike. The events like Ripken's game streak; Sosa and McGwire's home-run chase; the Cinderella World Series runs of the Diamondbacks, Angels and Marlins.
Wheelchair basketball teams struggle with small rosters
12:19 AM 12/8/2004 — The most dominating teams on campus might not be playing at Assembly Hall, but rather on the other side of Memorial Stadium. The Illinois women's wheelchair basketball team has won the last three National Women's Basketball Tournament Championships. Despite losing four starters from last year's team, it still opened this season seeded No. 1.
Women's basketball loses to Bradley
12:18 AM 12/8/2004 — Illinois came into this game on a high after beating Louisiana Tech, but left Assembly Hall with a bitter pill to swallow after losing to Bradley 70-67.
They had a terrible first half, only shooting 38 percent from the field and missing five three-point attempts.
Crutcher bursts onto scene
12:07 AM 12/8/2004 — When former Illini Cindy Dallas graduated, the women's basketball team was left with a big hole in the middle - but freshman forward Danyel Crutcher has shown she can fill the void.
Dallas led the Big Ten in rebounding for three years straight and is the Illini's all-time career leader in that category.
