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Second time's a charm
1:15 AM 2/11/2005 — The last time Illinois saw the Badgers, they were celebrating while walking off the Kohl Center floor, elated after snapping a Wisconsin 38-game home winning streak. On Saturday, the Badgers will be entering Assembly Hall with similar thoughts of ruining weekends and shattering streaks.
Women's tennis travels to Harvard
1:18 AM 2/11/2005 — Women's tennis is looking to prove itself among the elite when it travels to Cambridge, Mass., on Saturday to take on No. 17 Harvard. The 34th-ranked Illini are 0-2 against ranked opponents this spring, dropping matches to No. 18 Tennessee 4-3 and No. 30 Wake Forest 5-2.
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Illini welcome National Champs to Huff Hall
1:19 AM 2/11/2005 — After competing in the solemn atmosphere of the USA Gymnastics 2005 Winter Cup in Las Vegas, the No. 2 men's gymnastics team is looking forward to returning to the rowdy sea of orange at Huff Hall this weekend. Tomorrow at 7 p.m., the Illini will take on defending national champion, No.
Sports column: Breaking MJ's curse
1:23 AM 2/11/2005 — Okay, let's get this straight. The Chicago Bulls won 23 games last season. On Tuesday night, they beat the Dallas Mavericks in impressive fashion, on the road, for their 23rd victory of this season. On Wednesday, ESPN aired the third part of their five-part series on life after Michael Jordan, which suggested that a curse on all Chicago sports teams set in when Jordan retired from the Bulls in 1999.
Q & A with Dee Brown
1:27 AM 2/11/2005 — Q: What's your favorite part about Champaign-Urbana? A: Favorite part? Ubben ... 24/7 - it's just basketball all day. Q: What do you think about Sports Illustrated's picture of your backcourt? A: Excellent. It's good to us and it's something I'll never forget.
Border battle takes center stage
1:29 AM 2/11/2005 — Illinois v. Mizzou. The rivalry extends further than the basketball court and reaches all the way to the gymnastics mat. The women's gymnastics team heads south to Columbia, Mo. to take on the Missouri Tigers this Saturday at the Hearnes Center. The ladies are coming off a second-place finish at the quad meet at Huff Hall last Saturday.
Tennis looks for upset of Florida
1:31 AM 2/11/2005 — Underdogs usually are not confident heading into tough matches, but the Illinois men's tennis team is rarely the underdog in a contest. On Saturday the team hosts No. 3 Florida at 6 p.m., and Illinois head coach Craig Tiley is confident that his team will play well.
Softball faces stiff competition
1:38 AM 2/11/2005 — The Illini softball team takes its 3-3 record to Las Vegas to compete in the Rebel Invitational for the first time starting Friday morning. They will play five games in the tournament including two against top 10 teams on Saturday. Illini Head Coach Terri Sullivan is not worried about her team looking too far ahead to Saturday.
Illini prepare for season-ending tourney
1:40 AM 2/11/2005 — Men's and women's wheelchair basketball will be hosting their final regular season tournament this weekend at IMPE, with the men competing in four games and the women in three. In addition to the Illini teams, the tournament will feature several of the top collegiate wheelchair teams in the country, including Texas-Arlington, Arizona, Wisconsin-Whitewater and Edinboro.
Hockey to face Penn State
1:42 AM 2/11/2005 — It's not nationals, but it's close. Penn State, the No. 2 ice hockey club in the country, will meet the No. 4 Illini this weekend for a series that already has a playoff atmosphere. "Ever since (head coach Chad Cassel) said to us last April that we were playing Penn State at home, I've been looking forward to it," said senior forward and team captain Jim Rogers.
Wrestling prepares to meet two Big Ten teams at home
1:43 AM 2/11/2005 — The wrestling team has a busy Big Ten weekend ahead as it looks to remain unbeaten in conference. Huff Hall looks to become the new "House of 'Paign'" when No. 14 Penn State (8-8, 2-3) comes to Champaign Friday at 7 p.m. and No. 17 Indiana (14-3, 2-2) comes Sunday at 1 p.
Zook hires two assistants; Heffner stays at Lafayette
1:34 AM 2/11/2005 — The Illinois football team added its seventh and eighth coaches this week, with the hiring of Ed Zaunbrecher and Randy Melvin. Zaunbrecher joined the staff Thursday. He worked with Illinois head coach Ron Zook for three seasons as the quarterbacks coach at Florida and has experience as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Marshall, LSU and Wake Forest.
