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Strong second half fuels Illini win
1:29 AM 11/16/2006 — Following an ankle sprain to Jamar Smith that will keep him out four-to-six weeks, along with Brian Randle re-aggravating a groin injury that has him listed as week-to-week, the Illinois lineup took a huge hit after Monday night's game against Austin-Peay.
Game Notebook: Carlwell offers needed energy to Illini squad
1:34 AM 11/16/2006 — CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - In 11 minutes of playing time Illinois freshman forward Brian Carlwell provided the Illini with the boost they needed to get past Jackson State. Carlwell finished the night with just four points and two blocks, but his presence on the court was his biggest contribution to the Illini.
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Column: Dear Bruce, it's time for us to go big
1:36 AM 11/16/2006 — In a game that was as ugly as Shelden Williams, the Illinois basketball team rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit to defeat the alma mater of Walter Payton, Jackson State, 76-55 on Wednesday night at the Assembly Hall. Illinois (2-0), playing without the services of starters Rich McBride, Brian Randle and Jamar Smith, fell behind 10-0 in the game's opening minutes and trailed 31-19 with five minutes remaining in the first half before using a furious rally to tie the game at 34 entering halftime.
Illinois' Anderson survives, moves on to second round in Challenger tourney
1:38 AM 11/16/2006 — Time after time, professional tennis player Kevin Kim was on the verge of pulling away from Illini junior Kevin Anderson. But each time Kim looked ready to end the first set, Anderson's power game would stop him dead in his tracks. Anderson saved five set points in the first set, many with unreturnable serves or huge forehand winners, then pulled away in the second to finish off Kim 7-6(8), 6-3 at the professional Challenger Series tournament at Atkins Tennis Center - one of several dramatic Illini matches Wednesday night.
Illinois wrestling returns five solid starters from last year's 2nd place Big Ten squad
1:41 AM 11/16/2006 — A season removed from having ten wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championships, the most in the nation, head coach Mark Johnson's preseason 16th-ranked Illini are in the starting blocks for a new season, which will begin Sunday at the Missouri Open.
The Illini return five starters from last year's team, which placed second at the Big Ten Championships.
Freshman runner Bizzarri turns heads in debut season with Illinois
1:44 AM 11/16/2006 — Last Saturday, as the Illinois women's cross country team won its first-ever Midwest Regional title, freshman Angela Bizzarri led the Illini with a second-place overall finish with a time of 20:47. Bizzarri, a native of Mason, Ohio, has been the Illini's best runner all season.
Alabama duo signs with wheelchair basketball teams
1:49 AM 11/16/2006 — The Illinois men's wheelchair basketball team got a recruiting boost when Brian Bell, a high school wheelchair basketball athlete, recently signed with the team. Last season Bell was featured as one of the "Faces in the Crowd" in an issue of Sports Illustrated, as Bell led the Lakeshore (Ala.
Bears return to Meadowlands, face Jets in NFC/AFC battle
2:02 AM 11/16/2006 — LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Almost as soon as he left the field, Devin Hester's phone started ringing. Relatives congratulated him. So did old friends, some of whom he "had crushes on in high school." And on Tuesday, his mentor Deion Sanders called. "He told me, 'You just shocked the world,'" Hester said.
Senior star Farrell not ready to leave pool
1:55 AM 11/16/2006 — Feisty. That was the word head coach Sue Novitsky used to describe senior swimmer Meghan Farrell.
Novitsky said that Farrell challenges everyone, even the coaches.
"She is definitely one of the great ones when it comes to competing in that she is ready to go against anyone," her coach said.
Men's club hockey to visit Kent State
1:58 AM 11/16/2006 — The No. 1-ranked Illinois men's hockey club will hit the road for just the third time this year, traveling to Kent State for a pair of Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL) conference games this weekend.
The American Collegiate Hockey Association's (ACHA) top-ranked Illini will put its perfect 14-0 record on the line against the No.
Men's club team volleys for big win
2:01 AM 11/16/2006 — The Illinois men's club volleyball team has been struggling to close out matches all season long.
Finally, it appears the squad is learning what it feels like to win.
Hosting their only tournament of the year, the Illini (21-3) swept through the field to the tune of a 6-0 record.
