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UI may land minor league franchise
11:01 PM 9/26/2007 — Starting in 2009 Illinois Field may not just be the home of the Illini baseball team but could also host an independent minor league team.
Negotiations have begun to bring an independent minor league team to Champaign, officials from the University, the Frontier League, National Sports Services and team ownership announced Tuesday.
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Tennis trio serves up fresh start
11:11 PM 9/26/2007 — An energetic companion. An enthusiastic supporter. A gentle Australian spirit. Three new personalities stepped onto the University campus this fall when the Illinois women's tennis team reconvened - freshmen Marisa Lambropoulos, Annie McCarthy and Candy Graetz.
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Illini men's hockey prepares for season opener
10:09 PM 9/26/2007 — The Illinois men's hockey team opens up their season Friday night against Michigan State. The fighting Illini have already been hit with the injury bug and will start off the season without JJ Heredia, Pat Mannina and Mark Ergun. var UniqueNameFO = { movie:"http://www.
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Marlins compound Cubs' late meltdown
11:06 PM 9/26/2007 — MIAMI - Panic, Cubs fans.
The Cubs' grip on the NL Central lead became shaky Wednesday night, when they were shut out over the final 5 2-3 innings and lost for the second night in a row to the last-place Florida Marlins, 7-4.
Chicago retained a two-game lead over second-place Milwaukee, who lost to St.
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Men to field full arsenal at ND Invite
10:05 PM 9/26/2007 — With two team titles and a Big Ten Runner of the Week nod given to senior Trent Hoerr, the Fighting Illini men's cross country team is looking to keep its winning streak alive. The Orange and Blue travel to Notre Dame, Ind., on Friday for the 52nd annual Notre Dame Invitational to challenge a field of 23 teams.
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Next four games to test Purdue's worth in Big Ten
10:19 PM 9/26/2007 — As Purdue coach Joe Tiller went from reporter to reporter at the Big Ten football media day this summer, everyone wanted to know the same thing. "It seemed like every time we moved, the first question was, 'How are you going to handle that four-game stretch?"' Tiller said this week.
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Bonds HR ball to be branded, join HOF
10:04 PM 9/26/2007 — NEW YORK - The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the ball in an online auction, set up a Web site for fans to vote on the ball's fate, and Wednesday announced the decision to brand it won out over the other options - sending it to Cooperstown unblemished or launching it into space.
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Vick violates terms of release, testing positive for marijuana
10:57 PM 9/26/2007 — RICHMOND, Va. - A federal judge placed tighter restrictions on Michael Vick on Wednesday after the Atlanta Falcons quarterback tested positive for marijuana.
Because of the result, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson placed special conditions on Vick's release, including restricting him to his home between 10 p.
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Cub fans, plan for the worst
11:08 PM 9/26/2007 — If you are a Cubs fan, you may not want to read this. However, if you are smart (I know, pretty contradicting) then you may want to continue onward so your inflated hopes will not blow up in your face once the playoffs begin. So as a Sox fan with a Brewers bias, having been born in Milwaukee, I will say it as clearly as I can: This is not the Cubs' year.
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