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Basketball ready for new beginning
9:48 AM 10/17/2007 — By Jeff LaBelle
Staff Writer
Shaun Pruitt knows what's up.
At first glance, the Illinois roster is slim compared to the 2004-05 team manned by now-NBA star Deron Williams and Illinois legend Dee Brown. It's easy for Illini nation to get spoiled with such athletes.
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Zook gets raise, contract extension
4:31 PM 10/17/2007 — Ron Zook's contract was extended by an additional three years through January 2013 on Wednesday.
"The reason for the extension of the contract was that Coach Zook has
delivered on a promise that the University and the Board of Trustees had when
he was hired three years ago- that he was going to represent the Urbana
campus well and turn around the football program," said Tom Hardy, University spokesman.
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DI Blogs Sports Sounds Off
Cuadra shines at tennis, adjusts to American life
7:22 PM 10/17/2007 — She can almost taste the Peruvian spices in the onions and tomatoes in a lomo saltado. Just the image of the native dish, accompanied with fried potatoes and rice, makes Alejandra Meza Cuadra's mouth water.
The succulent cuisine is quickly washed out of her memory by a landmark icon - the Eiffel Tower.
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Illini ready for Wolverines; Williams to remain starter
9:51 AM 10/17/2007 — The Illini will try to rebound from losing their first Big Ten game last week and drop the No. 24 Wolverines from the ranks of the conference unbeatens Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd.
"As everyone knows it doesn't get any easier in the Big Ten," head coach Ron Zook said.
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Jeff Jordan makes name for himself despite father's enormous shadow
6:08 PM 10/17/2007 — There are roughly as many questions circulating around Jeffrey Jordan at the Ubben Basketball Complex as there are basketballs skewing off of rims, bouncing quickly across the court and slapping unknowing reporters in the back of the leg. Or head.
The whole scene is media day at its best.
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Questions linger as Sampson tries to move past NCAA infractions
12:03 AM 10/17/2007 — BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson will live with his penalties.
Hoosiers fans and alumni may not be so inclined to accept them.
Sampson's second brush with NCAA violations in 17 months has created a stir. Some contend his actions have harmed the university's reputation so badly that taking away his $500,000 raise and a future team scholarship do not go far enough.
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Juice to remain quarterback in game against Michigan
11:00 PM 10/16/2007 — Click to hear what Coach Ron Zook and junior wide receiver Kyle Hudson think about quarterbacks Juice Williams and Eddie McGee after the game against Iowa.
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Six Illini basketball newcomers look to make impact on the court
9:43 AM 10/17/2007 — Six first-year Illini basketball players will be put on the spot during the next few weeks of practice as they fight for playing time. Here's a look at each of them. Bill Cole- 6-feet-9, 210-pound, Forward, Peoria, Ill. Cole will be fighting for a spot on the Illinois roster over the next few weeks and is one of a few candidates for a redshirt.
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World Series-bound Rockies still surprising
10:56 PM 10/16/2007 — By EDDIE PELLS
The Associated Press
DENVER - It's October in Colorado. The Broncos are playing. Snow showers are in the forecast. The leaves are turning red, yellow and brown.
The dominant color in the Mile High City these days, though, is purple.
It's "Rocktober" in Colorado.
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Midnight Madness rocks Assembly Hall
4:10 AM 10/17/2007 — When the men's basketball team wasn't rocking on the bench during dance performances, it was dominating the court at Midnight Madness Friday night.
Following dance routines by Alpha Phi Alpha, "The Brickheadz" and Muntu Dance Theater, the Illini men's basketball teams took to the court for a three-point contest, dunk contest and a team scrimmage.
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Michigan shouldn't really top 'muck' list
11:28 PM 10/16/2007 — Looking around campus it's hard to miss the hatred flowing through the veins of Illinois' 40,000-plus students. The colors maize and blue bring shudders from us. Our most primal instinct comes out - mucking. And by looking around this campus it is easy to see that Michigan is definitely a SILM - School I'd like to Muck.
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