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McCamey still has a lot to learn
11:07 AM 2/23/2008 — Demetri McCamey may be playing the best basketball of any of the Illini, but that doesn't mean he still doesn't have a long way to go in the learning process.
The Illinois freshman guard is averaging 16 points per game during the last five games and scored 18 second-half points in the Illini's loss to Wisconsin on Wednesday night.
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Hockey seeks national championship after perfect regular season
2:02 AM 2/24/2008 — Undefeated Illinois put the finishing touches on its perfect regular season, stomping Adrian College 9-0 in the Illini's final game of the year at the UI Ice Arena. In contrast to Friday's slow start, the Illini scored early and often, racking up three goals in the first period and four in the second.
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Women's basketball pours on the offense
11:23 AM 2/23/2008 — The last time the Illinois women's basketball team met Penn State it was tied for first place in the Big Ten Conference with a record of 2-0. A controversial last-second foul resulted in a one-point loss and an end to the Illini's perfect record. In last night's rematch the Illini tended to some unfinished business, beating the Lady Lions 69-49.
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Sampson out at Indiana; Hoosiers head to Northwestern with Dakich as coach
11:03 AM 2/23/2008 — BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The long legacy of Indiana basketball began a new chapter Saturday.
One day after coach Kelvin Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout and jilted players threatened a boycott, interim coach Dan Dakich found a pleasant surprise at Assembly Hall: Every player, including senior captain D.
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Seasoned talent returns to Illini mound
12:09 AM 2/22/2008 — There are big shoes to fill.
That's what the 2008 season boils down to for the pitchers and catchers of the Illinois baseball team, and Coach Dan Hartleb is more than confident his team has what it takes to repeat the success of last year's squad.
The Illini lost catcher Lars Davis, the 2007 Big Ten Player of the Year, to the MLB draft.
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Men's tennis gears up to snap Gators
11:34 PM 2/21/2008 — It's no secret that the Illinois men's tennis team has fought the University of Florida for recruits for some time.
This Sunday, the two teams will have the ultimate opportunity to showcase their talent, as the No. 14 Gators (4-2) and the No. 9 Illini (5-3) are set to duke it out in Gainesville, Fla.
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Men's gymnastics holds high hopes for Invitational
11:53 PM 2/21/2008 — An escape from Champaign may come as a relief for the men's gymnastics team this weekend.
For the second time this season, the Illini will take to the road for a team-invitational format meet against some of the top-ranked competition in the country at this weekend's Pacific Coast Classic in Oakland, Calif.
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FieldTurf installation nearly complete
12:15 AM 2/22/2008 — Even though the Illinois baseball team is starting its season this weekend, the Illini won't play at home on its new surface at Illinois Field until April 2.
In the off-season, the program began installing FieldTurf on the entire field - with the exception of the pitching mound - giving the team a unique home-field advantage that others in the Big Ten don't have.
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Two Big Ten undefeateds to battle
11:39 PM 2/21/2008 — Two more wins. If Illinois wrestler Jimmy Kennedy can sweep a pair of matches this weekend, he will finish the season undefeated in Big Ten duals.
For Kennedy (133 pounds), this weekend will be no walk in the park for the seventh-ranked sophomore. After grappling Purdue's Sean Schmaltz on Friday, Kennedy's test on Sunday will feature Iowa's No.
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Track sets strategy heading into finale
11:55 PM 2/21/2008 — With only one week remaining until the Big Ten Championship, the Illinois men's track and field team will compete in their final tuneup.
Illinois will travel to Charleston, Ill., to compete in the Friday Night Invitational at Eastern Illinois. It will be a scored meet and the last opportunity for the Illini competitors.
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Women's gymnastics strengthens for second chance at Hawkeyes, Spartans
12:10 AM 2/22/2008 — Revenge is in the air.
Originally slated to compete against Northern Illinois University this upcoming Sunday, the Fighting Illini women's gymnastics team were left scrambling to find a replacement meet after the Huskies cancelled following the shooting on Valentine's Day.
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Versatile lineup looks to replace departed sluggers, base thieves
12:07 AM 2/22/2008 — With snow still on the ground and chilly winds gusting through central Illinois, it may be hard to believe that baseball season is getting under way. But for the Illinois baseball team it's been a long wait to get out of the indoor practice facility and out onto a real diamond for the start of the season.
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Carlwell can still pick up the pieces
12:03 AM 2/22/2008 — Brian Carlwell's 6-foot-11 frame is usually easy to spot on the Illinois bench. But instead of sitting with his teammates in his blue Illinois warm-ups during Wednesday's loss to Wisconsin, Carlwell sat behind the north basket wearing an orange Shaun Pruitt jersey.
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Open your eyes people: ESPN is not the real authority on sports
11:41 PM 2/21/2008 — Last week, Will Leitch, the founder of the popular sports blog Deadspin, came to the University of Illinois Bookstore to hold a discussion and a signing session for his new book, "God Save the Fan." If you know anything about Leitch and Deadspin, then you know they are the anti-ESPN.
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