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Free throws finally fall, preserve win
2:40 AM 3/3/2008 — IOWA CITY, Iowa - Illinois coach Bruce Weber joked all week about Saturday's game against Iowa, saying the first team to score 40 points would win. It turned out he was right.
In what's amounted to a long season for a program unaccustomed to losing, the bounces finally went Illinois' way as the Illini beat Iowa 58-47.
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Women take yet another national title
2:57 AM 3/3/2008 — Illinois women's wheelchair team captain Carlee Hoffman was overwhelmed with emotion Saturday.
"We did it! We did it!" Hoffman screamed as she hugged teammate Shelley Chaplin. "It's finally over!"
The Illini had just beaten the University of Alabama 44-43 at Huff Hall on Saturday to earn their third national title in a row and their sixth in seven years.
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Baseball unable to suppress rallies against Baylor, UIC at classic
11:42 PM 3/2/2008 — The state of Texas was not as kind the second time around for the Illinois baseball team.
Coming off a two-win opening weekend in Edinburg, Texas, the Illini returned to the Lone Star state to play in the Quala-T Imprints Baylor Classic but could not overcome their three opponents.
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Offense makes Illini proud in seniors' last home game
1:17 AM 3/3/2008 — Though she is the only redhead on the team, Illini forward Stephanie Chelleen is often overshadowed by her teammates. Averaging just more than nine minutes and three points per game, the senior qualifies as more of a role player then a premier star.
In Sunday's senior day game against the Purdue Boilermakers, Chelleen had her time in the limelight as spectators at Assembly Hall watched her compose a storybook ending to a four-year collegiate career.
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Men's track stumbles at Big Tens; Worsley sets new UI 60-meter dash record
11:08 PM 3/2/2008 — In what turned out to be a somewhat disappointing meet, Dominique Worsley was one of the bright spots for the Illinois men's track and field team after setting a new school record.
Worsley finished fourth in the 60-meter dash at the Big Ten Championships in Madison, Wis.
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No luck needed: Illini beat Irish
11:06 PM 3/2/2008 — Fittingly, on the weekend when campus celebrated Unofficial St. Patrick's Day, the Illinois men's tennis team battled No. 12 Notre Dame. But instead of the Fighting Irish channeling the luck, it was the Illini who took the gold at the end of the rainbow, winning 6-1 in decisive fashion.
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Armstrong leads Illinois to sixth at Indoors
11:09 PM 3/2/2008 — It was supposed to be a learning experience for the young athletes on Illinois' women's track and field team. That stipulation did not apply to senior leader Tiara Armstrong at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Minneapolis.
Armstrong left nothing behind in leading the Illini to a sixth-place finish.
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Gymnastics grabs win in spite of short lineup
11:45 PM 3/2/2008 — After two disappointing meets, Illinois' men's gymnastics rebounded with a 349.800-349.400 win against Iowa.
The Illini posted a season-high 58.450 point total on the high bar, the seventh-best score in the nation on still rings, a 15.500 by senior Jon Drollinger, and the fourth-best score in the nation on pommel horse, a 15.
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Despite strong start, women's gymnastics falls prey to Tigers
11:52 PM 3/2/2008 — Illinois' women's gymnastics team is still struggling to hit a perfect 24 of 24 routines in a competition, and Friday at Auburn proved to be no exception.
Counting several mistakes on the final rotation of the night, the Illini scored a season-low 47.225 on the balance beam as the No.
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'General' sure to shock in TV studio
11:59 PM 3/2/2008 — March may be the craziest month in sports, but ESPN's hiring of Bobby Knight is just pure madness. The sports network hired Knight on Thursday as a men's college basketball studio analyst 24 days after he stepped down from the head coaching position at Texas Tech, leaving the post to son Pat.
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