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Favre rules out return to playing football
1:05 PM 3/6/2008 — GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) _ Brett Favre made it clear Thursday that he's finished with football.
"I know I can play but I don't think I want to," a teary Favre said in a news conference at Lambeau Field two days after he announced his retirement. "It's been a great career for me, but it's over.
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Law ready for Big Ten showdown
11:49 PM 3/5/2008 — Eleven Teams. Four days. Ten games. One winner.
At this point, the Illinois women's basketball team needs to be the winner this weekend at the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis if it wants to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The team's only shot is to get the tournament's automatic bid.
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Hockey club named national champions
12:00 PM 3/6/2008 — A dream season came to a perfect end for the Illinois hockey club at the American Collegiate Hockey Association National Championships in Rochester, N.Y. A 4-2 victory over No. 2 Lindenwood in the tournament finals on Wednesday night secured the Murdoch Cup and an unblemished 38-0-0 record.
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Weber looks to center Pruitt to provide 'spark' for team
11:37 PM 3/5/2008 — Illinois head coach Bruce Weber made it clear that his team will go as far as senior forward Shaun Pruitt takes them.
With two games remaining in a disappointing regular season, the Illini will depend on Pruitt to provide the spark that Weber hopes will ignite his team to a strong finish.
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Gymnasts prepare for emotional Senior Day, 'Border War'
12:09 PM 3/6/2008 — After four years of dedication and service to the Illinois women's gymnastics team, seniors Krystal Melcarek and Michelle McGrady are not quite ready to hang up their tumbling shoes.
Luckily for them, Saturday's "Border War" against No. 15 Missouri will be Senior Day, but not their final competition at Huff Hall.
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Jackie Robinson joins third induction class into College Baseball Hall of Fame
10:27 PM 3/5/2008 — Jackie Robinson was one of 12 former players and coaches elected Wednesday for the third induction class of the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
UCLA's only four-sport athlete played baseball for the Bruins in 1940 after two seasons at Pasadena Junior College.
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Rivalry subsides for managers
10:31 PM 3/5/2008 — FORT MYERS, Fla. - After four years as Boston's manager, Terry Francona can finally put his arm around Joe Torre behind the batting cage.
If Francona tried that when both led enemy squads in the intense Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, he risked the wrath of passionate fans who would gasp at such fraternization.
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Columnist says his farewells to Illini
11:40 PM 3/5/2008 — Tonight the Illinois men's basketball team plays Michigan State at the Assembly Hall. On Saturday, Illinois will host Minnesota. And just like that this forgettable Big Ten regular season will be over.
Is this the way I wanted to go out?
No, of course not.
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