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Zook looks ahead at Big Ten Media Day
5:01 PM 7/24/2008 — CHICAGO - It was all too fitting that Ron Zook was the first to take the podium at Big Ten Media Day on Thursday. Unlike last year, when the downtrodden Illini were licking their wounds on the heels of a 2-9 campaign, Illinois has become the center of attention as a team that can compete with the nation's perennial juggernauts.
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Illinois fan favorite Sergio McClain heads to the sidelines
5:03 PM 7/24/2008 — From the balcony in the Ubben Basketball Complex on a mid-July afternoon, a spectator couldn't be blamed if he swore a glimpse of the past was running up and down the court. The intensity, the passion and that high-pitched cadence barking direction at his teammates was so similar to a former Illini great.
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Iowa game becomes latest sell-out for Illini football
5:10 PM 7/24/2008 — Illinois football tickets sold at a furious pace Tuesday morning.
Illini single-game home tickets went on sale at 9 a.m. and by the end of the hour, the November 15 contest against the Ohio State Buckeyes was sold out. It became the fifth sellout in the last two years.
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Illinois' rebound dependent on center Smith
12:37 AM 7/23/2008 — Despite spending her summer in Champaign, the Fourth of July weekend offered Illinois forward Jenna Smith the opportunity to return home to her native Bloomington, Minn., to see her family, show her friends her hometown and replay the DVR-ed, last-second loss to Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament final countless times.
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Bears coach Smith not showing QB favoritism
12:30 AM 7/23/2008 — BOURBONNAIS, Ill. - A quarterback competition promises to heat up the Chicago Bears' training camp, and coach Lovie Smith wanted to make it clear there was no perceived favorite between Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton.
"It's dead even," Smith said Tuesday as the Bears reported to Olivet Nazarene University for a camp that kicks off with a first practice Wednesday.
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University of Iowa regents reopen sexual assault investigation
12:38 AM 7/23/2008 — IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Iowa Board of Regents on Tuesday reopened its investigation of how the University of Iowa handled its inquiry into the alleged sexual assault of a woman by two football players.
The board took action after learning about letters sent by the mother of the woman who claims she was raped on Oct.
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A-Rod signs with William Morris agency
12:29 AM 7/23/2008 — NEW YORK - Maybe Alex Rodriguez wants an Oscar or an Emmy to go with his three MVP awards.
The New York Yankees slugger signed another big league contract, joining the William Morris Agency in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond.
A-Rod joined up with the powerhouse talent agency in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Memphis can rebound fast despite loss of top talent
11:20 PM 7/24/2008 — Memphis coach John Calipari seems to have the perfect antidote for losing in the national championship: Reload quickly and strongly.
Calipari has done just that despite losing to the NBA Derrick Rose, the No. 1 overall pick, and two other starters from the team that lost to Kansas in overtime in April.
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Powell outruns record holder Bolt in 100-meter showdown
12:39 AM 7/23/2008 — STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Asafa Powell took on the world's fastest man with every intention of beating him to the finish line.
Usain Bolt just couldn't catch up in time.
Powell capitalized on Bolt's weak start and edged the world-record holder by one-hundredth of a second, leading from start to finish in the 100 meters at the DN Galan meet on Tuesday.
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Zook Opens Up Big Ten Media Days with outlook on season
5:12 PM 7/24/2008 — The Big Ten media Days started Thursday at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Chicago. The Daily Illini is there. Click on the icon to right to here an audio wrap-up story of Ron Zook's morning press conference at the Hyatt.
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