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Senior Jordan Pringle smiles after body checking a Michigan State opponent at the Ice Arena on Sept. 26. Pringle has been noted for balancing both his athletics and his schoolwork.

Pringle engineers potent Illini offense on the ice

11:41 PM 10/7/2008 — Editor's Note: The Daily Illini sports desk sits down on Sunday nights and decides which Illinois athlete is our Illini of the Week. Student-athletes are evaluated by individual performance, contribution to team success and personal achievement. Jordan Pringle has two objectives. 0

Illinois head coach Ron Zook celebrates with Juice Williams in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game against Michigan at Ann Arbor. Williams' performance against Michigan helped him win the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the second time.

Even after second player of week honors, Williams still seeking perfection

11:43 PM 10/7/2008 — Juice Williams may be the biggest perfectionist Illinois football has had in some time. After passing for over 300 yards and rushing for 100 against Michigan, he joins Northwestern's Zak Kustok and Michigan State's Drew Stanton as the only players to accomplish the feat in Big Ten history. 0

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Hailey Koschmann pitches the ball during practice at the Champaign Country Club on Sept. 18. Koschmann tied for 18th at the Windy City Collegiate Classic.

Illini women's golf flashes promise yet continues to endure growing pains, finishing ninth at the Windy City Collegiate Classic

11:35 PM 10/7/2008 — The Illinois women's golf team has battled consistency issues all season, and this week was no different. The Illini finished ninth out of 13 teams in the Windy City Collegiate Classic, but flashed signs of future greatness at Evanston Golf Club in Evanston, Ill. 0

Chicago: economic crisis won't affect Olympic bid

11:38 PM 10/7/2008 — MEXICO CITY - Chicago organizers are confident the global economic crisis will have no negative effect on the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympics. Members of the Chicago organizing committee will make their first formal presentation to IOC members on Saturday during the Pan American Sports Organization meeting in the Mexican resort town of Acapulco. 0

White Sox face changes after ouster

11:33 PM 10/7/2008 — CHICAGO - Just getting to the playoffs was a chore for the Chicago White Sox. They had to win their last regular-season game, the makeup of a rainout and a tiebreaker to win the AL Central. And by the time they finally wrapped up the division title and had to play the young and talented Tampa Bay Rays, the veteran White Sox were a bit spent. 0

Penn State coach Joe Paterno watches the game with backup QB Pat Devlin on Sept. 27. Paterno will decide by the week's end if he will coach from the sideline.

Paterno says he'll decide on sideline later in week

11:44 PM 10/7/2008 — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - One of the most closely watched injuries in college football belongs to an 81-year-old man who hasn't played a snap in six decades. Of course, when that man is Penn State coach Joe Paterno, every step is watched, every word scrutinized. 0