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The Illinois football team has filled its coaching staff with the hiring of Ron West, head coach Ron Zook announced on Monday.

West, whose official position has not been announced, has 30 years of collegiate coaching experience under his belt and has previously worked with new Illini defensive coordinator Vic Koenning when the two were at Clemson University, where Koenning was the defensive coordinator and West was the outside linebackers coach.

West is the final addition to the Illini staff, which has undergone a lot of changes since the 2009 season ended with a 3-9 record.

Last season the Illinois women's basketball team had good luck against the Indiana Hoosiers. This year, they weren't quite as lucky. Sunday at the Assembly Hall the Illini lost 67-54 in a game in which the teams combined to miss 84 shots— 51 by the Illini.

A crowd of 4,143 showed up at the Assembly Hall for ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday morning, while a sellout of 16,618 witnessed Illinois knock off No. 5 Michigan State at night. After freshman D.J. Richardson knocked down a pair of free throws and junior Mike Davis broke away for a dunk to seal the 78-73 win, Illini fans rushed the court.

Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that’s who.

An eighth straight win by junior Abe Souza was not enough for the No. 12 Illinois men’s tennis team (3-2) to top host No. 5 Tennessee (7-0) on Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn., as the Illini fell 6-1.

Playing against Lindenwood, a team that doesn’t have many weaknesses, the Illinois hockey team needed to capitalize on rare mistakes and slip-ups to hang with the top-ranked team in the country.

Invitational in South Bend, Ind. During the 3000-meter race, Boyle ran into some trouble as she was knocked to the ground by another competitor. The Illini had strong performances from a number of athletes, including Angela Bizzarri, who competed for the first time since she won the national championship in cross country last fall.