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Illini miss out on NCAA Tournament

The Illini men’s basketball team’s NCAA Tournament hopes ended in disappointment Sunday evening, as it failed to crack the field of 65.

3/15/2010 - 12:27 AM
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Life (and death) on the bubble

The point of the NCAA Tournament, as I understand it, is to determine the best team in college basketball. I’m far from a NCAA committee member, but I am logical in this thought: To be the best, you have to beat the best. In no way am I saying they’re the best, but our Illini have beaten many of the best.

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3/15/2010 - 1:17 AM
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Men’s gymnastics handed first loss of season as Ruggeri falters

Saturday afternoon was not a typical performance for the No. 3 Illinois men's gymnastics team as they posted a sloppy performance and dropped a close decision to No. 4 Michigan, 359.650-358.650.

3/15/2010 - 12:34 AM
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Bizzarri continues dominance with third national title

Late Saturday night, Angela Bizzarri’s championship dominance was on display once again. She continued her national championship winning streak as she won the 3,000 meter title at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

3/15/2010 - 12:03 AM
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Illini loss dooms NCAA Tournament hopes

Illinois played some of its best basketball of the season during the Big Ten Tournament. But it still wasn’t enough to get into the NCAA Tournament.

3/15/2010 - 12:44 AM
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Illini runner Angela Bizzarri on her third career national championship

Senior Illini runner Angela Bizzarri on her national championship in the 3000 meter run, the third national title of her college career.

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3/14/2010 - 6:25 PM
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3/14/2010 - 9:24 PM
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Men's gymnastics tastes defeat for first time this season

Despite a season high score, the Illini fell to one of their conference rivals.

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3/14/2010 - 1:56 PM
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Buckeyes top Illini in double-overtime

The Conseco Fieldhouse crowd was treated to a 50 minute battle on Saturday.

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3/14/2010 - 1:55 PM
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Bill Cole on the Illini's NIT berth

Illini men's basketball player Bill Cole on his team's berth in the National Invitational Tournament.

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3/14/2010 - 10:11 PM
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Demetri McCamey on the Illini's NIT berth

Illini men's basketball player Demetri McCamey on his team's berth in the National Invitational Tournament.

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3/14/2010 - 10:09 PM
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Bruce Weber on the Illini's NIT berth

Illini men's basketball head coach Bruce Weber on his team's berth in the National Invitational Tournament.

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3/14/2010 - 10:05 PM
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Men's Basketball
Kansas earns overall top seed in NCAA Tournament

An injury hurts as much as a loss in the days before the brackets are drawn up for March Madness. Syracuse endured both and will have to rack up some major frequent flier miles to make a run to the Final Four.

3/15/2010 - 12:19 AM
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Women's Gymnastics
Women’s gymnastics defeats No. 14 Missouri on Senior Day

The No. 13 Illinois women's gymnastics team defeated No. 14 Missouri, 196.200-195.500, in the matchup of border state rivals Saturday at Huff Hall. More than 1,500 fans in attendance on Senior Day watched the Illini score at least a 49.000 on all four events for the first time this season.

3/15/2010 - 12:13 AM
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Men's Track & Field
Riley caps men’s indoor track season with 3rd All-American honor

After setting the Illinois school record in the 60-meter hurdles and becoming an All-American for the third time in his career, sophomore Andrew Riley said that one day he thinks he can be a national champion.

3/14/2010 - 11:22 PM
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Women's Tennis
Women’s tennis upsets Indiana

It may seem like a downgrade for junior Leigh Finnegan, but her team seems to be benefitting more with her playing lower in the singles lineup. Playing mostly at the No. 1 singles last season, Finnegan has slowly fallen down the pecking order while recovering from a hip flexor injury that plagued her in the beginning of this season.

3/14/2010 - 11:22 PM
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Swimming
Fisher, Adams fail to qualify for NCAA Championships

For the first time in head diving coach Chris Waters’ time at Illinois, two divers competed at the NCAA Zone DivingChampionships, held this weekend at West Lafayette, Ind.

3/14/2010 - 9:42 PM
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Baseball
Illini baseball tops No. 12 Costal Carolina, splits weekend

Illinois baseball scored an impressive 31 runs in just four games at the Caravelle Resort Classic in Conway, S.C., last weekend. But the Illini also gave up an unimpressive 30 runs, finishing the tournament at an even 2-2 mark.

3/14/2010 - 9:38 PM
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Softball
Aztecs snap Illini softball’s 10-game streak

Despite having its 10-game winning streak snapped and not playing its most important game of the weekend, perhaps not all was lost in the Illini softball team’s rain-soaked trip to Columbia, Mo.

3/14/2010 - 9:41 PM
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Women's Tennis
Women's tennis takes down Indiana

The No. 43 Illinois women’s tennis team upset No. 28 Indiana, 5-1, on Friday.

The win evens the Illini’s record at 6-6 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten, while the Hoosiers fell to 10-5 and 0-2.

3/14/2010 - 6:13 PM
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