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Colorado and Illinois have similarities heading into NCAA tournament
Tad Boyle is not much of a skier as winters are spent in basketball arenas and hibernating in his office in front of game videos. Otherwise, the lure of Colorado for its hiking, golfing and bike riding and his family roots drew him back after spending...
Tags: Pacific-12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Arts and Culture
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Marc Lawrence on NCAA basketball
Sports gambling expert Marc Lawrence of Weston, who runs Playbook.com, put out these thoughts as we approach the NCAA tournament. I could pretend like I do this much studying, but it would be really faking it. So I'm just going to hand him the platform...
Tags: Wisconsin Badgers, College Sports, Syracuse Orange, Creighton Bluejays, Oregon Ducks
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Irish women get No. 1 seed again
The Notre Dame women got a top seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year – and what may be their last chance for a while to be the belles of the (basket) ball. DePaul once again hopes to be a Cinderella. And Illinois, which looked...
Tags: Sports, Wisconsin Badgers, College Sports, Politics, DePaul Blue Demons
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Editorial roundtable (Chicago Tribune TV) Kristen McQueary, John McCormick and Paul Weingarten discuss the week's... -
NCAA berth marks rebirth for Illinois
Illinois' biggest postseason event a season ago was an emotional goodbye news conference by Bruce Weber after he was fired. Last season's pity party has been replaced by a March Gladness. The Illini celebrated a return to the NCAA tournament Sunday,...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Sports, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Should be wild time in wide-open NCAA tournament
The beauty of this season may be that there actually is no beauty. If the NCAA tournament follows the same script as the regular season, expect an unpredictable ride. Indiana was ranked No. 1 for the first six weeks of the regular season and then …...
Tags: Wisconsin Badgers, College Sports, Human Interest, Tennessee Volunteers, Syracuse Orange
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Scoreboard -- March 17, 2013
|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball--Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves, Noon (ESPN) NHL Hockey--Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) NBA Basketball--Miami Heat at Boston Celtics, 7 p.m. (ESPN); Minnesota Timberwolves at...Tags: New York Rangers, Indiana Hoosiers, Luke Donald, Personal Service, Philadelphia Flyers
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This season's waiting game fun for Illini
Illinois coach John Groce could be a lobbyist if needed to present the case for his team. The Illini likely don't need help getting into the NCAA tournament — most project them as locks for the 68-team field that will be revealed late Sunday...
Tags: Sports, College Sports, Politics, Basketball, Ohio State Buckeyes
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Boys hoops blog | Ulis stands pat as stock soars
The Tyler Ulis transfer rumors were addressed last year. They started seemingly the day the 5-foot-8 junior chose a "non-basketball" school like Marian Catholic when he moved from Ohio to live with his father in for his high school years. Last...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, Sports, College Sports, Basketball, Iowa Hawkeyes
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Ignore the haters: NIU belongs in BCS
Of all the insulting misconceptions spread since Northern Illinois qualified for the Orange Bowl, the most uninformed suggests the Huskies will use the unfair opinions of the Kirk Herbstreits of the college football world for motivation. None needed. To...
Tags: College Sports, Wisconsin Badgers, Politics, Ohio State Buckeyes, Louisville Cardinals
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Illinois gets its revenge against Northwestern
Out to prove how transformative a month can be, Illinois revealed what a complete makeover looks like. The Illini, now winners of four straight, avenged their worst loss on their resume by paying back Northwestern on Sunday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena with...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, College Sports, Brandon Paul, Chicago Tribune, Bill Carmody
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Simeon All Access | Catching up with Deon Thomas
Deon Thomas believes the recruiting controversy that dogged him for a year and a half following his senior season at Simeon could have been avoided if he had listened to coach Bob Hambric. The University of Illinois' all-time leading scorer and the No....
Tags: National Basketball Association, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2011 NBA Lockout, NBA Draft
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