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Sports Stories
Men's Basketball
Understanding Illinois' motion offense
Illinois athletic director Ron Guenter showed unpredictability when he hired Bruce Weber as the men’s basketball coach last spring. Now, the No. 14 Illinois men’s basketball team must play offense with unpredictability using Weber’s motion offense.
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Men's Tennis
Illini take on South Africa’s best
The NCAA men’s champion tennis team will take on South Africa’s best over this first few weeks of 2004. The Illini tangle with the South Africa Universities team, composed of the best collegians on Jan. 4 in Sun City. The following week they compete against the South African National Team in Cape Town.
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Wrestling
No break for Illini wrestling
The term winter break does not apply to the No. 7 Illinois wrestling team. The team will be practicing or competing for most of the monthlong vacation.
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Gymnastics
Men's Tennis
Tennis coach does it all
Craig Tiley is the Midwest’s trump card in a deck generally dominated by West Coast tennis schools where beautiful weather and beaches are a powerful enticement for talent.
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Women's Basketball
Men's Basketball
Braggin' Rights game biggest for Illini
For the Illinois men’s basketball players, coaches and fans the big contest in terms of respect comes against Missouri on Dec. 23, when the Illini travel to St. Louis for the Braggin’ Rights Game.
“It’s the biggest game of the year,” junior center Nick Smith said. “Not just for us, but for all the fans. It’s obviously a huge rivalry.” |
Women's Tennis
Illini set high goals for spring season
The Illini women’s tennis team is ready to show what they can do as a team. The
Illini will open the spring season in the United States Tennis Association Challenger
on Jan. 18 in Miami, Fla. The USTA Challenger is not held in the traditional spring
dual format. Instead, like in the fall, season players will compete individually
in tournament flights. They will open the dual season at home against Marquette
on Jan. 25.
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