December 2010
Hoops: Illini back on track
IOWA CITY – "An eternity."
That's how Illinois coach Bruce Weber described the last 17 days. It had been that long since his Illini walked off the court winners.
Texas Bowl: That's a wrap
Everything you need to know about the Illini's 38-14 rout of Baylor in Wednesday's Texas Bowl, from stories to pictures to chats to call-in shows courtesy Bob Asmussen, Loren Tate, Darrell Hoemann and our friends at WDWS.
Texas Bowl notebook: Liuget pondering NFL
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If Corey Liuget decides to leave early for the NFL, he'll have a pretty good tape to show the NFL scouts.
Tate: A happy ending
HOUSTON – Illinois wowed the rain-soaked fans of the nation's fourth-largest city Wednesday and ejected a back-riding monkey like a wild steer throwing a cowboy.
Count the ways Illinois turned the beast:
Illini party like it's 1999
HOUSTON – They stormed the field as if they had won the Rose Bowl. Or the BCS Championship game. A year after 3-9, any bowl win feels great.
Led by a redshirt freshman quarterback and a record-setting townie, Illinois won its first postseason game since 1999.
Wednesday's prep highlights: M-S boys earn fifth place
Boys' basketball
At State Farm Classic
Reid Farchmin scored a game-high 17 points for Mahomet-Seymour in its 46-44 overtime victory against Lake Forest in the fifth-place game for large schools. Adam Guth added 11 points for the Bulldogs.
Comeback by Vikings hits overtime snag
PONTIAC – D'Lando Carter forced one overtime Wednesday, but he couldn't create a second one.
Tuscola loses thriller
MONTICELLO – Four games in three days and not one team in the Sages Holiday Hoopla was able to figure out how to beat Neoga.
The Indians took the tournament title by holding off Tuscola 46-42, handing the Warriors their first loss of the season.
Live from Iowa City
No. 23 Illinois 87, Iowa 77: FINAL
IOWA CITY — Illinois hasn't forgotten how to win. But 17 days in between victories will make it seem that way.
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