ILLINI TO FACE UCLA IN HANCOCK BOWL
It`s official. Illinois is playing UCLA in the John Hancock Bowl on New Year`s Eve in El Paso, Texas. The Illini received their formal invitation at a breakfast press conference...
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ILLINI BREATHE EASIER WITH KEENE ON BOARD
Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson admitted Saturday he would put all his recruiting eggs in one basket when he went after 6-foot-5-inch Collinsville guard Richard Keene. ''We had no backup...
CRACKED TOE PUTS TAYLOR OUT 2 WEEKS
Illinois guard Brooks Taylor, who had been impressing basketball coach Lou Henson in practice, will be out for about two weeks with a cracked right big toe, Henson said Tuesday....
ILLINOIS-MICHIGAN GAME COULD BE A REAL PEACH
If quarterback Jason Verduzco can put his passes where his mouth is, next Saturday`s Illinois-Michigan game in Champaign will be one for the ages. ''I guarantee you`ll see one hell...
ILLINI GO PUBLIC FOR FINAL BASKETBALL TUNEUP
Illinois basketball fans get their only preseason look at the Illini next Wednesday in an intrasquad scrimmage in the Assembly Hall in Champaign. The scrimmage starts at 7:15 p.m., and...
URGENT CALL FOR A WIN ANSWERED
Illinois has had bigger victories in the last four years than Saturday`s 22-6 triumph over Wisconsin. The Badgers, after all, have now lost 18 consecutive Big 10 games, so they...
ILLINOIS` NUCCI WINS BIG 10 VOLLEYBALL HONORS
Sue Nucci, a freshman from Streamwood, was named Big 10 Volleyball Player of the Week after leading Illinois to two victories in three outings. Nucci recorded 36 kills and hit...
ILLINOIS TRIES HARD TO FIND A SILVER LINING
As exuberant Northwestern fans streamed past the Illinois locker room late Saturday afternoon, one of them yelled: ''Hey, Illinois, what happened to the Rose Bowl?'' A more appropriate question after...
SHRINE GAME ON SCHEDULE FOR SIMPSON
Illinois guard Tim Simpson has been invited to two postseason all-star games, but he`s only planning to attend one. He expects to be practicing with the Illini for a bowl...
MAN CHARGED IN INCIDENT WITH `CHIEF`
The Chief Illiniwek controversy at the University of Illinois has taken a nasty turn with the arrest of a 21-year-old Chicago man who allegedly threw a bottle at the Chief...