Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:23 AM EST
In his eight seasons at Ohio State, Thad Matta has seen a handful of opponents absolutely take over a game.
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Fri Jan 6, 2012 6:15 PM EST
Chicago police are investigating an allegation that Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro sexually assaulted a woman last fall.
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Thu Dec 8, 2011 12:38 AM EST
Coming into Wednesday night, St. Bonaventure hadn't beaten a ranked team since 2002.
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Sat Dec 3, 2011 7:48 PM EST
With 4:13 left to play Saturday, Gonzaga center Robert Sacre hit a short jump shot that pulled the Bulldogs to within seven of Illinois, and gave the 7-foot center a sweet dose of relief.
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Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:54 PM EST
John Schneider's work is all shouts and hand gestures. Get him on the phone and you'll strain to hear over the barks and cries of his fellow commodities traders in the corn pit at the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:27 PM EST
Montee Ball rushed for 224 yards and scored three times, and No. 15 Wisconsin forced four turnovers in a 28-17 comeback victory against Illinois on Saturday.
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Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:01 PM EST
The University of Illinois says Seattle-based Cray Inc. will take over construction of the stalled $300 million Blue Waters supercomputer project, three months after IBM pulled out citing cost and technical concerns.
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Sat Nov 12, 2011 9:07 PM EST
For one half, Illinois looked like the team that opened the season with a six-game winning streak.
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Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:04 PM EST
By halftime Michigan had eight times as many yards as Illinois. Deep into the second half the Wolverine defense still hadn't let the Illini cross midfield.
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Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:15 PM EDT
Illinois expected Ohio State to run the ball and then run some more last week. The Illini thought they'd see a few more passes than the four thrown by the Buckeyes.
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Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:26 PM EDT
Ohio State's 17-7 upset of Illinois answered one big question for the Buckeyes — how do we end a two losing streak?
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Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:34 PM EDT
Still stuck under the NCAA cloud hanging over Ohio State and desperate for a way to end a two-game losing streak, interim coach Luke Fickell drew up a game plan Saturday that conservative Buckeye legend Woody Hayes would have loved.
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Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:54 PM EDT
Nathan Scheelhaase thought a little bit about what might have been had Terrelle Pryor stayed at Ohio State and been behind center for Saturday's matchup with No. 16 Illinois.
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Wed Oct 5, 2011 6:55 PM EDT
Sears Holding Corp. said Wednesday that it is talking with two prospective destinations for its headquarters even as it talks to Illinois about staying in that state.
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Tue Oct 4, 2011 5:07 PM EDT
When a game starts to slip away from the home team, the visitors can hear it. Illinois offensive lineman Jeff Allen can tell.
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Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:16 PM EDT
Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa threatened to steal the show, but Illinois' Nathan Scheelhaase owned the last act.
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Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:21 PM EDT
Troy Pollard rushed for a career-high 133 yards and No. 24 Illinois needed all three of Derek Dimke's field goals Saturday to survive Western Michigan 23-20 and improve to 4-0 for the first time since 1951.
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:15 AM EDT
The drought in the Southwest may help 29-year-old Chad Bicker get to his goal of being a full-time farmer and rancher by the time he's 40.
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Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:36 PM EDT
Illinois' 17-14 win over Arizona State was flawed by just about any measure.
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Mon Aug 8, 2011 7:10 PM EDT
IBM Corp. on Monday dropped out of a project to build one of the world's fastest supercomputers at the University of Illinois, saying it requires too much financial and technical support.
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Mon Aug 8, 2011 7:06 PM EDT
IBM Corp. is leaving a project at the University of Illinois to build the world's fastest supercomputer.
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Mon Aug 8, 2011 3:07 AM EDT
The cost of the milk, butter fat and sugar that are key to Jim Capannari's ice cream have spiked this year, but he hasn't passed much of the cost along to customers.
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Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:36 PM EDT
If a $5 billion-a-year federal subsidy that helped build the ethanol industry comes to an end, it will likely mean two things, experts who have followed its development say.
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Fri Jun 3, 2011 5:47 AM EDT
Trailing Ohio State by three runs late in the Big Ten tournament opener, Illinois had to win to keep its season alive and had just two outs left to do it.
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Fri May 6, 2011 4:50 PM EDT
Consumer-electronics maker Motorola Mobility said Friday that it will keep its headquarters in the Chicago suburb of Libertyville after the state promised the company $100 million in tax breaks over the next decade, easily one of the largest incentive packages the state has ever given a company.
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