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Bret Bielema says Illinois has ‘unfinished business’

Losing four of the final five games last season, including the ReliaQuest Bowl against Mississippi State, left a sour taste for the Illini.

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Will Northwestern ever get out of its own way?

Plus: Illinois’ unblockable Jer’Zhan Newton, transfer QBs all over the Big Ten and the college game’s top five coaches.

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(More) Big Ten expansion steals the headlines as college football training camps get rolling

Oregon and Washington cannonballing into the Big Ten pool? Really? Also: the latest at Illinois, Notre Dame, NIU (and Northwestern, too … maybe).

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Mount Carmel’s Darrion Dupree and Wheaton North’s Joe Barna choose Big Ten schools

Darrion Dupree is the third Illinois senior in Wisconsin’s recruiting class, joining Jacobs tight end Grant Stec and Joliet Catholic defensive lineman Dillan Johnson.

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Morgan Park’s Tysean Griffin, Lyons’ Eddie Tuerk commit to Illinois

Last week, the Fighting Illini picked up commitments from two highly sought-after recruits: Morgan Park standout Tysean Griffin and Lyons two-way lineman Eddie Tuerk.

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Illinois’ Mike Small, Pepperdine’s Laurie Gibbs win Golfweek’s 2022-23 Coach of the Year honors

Check out Golfweek's college golf Coaches of the Year.

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Meet the 15 teams to make the first cut at the 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship

Illinois paces the field with 18 holes of stroke play remaining.

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NCAA Men’s Golf Championship: Four players under par for Illinois, Florida strong in the heat and more from Saturday’s second round

Here's what you need to know from the second round of the Men's NCAA Championship.

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Ringler: How hard is it to win an NCAA title? Take a look through the eyes of two of the nation’s best coaches, who have both yet to do it

Golf is hard. You know what’s even harder? Winning a national championship.

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Breaking Down the 10 Biggest NBA Draft Decisions

Some of college basketball’s top players could still return to chase one more year of collegiate glory.

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No laughing: Would Illinois be a contender for an expanded football playoff in 2023?

Illini coach Bret Bielema was at Guaranteed Rate Field for the first time the other day, a perfect opportunity to put the question to him.

Chicago Sun-Times

Beau Hossler and Wyndham Clark chasing elusive first PGA Tour win, Sungjae Im’s birdie binge among takeaways from third round of Zurich Classic

Here are takeaways from the third round in Louisiana.

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After too many close losses in 2022, Illini have spent the offseason in finishing school

Being better at that — finishing — has been in Illinois coach Bret Bielema’s mind all offseason. If he has had one thing driving himself and one prevailing message to his staff and players, that’s it.

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Sam Bennett’s warm welcome home, Gordon Sargent dominates and Rose Zhang returns to action among highlights from past week of college golf

Here's what you missed from the past week in college golf.

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A Valparaiso hoops ‘explosion’ is goal of new coach Roger Powell Jr., former Illini standout

“I think this is a time to prove that faith works, hard work works, loving people works,” Powell said. “That’s what I believe.”

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Devon Witherspoon ready to reignite chemistry with Lions Kerby Joseph

Devon Witherspoon excited to potentially reunite with Detroit Lions S Kerby Joseph and reignite the chemistry from their Illinois days.

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Unpacking Future Packers: No. 28, Illinois RB Chase Brown

Up next in the Unpacking Future Packers draft preview series is Illinois running back Chase Brown.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Illinois suffers another early NCAA Tournament exit, losing to Arkansas 73-63. ‘We had opportunities.’

DES MOINES, Iowa — Illinois came into the NCAA Tournament with nothing to lose, so Thursday’s first-round exit at the hands of Arkansas wasn’t as difficult to digest as their most recent tournament losses.

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Illinois — its flaws on full display — bounced quickly from NCAAs by Arkansas 73-63

There won’t be much of anything worth remembering about the Illini’s loss to the Razorbacks, and, truth be told, there might be only one thing: The Illini didn’t show up until it was too late.

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It’s now or never for Illinois, which opens NCAAs against similarly flawed Arkansas

Fortunately for the ninth-seeded Illini, Thursday’s matchup won’t be a jumping contest. At least they’d sure as heck better hope not.

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Shauna Green showing Illini women the way

Illinois exceeded expectations in the coach’s debut season, making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.

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Northwestern or Illinois? Which team has a better chance to do damage in the NCAAs

They open the Big Dance against Boise State and Arkansas, respectively, on Thursday.

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Big, bad Purdue to take on pesky Penn State for Big Ten championship on Sunday at UC

March isn’t for complainers. It’s for winners. And the 10th-seeded Nittany Lions have earned the heck out of their shot at the title.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois bows out of Big Ten tournament with 79-76 loss to Penn State

CHICAGO — One by one the higher-seeded teams kept falling in the Big Ten tournament, leading into Thursday night’s Illinois-Penn State game at the United Center.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois falls to 0-3 — 0-3! — vs. Penn State with 79-76 loss in Big Ten tournament

The Illini will head to the NCAA Tournament without having established any sort of rhythm or an offensive identity, at least not a positive one.

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