“Brilliant,” “illuminating,” “a one-man show,” is how he was described in The News-Gazette. Following Champaign Centennial’s 12-0 rout of Urbana High School on April 5, 1988, Matt Herges was lauded for a spectacular start to …
Posts by Doug Hoepker:
Assembly Hall Shootout This Saturday
The Assembly Hall may no longer be the home of the IHSA boys’ state basketball tourney (a distinction now held by the Peoria Civic Center), but that doesn’t mean locals must do without a glimpse …
Are the Illini Too Offensive — or Not Offensive Enough?
Those of us bemoaning the beginning of another long year for the Illini basketball team need to stop reading Ken Pomeroy’s scouting report for Illinois — which tells us a host of things we already …
Meet the New Bulls, (Unfortunately) Same As the Old Bulls
My, look how much it costs to maintain the status quo these days: $400 million for the Yankees; the firing of the wrong “sacrificial pig at Indiana U”:http://www.firecoachsampson.com; sneaky camera trickery for the undefeated Patriots; …