SP contributor and Merry-Ann’s Diner owner Tony Pomonis was unaware that Tom Bruno switched sides, breaking a Champaign City Council deadlock that had Pomonis and Vic McIntosh tied in their quest to fill Kyle Harrison’s …
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Meet Paris Parham
John Groce knows what he needs to do for the Illini to win B1G championships. Hiring Paris Parham might help that out a bit.
Paris Parham officially announced as new Illini assistant basketball coach
From the SID: Parham Joins Illini Groce completes staff with hire of former Illinois State assistant Champaign, Ill.–University of Illinois head coach John Groce announced Thursday the hiring of Paris Parham as assistant coach. A …
Meyers Leonard – NBA Draft Night teleconference
The Portland Trailblazers selected Meyers Leonard #11 overall in the 2012 NBA Draft. From Newark, Meyers spoke with Illini media members at 10:10 pm CDT.
Champaign City Council deadlocked on Harrison’s replacement
Four votes for Tony Pomonis – Kyles, Bruno, Dodds, Gerard Four votes for Vic McIntosh – Feinen, Faraci, Foster, LaDue They punt. The issue will be reconsidered on July 10.
The end of football: Big Ten and Ivy League to study head injuries in sports
From the B1G PR office: BIG TEN AND THE IVY LEAGUE ANNOUNCE RESEARCH COLLABORATION TO STUDY HEAD INJURIES IN SPORTS World-class academic and research institutions agree to coordinate ongoing efforts to address head injuries in …
Illinois basketball gets 2nd Lon
From the SID: Record Hired as Strength and Conditioning Coach Comes to Illinois after five years at Villanova Champaign, Ill.–Lon Record has been hired as strength and conditioning coach at the University of Illinois, in …
Illini Athletics loses key staffer
It's not what you think.
Nathan Scheelhaase, Rachel Japp-Joyce win B1G sportsmanship, sportswomanship awards
From the B1G press office: BIG TEN RECOGNIZES 24 OUTSTANDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS Three hundred student-athletes honored throughout the academic year Park Ridge, Ill. – The Big Ten announced on Wednesday the 24 student-athletes named …
Carlos Ball has a new book on gay marriage & the law
Carlos Ball, a Rutgers / former Illinois law professor announced his new book today: Dear friends, NYU Press has just published my book The Right to be Parents: LGBT Families and the Transformation of Parenthood. …