Hard workers, good character, good work ethic, good families — these are concepts you’ve heard about recently regarding Illini basketball. Lately, they’ve been cited as advantages, not shortcomings. Bruce Weber specifically cited the families of …
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Y’all Must Be Trippin’: Illini Head to South Padre Island
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY Tuesday morning’s workout was the last full practice before the lads fly off to sunny South Padre Island. There, they will work like dogs (dogs that work, not lapdogs). When …
Upcoming Elections in Urbana Pose More Than a Few Interesting Twists
Urbana’s municipal elections packet includes, of all things, a loyalty oath. It’s optional. Nevertheless, a disavowal of violent communist overthrow is the last thing I’d expect to find among materials generated by The People’s Republic …
Introducing The Nique
The Human Pogo stick tallied another 20 points Sunday in Illinois’ 78–64 win against Jackson State. Yawn. Mike Davis is automatic, so there’s really no excitement in his statistics. He gets the ball, and then …
Questions and Answers
Prior to Thursday’s game at Vanderbilt, I drew up a list of questions about this year’s team. I figured it might make for interesting reading among the faithful. It hadn’t occurred to me that Illinois …
The New Porn
I’ve enjoyed the lively discussion between my editor and his vast readership regarding appropriate subjects for local newspapers. It recalled to me an article about porn, also from Illini Media. The article critiqued a couple …
Illini Start Strong: 2–0 to Begin Season
And before you could say “a pair of cupcakes,” Illinois was 2–0 on the season. The Illini trounced Texas A&M-Corpus Christi yesterday, 72–53. Friday’s opener against Eastern Washington was tied at the half, but our …
Here We Go: Illini Men’s Basketball Opens Season Tonight
The Eastern Washington University Eagles have landed. They’ve come to crap in the nest of our favorite local college basketball team. Can they? Maybe. Probably not. The 2008–09 Illinois Fightling Illini Men’s Basketball team begins …
The End of Democrats
Election withdrawal? Is not refreshing the RealClearPolitics page every five minutes leaving you with a big chunk of free time? Maybe I can help with your doledrums. Next Up — The Rove Pardon. Pardons leak …
Illinois Almost Lewises: Squeaks Out Last Exhibition 62–56
Guard Chester Frazier pulled down ten rebounds, while forward Mike Davis led the team in shooting in a tough battle against a Div. II team from Romeoville, Ill. It’s role reversal, but this year’s Illini …