February 2012
Jackson: Q&A with Jolette Law
The fifth season of Jolette Law's tenure at Illinois is coming to a close, and the coach has come under some heat. After going 20-15 and earning a WNIT berth in her first season, Law's teams have compiled a 49-77 record since with another WNIT appearance.
Klee: Michigan preview
Paul Klee breaks down today's Michigan-Illinois game (6 p.m.)
Prediction — Michigan 66, Illinois 64
Maniscalco: 'It's about pride'
CHAMPAIGN — Sam Maniscalco hasn't owned, or borrowed, a pair of crutches in his brief time with the Illinois basketball program.
"There were times I could've used them," he acknowledged.
Sports sections, writers score in national contest
The News-Gazette's Sunday, special and daily sections won national awards, and two of its writers are finalists in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest, the results of which were announced Wednesday.
Memory Lane: Bruce Weber's first day
EACH WEEK, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK BACK AT A MEMORABLE MOMENT IN ILLINI HISTORY, THANKS TO THE WORDS OF THE NEWS-GAZETTE
This week: Bruce Weber is entering what very well could be his last few days on the job. The mood was much ligher during his first few days at Illinois, when he was hired to replace Bill Self.
Elliott enjoys Illinois visit but has much to weigh
Wed, 02/29/2012 - 10:00am | Cody WesterlundFollow IlliniHQ recruiting blogger Cody Westerlund on Twitter here.
Leonard: NBA decision can wait
CHAMPAIGN — When Illinois hosts No. 13 Michigan on Thursday, it will mark the final regular season game at the Assembly Hall for at least two Illini.
Sam Maniscalco, a graduate student, and Jean "Canada" Selus, a senior, will be honored on Senior Night.
But will it be the final home game for Meyers Leonard?
Tate: Chicago crucial for next Illini coach
CHAMPAIGN — The line is forming. It will be a long one.
Some interested coaching candidates already are sending out feelers relative to the anticipated Illini basketball opening, either directly or through emissaries. And telephone discussions always seem to revolve around each candidate's assurance that he can turn Chicagoland into an Illini happy hunting ground.
Ohio recruit Peterson 'can be as good as he wants to be'
Tue, 02/28/2012 - 10:00am | Cody WesterlundFollow IlliniHQ recruiting blogger Cody Westerlund on Twitter here.
If you can follow – and it will take your full concentration to do so – here’s a primer on the potential of Huber Heights (Ohio) Wayne High junior lineman Lovell Peterson.
Prediction Standings and Illinois-Michigan Predictions
Tue, 02/28/2012 - 7:17am | Tom Young, Radio Personality,
Got the prediction standings updated and we have a tight race for the top spot! Six different people are within one win of each other, and the real score difference totals are insanely close. While Illini basketball might not be giving us the exciting season we were hoping for, predicting this up and down team has created an exciting finish in our standings.
