Who's your Mr. Basketball?

O'FALLON – Katie Roustio didn't begin playing club volleyball until the eighth grade. She has one season of high school competition under her belt, too.

But that didn't stop Illinois from offering a scholarship to the power-hitting O'Fallon freshman, who orally committed to Kevin Hambly's nationally ranked program late last week.

NEW YORK — Norm Roberts was fired Friday as the basketball coach of St. John's after six seasons only two of them with a winning record.

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Former Illini Jerry Colangelo coming back to campus.

"I truly believe in this guy. I know his heart, and I honestly feel he can and will make a positive difference in society," Self wrote when Wacaser was facing his first sentencing hearing before McCuskey.

But neither Self nor the other coaches knew him at all — at least not to the extent of a prison psychologist who interviewed Wacaser and studied his personal history.

John Dergo wanted to go out with an NCAA title.

Bolingbrook junior is first member of Class of 2011

"The Friday morning round at the NCAA tournament is considered the 'money round.' Essentially, the wrestlers in the quarterfinals wrestle to be All-Americans.

"If a wrestler wins in the quarterfinals, they are guaranteed to be in the top eight in the country. There was a great amount of anticipation for this round, and many people think it is the best session in the tournament. The arena was sold out, and there were about 16,000 fans going crazy.

On the way

A list of Illinois volleyball recruits who have signed or orally committed:

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Jenna Smith scored a game-high 21 points – in the process breaking the Illinois career scoring record – as the Illini pounded Western Kentucky 68-51 on Friday night to advance to the second round of the Women's NIT.

With the win, the Illini will face Marquette at 4 p.m. Monday at the Assembly Hall, where they lost to the Golden Eagles 65-55 on Dec. 9.