178 Results for illinois

THE COACH WILL SEE YOU NOW

Justin Heckert

Georgia State doesn't play football — yet. But Bill Curry is gonna whip up a team, and he's letting The Mag watch him do it.

Story | Conversation | August 29, 2008

Why NASCAR Should Be At Churchill

Ryan McGee

So, Mr. Motorsports Fan, you say want more old school in your modern day NASCAR, a little more yesterday in your Car of Tomorrow? And you, Mr. Trifect...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 05, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...a single defense to produce multiple first round picks. Remember when Simeon Rice and James Hardy from Illinois were both among the top three? But USC may have four players from the same position group...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2009

Up In The Air Totally

Elena Bergeron, Anna K. Clemmons, Ian Gordon, John Gustafson, Jason Jordan, Molly Knight, Ari Yolkut

This March seems even more mad than usual. So who will get to Atlanta? Our numbers don't lie

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009

Quick Final Four Observation No. 8: The Jim Nantz Index

Ted Bauer

...ESPN dudes), but boy, is he cheesy. Remember 2005? He had these two gems when UNC beat Illinois: (1) "It started in March, ended in April, and belonged to (Sean) May!" and (2) "There's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009

Engineered Athlete

John Helyar

Thanks to the miracles of science, the jock of the future will see better, heal faster and feel less pain than his or her predecessors. Here's how

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009

Quick Final Four Observation No. 4: Roy Williams in the big game

Ted Bauer

...you in the grill, say this to make it worse: "Roy Williams? His one title is because Illinois wouldn't stop shooting threes, and in that '07 Elite Eight game against Georgetown, was he allergic...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 31, 2009

Quick Final Four Observation No. 1: Jay Wright's Revenge

Ted Bauer

...be sure, but some people think they should never have made it to that title game vs. Illinois: see, in the Sweet 16 that year, 'Nova played 'em about as close as you can play...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009

Prove It Or Lose It

Remember Syracuse's big win over St. Francis (N.Y.)? Unless you're wearing orange, you're lying. Even the sexiest fall matchup reveals only so much

Story | Conversation | March 23, 2009

State Your Case: Students on the 2009 NCAA Tournament

Various College Students, via Ted Bauer and Sean Bartlett

We had this idea, albeit not tremendously original and a lil' late in the game: let's ask students of NCAA Tournament schools to justify why their tea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Friends for Life, Foes For a Day

Scott Powers

Demetri McCamey and Evan Turner have been inseperable for years. In the Big 10 Tournament, though, it's time to knucke up.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...now keeps the better teams closer to home, so they can guarantee sold out arenas. In 2005, Illinois made it all the way to the title game, but they never even had to get on...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 10, 2009

Boston's Bets

Alan Boston with Chad Millman

The Matchup: Penn State plus-1.5 against Illinois When these teams met earlier in the year at Illinois, Penn St. won the ugly affair 38...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2009

Ahead Against the Spread

Chad Millman

These are the college hoops teams who always beat the spread.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 26, 2009

Unique Name, Big Game: Northern Iowa's Kwadzo Ahelegbe

Scott Powers

His name means "born on Monday," but he's been leaving a few defenders wishing he hadn't been born on any day.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2009