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Chicagoist NCAA Tournament Challenge: We Have A Winner!
DePaul Again Exploring Lincoln Park Arena
A newly developed strategic plan that involves building a new 10,000-12,000 seat arena near the school’s Lincoln Park campus has been created, and will be voted on by the university’s board of trustees at their May meeting. If the vote passes, the university would hire consultants to conduct feasibility studies.
Chicagoist's NCAA Tournament Challenge Update: Down To Four
Chicagoist writers hold both top spots, but two reader entries also have their eyes on the prize.
Is Shaka The Smart Choice For Illini? [UPDATE]
While the Illini want VCU coach Shaka Smart, it's beginning to sound like the feeling isn't mutual.
Chicagoist's NCAA Tournament Challenge Update
There's still a lot of basketball left to play, and a lot can change before we hear "One Shining Moment" so just because you're further down the standings doesn't mean you can't rise to the top. (Provided you didn't pick Mizzou to go all the way...)
Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Win Shootout, NU Wins NIT Opener
Northwestern hung on to win their NIT opener, while Corey Crawford became the hero in the Blackhawks' shootout win at the United Center.
Morning Box Score: Kings Beat Blackhawks Again
The Blackhawks finally scored against Kings Goalie Jonathan Quick, but it still wasn't enough. Northwestern earns another appearance in the NIT.
Big Ten Tournament Preview
The tournament kicks off in about an hour with Iowa facing Illinois in what could be Bruce Weber's last game as Illini head coach.
Morning Box Score: Illinois' Problems With Penn State Continue
Five of the last eight games between Illinois and Penn State have been decided by five points or less. The Illini's struggles with the Nittany Lions continued last night in Creepy, er, Happy Valley.
Morning Box Score: Rose-less Bulls Rout Phoenix; DePaul Falls To Georgetown
Derrick Rose missed his third game in the Bulls' last five nursing his turf toe injury, but the team's depth has been on display and they've been getting healthier elsewhere.
Morning Box Score: Illinois Upsets Ohio State; Bulls, Blackhawks Win
Brandon Paul's record-setting night led Illinois to an upset of the fifth-ranked Buckeyes and pushed the Illini's Big ten record to 4-1.
Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Slump Continues; DePaul Loses
The Red Wings rallied from a 2-0 hole to beat the Blackhawks in overtime. DePaul is now 3-54 lifetime in Big East play. NIU capped a stellar season by winning the GoDaddy.com bowl.
Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Lose A Heartbreaker; DePaul Snaps Big East Home Losing Streak
The Blackhawks returned to the Wells Fargo Center for the first time since clinching the 2010 Stanley Cup there. And Hell froze over at Allstate Arena last night as DePaul snapped an 18-game home losing streak in Big East play.
Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Blanked by Kings, Buckeyes Rout NU
The Blackhawks couldn't solve Kings goalie Jonathan Quick at the United Center last night, while Northwestern ran into a Buckeyes buzzsaw in Columbus.
Morning Box Score: Illinois Holds Off Minnesota in Big Ten Opener
If last night's Big Ten opener against Minnesota is any indication, Illinois is in for a long haul in conference play.
Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Handle Habs, DePaul Keeps Winning
DePaul improved on its best start in 12 seasons and the Blackhawks entered their holiday break with the best record in the National Hockey League.
Morning Box Score: NU Throttles Texas Southern
Northwestern's men's basketball team continues to fatten on non-conference competition.
Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Solve Niemi in OT, Illini Basketball Team Continues Roll
The Blackhawks won their second straight overtime contest while Illinois made easy work of Coppin State.
Morning Box Score: Baylor Hands NU Men's Basketball Team First Loss of Season
Northwestern now has a better idea of how it stacks up against ranked opponents and it isn't good.
Morning Box Score: NU Wins Charleston Classic
Bill Carmody's Wildcats improved to 4-0 on the season and won the Charleston Classic in Charleston, SC, thanks to Drew Crawford's 27 points. Crawford scored 72 points in Northwestern's three games to earn tournament MVP honors.
Morning Box Score: Flames bounce around Blackhawks, NU Continues Hot Start
The Blackhawks couldn't see the smoke for the fire on Friday night against the Calgary Flames.
Big Ten Basketball Preview
The Big Ten may not be as popular as the SEC or The Big East, but it has some of the best teams in college basketball this season and more drama than TNT.
Illini's Richmond Passed Over in NBA Draft... Who's to Blame?
The NBA Draft played out pretty much as we expected for former University of Illinois basketball player Jereme Richmond, who declared for the draft in April to the surprise of many.
Big Ten Announces Championship Venues
The Big Ten announced locations for their conference tournaments and championship games through 2015. Chicago host a number of them. The biggest of prizes -- the Big Ten football championship game.
Illinois' Richmond Bolts for NBA
Every year, there are guys who we all know are going to jump to the NBA after their freshman year at college. Many of these "one-and-done" players would've likely gone pro straight out of high school had the NBA instituted new draft eligibility rules a few years back. Rules that were enacted specifically to prevent kids from acting foolishly. For every Derrick Rose or Carmelo Anthony, there's a Korleone Young or Leon Smith.
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