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Former Illini Jereme Richmond Charged with Battery
According to a report by the Daily Herald, former Illinois basketball player Jereme Richmond was charged today with three felonies including aggravated battery. The report claims that Richmond and a…Read More
Big Ten Media Days Recap
This past weekend, the Big Ten held its annual Media Days event where coaches and players from every Big Ten school, along with Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, meet in Chicago to discuss the upcoming season…Read More
ESPN Talks Weber, Illinois Basketball
Just wanted to share a few interesting links that ESPN had on the Illini today. ESPN Chicago writer Scott Powers, who I previously had the privilege to collaborate with discussing Illinois football…Read More
McCamey Signs With Turkish League
Reports were confirmed Thursday by Demetri McCamey’s agent Roger Montgomery that the former Illinois point guard has signed a one-year deal with Mersin in Turkey. In an interview with Scott Powers…Read More
Illinois through Nebraska’s Eyes
Just a short post today. I thought that this is something people might find interesting. The Lincoln Journal Star, a paper in the town of new Big Ten member Nebraska, has been running a series introducing…Read More
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Renovation Plans for Assembly Hall Moving Forward
Some interesting news regarding the Assembly Hall renovations has surfaced. As reported by Illinois…Read More
Leonard, USA Fall to Croatia
The U.S. team lost for the first time at the U19 World Championships in Latvia today. The United States…Read More
College Football Zealots Q&A
Recently, the folks at the website College Football Zealots, an excellent football blog, contacted Writing…Read More
Illinois’ Draft Drought Continues
None of the three former Illini who entered their name in the NBA draft were selected in yesterdays…Read More
Illini Pick Up First Recruit for 2013
Illinois received its first verbal commitment from a member of the 2013 basketball class today. Jalen…Read More
Meyers Leonard is Finalist for the USA U19 Team
Illinois’ sophomore Meyers Leonard, who played in all but one of the team’s games last season as a true freshman and is likely to start this season as a true sophomore, has been selected as…Read More
Djimde Still Waiting on Illinois
Incoming freshman Ibrahima Djimde is still waiting to see if he will be a student at the University of Illinois come this fall. Djimde, who signed with the Illini back in May, faces some unique challenges…Read More
Writing Illini Under Construction
Apologies to our readers for the break in coverage only two weeks after resuming publications, but once again Writing Illini must take a short break in its reporting on Illinois sports. I am unable to…Read More
Please Take Time For Thoughts and Prayers For Joplin, MO
As many of the readers already know, yesterday several states were hit hard by tornados, this coming less than a month after a deadly tornado ripped through Alabama and other southern states claiming…Read More
Week of Recruits, Day 7: Sam Maniscalco
In the final edition of our Week of Recruits series, Writing Illini looks at the lone upperclassmen who is new to the Illinois basketball team. Sam Maniscalco is a senior transfer from Bradley who looks…Read More
Week of Recruits, Day 6: Mike Shaw
Scouts are already saying that Mike Shaw has the skills to be an all-conference player. Day 6 of the Week of Recruits series brings us to the last freshman of the group, Mike Shaw. Shaw was a recruit…Read More
Week of Recruits, Day 5: Devin Langford
In today’s edition of the Week of Recruits series, Writing Illini takes a look at Devin Langford. Langford hails from Alabama and surprised many when he chose Illinois over instate schools Alabama…Read More
Week of Recruits, Day 4: Mycheal Henry
We reach the halfway point of Writing Illini’s Week of Recruits series with the fourth day of previewing the incoming recruits. Today we look at incoming small forward Mycheal Henry. Read | Share
Week of Recruits, Day 3: Nnanna Egwu
Writing Illini’s Week of Recruits series continues for the third day as we take a look at incoming center Nnanna Egwu. Read | Share
Big Ten/ACC Challenge Matchups Set
The pairings for the 2011 Big Ten/ACC Challenge were announced today. Illinois drew Maryland, and they will play the Terrapins on the road at the Comcast Center. The Illini have faced the Terrapins three…Read More
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