Wisch: Illini Fall, But Groce's Arrow Is Still Pointing Up
Illinois has a lot to prove next year after a strong finish to this season.
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Illinois has a lot to prove next year after a strong finish to this season.
Devin Gardner scored on a 5-yard run to lift Michigan to a 27-19 triple-overtime victory over Northwestern on Saturday after the Wolverines' Brendan Gibbons tied it with a 44-yard field goal at the end of regulation.
White Sox general manager Rick Hahn looks to have the guts needed for a gut rehab of a team grown old, stale and bad
Hoke invited a young Ohio State fan who named his cancer "Michigan" to see the Buckeyes play the Wolverines.
For 12-year-old Buckeyes fan Grant Reed, the rallying cry "Beat Michigan" has a profound meaning.
Michigan coach Brady Hoke has taken the Notre Dame rivalry up a notch.
The Wolverines took another hit Wednesday when news broke that junior guard Tim Hardaway Jr. would enter the NBA Draft.
The state of Kentucky now has two more championships in the past two years than the entire Big Ten Conference has over the past 13.
Rick Pitino knows how lasting one more win would be. It would give everyone a reason to stay connected. It would create a lifetime bond.
In a fascinating twist of fandom, this year's NCAA Basketball Tournament has turned the rooting interests for many Midwestern hoops followers on its head as Big Ten pride has outweighed school pride.
Ben Brust scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half and No. 22 Wisconsin knocked off sixth-ranked Michigan 68-59 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Friday.
A quick look at what to watch for Thursday as the Big Ten Tournament gets underway in Chicago.
Let's take a look at the floor and ceiling for each Big Ten contender as the regular season nears an end.
The 2012-13 college basketball season has been even better than most for the Big Ten. This is the year that the Big Ten is talented, powerful and deep.
Ben Brust hit a shot from just inside midcourt to tie the game at the end of regulation and added a tie-breaking 3 with less than 40 seconds left in overtime as Wisconsin beat No. 3 Michigan 65-62 on Saturday.
Tim Hardaway Jr. kept Michigan in the game when the Wolverines weren't playing a whole lot of defense. Then he ended it by smothering Ohio State's final chance of overtime.
In 108 years of Big Ten basketball, the 1988-89 season still stands out as the conference's gold standard.
Northwestern needed a nearly flawless performance to have a chance of upsetting top-ranked Michigan. Instead, it was the Wolverines who opened up a comfortable lead with a stellar display of shooting at the outset.
The Michigan Wolverines are the No. 1 team in the country for the first time in more than two decades, and one of the biggest reasons why is point guard Trey Burke. He flirted with the NBA draft at the end of the 2011-2012 season but decided to return for his sophomore campaign to bring Michigan a championship.
Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time since its Fab Five days 20 years ago.
Brandon Paul led Illinois (15-6, 2-5) with 15 points but had five of Illinois' 15 costly turnovers.
Dylan Thompson came off the bench to throw a 32-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds remaining Tuesday, giving No. 11 South Carolina a 33-28 victory over No. 19 Michigan in the Outback Bowl.
The only thing Urban Meyer lost during his first season at Ohio State was his cool -- at the end of the last game. Carlos Hyde ran for 146 yards and the fourth-ranked Buckeyes' defense shut out No. 20 Michigan in the second half to grab a bruising 26-21 win on Saturday, completing an improbable 12-0 season for the Buckeyes.
Devin Gardner ran for a 1-yard touchdown in overtime and Michigan's defense responded with a stop, giving the Wolverines a wild 38-31 win over Northwestern on Saturday.
Indiana is back on top of the college basketball world. At least to start the season.
