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No better place to be after an #Illini win than the northeast tower of Memorial Stadium, via @ngphotostaff Editor Robin Scholz
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Terrence Shannon Jr. is seeking damages totaling a little over $11.5 million, and his mother, Treanette Redding, is seeking $500,000, in a filing that claims Kansas officials mishandled an accusation of sexual assault against the former Illini star.
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In a 1,366-word letter to the UI conduct panel, Terrence Shannon Jr. wrote: "I worked my whole life to develop a good reputation. I was raised by my mom. I have sisters. I have the utmost respect for women. I would be nothing without the women in my life."
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The Hall of Fame coach died Saturday and was buried this morning.
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A look inside the radio booth for the call of the game-winner thx to @EdIllini & @Learfield
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And the crowd goes wild … kids at Kam’s celebrate at final buzzer via @luke_taylor23 . #Illini #MarchMadness
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Reaction by teammates, coaches and #Illini fans says it all. Via @ngphotostaff Editor Robin Scholz
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Here's how the game-winning play of @IlliniFootball's 38-31 win over Rutgers sounded via @IlliniLearfield with @BBarn64 and @Careydavis38 on the call. Weigh in with your #Illini football thoughts — or on @IlliniMBB's win over Maryland-Eastern Shore — on @wdws1400 and @whms975.
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Fans at @KAMSILLINI going nuts as #Illini race to 50-26 halftime lead via @luke_taylor23 . #MarchMadness
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Cheers to Loren Tate for another year if #Illini basketball analysis. He served as doorman for tonight’s Farm Leader banquet in Urbana
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In a 38-page decision, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Lawless has ordered suspended @IlliniMBB basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. reinstated to the team.
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Kansas basketball players vouch for Shannon in court.
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In Wednesday's print editions: Our 18-page celebration of @IlliniMBB, including letters of thanks to #Illini fans from @CoachUnderwood and @prettybrngurl:.
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Party's still going strong: #Illini greeted at airport on their return from Omaha. #MarchMadness
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HOT OFF THE PRESS:. #Illini ring in the New Year with upset of No. 12 Iowa. Details via @JoeVozzelli & @adzilis:.
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A happy anniversary: No. 5 @IlliniMBB 91, No. 1 @WakeMBB 73 on Dec. 1, 2004. #Illini vaulted to No. 1 the next AP poll and stayed there.
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In a statement to The News-Gazette, UI spokeswoman Robin Kaler: "We have received the Court's Order. Effective immediately, Terrence Shannon Jr. has been reinstated to full status as a University student-athlete and will be available for basketball practice and competition."
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FROM @BobAsmussen: "All we want is a fair process and we haven't gotten one yet," an attorney with Terrence Shannon Jr.'s legal team told The News-Gazette on Monday after a temporary restraining order was filed on the suspended Illini star's behalf.
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VIDEO: Illinois students stormed the Quad after the Illini's 91-88 win in Sunday's Big Ten championship.
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If you're at the #Illini game today and see @Tatelines, wish him a happy 93rd (his birthday is Sunday). On the Illini beat since '66 and going strong.
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Bus to Boston: @TheOrangeKrush doing the distance to show their support for @IlliniMBB. 'It’s nuts. But if there’s one word to describe the Orange Krush, it’s ‘nuts.’ . #Illini #MarchMadness.
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Some doctors play golf. For @takhtehchianmd, his passion is @IlliniMBB. Meet the good Dr. #Illini, by @BobAsmussen:.
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Point guard Ty Rodgers, photographed by our Robin Scholz at Ubben Basketball Complex for Sunday's story on the talented #Illini sophomore. 'My teammates believe in me. My coaches believe in me. That's all that matters.'
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Scene at @StateFarmCenter for tonight's #Illini basketball watch party, via @adzilis . More fan photos here:.
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Cool view of fog-covered Grange Grove this morning courtesy @Illinois_Alma student. #Illini
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On Saturday morning, Drew Adams' lifelong friends got their first look at a cutout ordered by Drew's mom. 'I thought it’d be special that the three boys could still sit together and watch the game.'.
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UPDATE: 28-page filing contends 'TJ was subjected to a futile and unfair exercise.' Latest on #Illini star's case from @BobAsmussen:.
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UPDATE: Emergency vehicles lined up outside Carle, many with sirens blaring, in tribute to fallen officer:.
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Next stop for @MarchingIllini: @CitrusBowl . @BarryLHouser & Co. left campus this morning in 8 charters to cheer on @IlliniFootball.
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Longtime News-Gazette sports columnist and WDWS radio personality Loren Tate is among five members of the 2021 United States Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame Class.
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The @MarchingIllini are on the road to Minneapolis, where they'll play as long as @IlliniMBB keep winning at the Big Ten tournament. Thanks to trumpet player Ela Eames & Co. for letting us tag along on what should be a fun #Illini ride.
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Attorney who paid for #Chief billboard near @Illinois_Alma Campustown tells @jawurth 'if nobody likes it, that's fine. If everybody likes it, that's fine. But it's my billboard, politically correct or not.' Her story: #NGMedia .#illini
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We saw this coming 10 years ago, @ConnorMilton02:. From Little League HR Derby champ in '14 (Plumbers & Pipefitters) to @B1Gbaseball Player of the Week, #Illini standout showed his slugging potential early on.
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On the 15th anniversary of possibly the greatest @IlliniMBB game of all time, @srrichey takes a look back:
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Sister Jean isn’t the only one getting gussied up for her favorite school’s NCAA tournament basketball games. #Illini
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The co-owners of Kams — "home of the drinking #Illini" — will cover the student section's projected $6,000 losses.
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FINAL: #Illini 82, Kansas 75. Here’s how the crowd at State Farm Center reacted to Illinois’ stout showing. What’s your take?
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Police from several area agencies stood outside Sievers Center, waiting for Monticello graduate Avery Oberheim, whose father was killed last week.
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