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Doug Collins, the most decorated athlete in ISU history, was a three-time All-American and 1972 Olympian. He remains the Redbirds’ all-time leader in multiple categories, including career and single-season scoring,
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You don’t have to be Jill Hutchison to understand what the Caitlin Clark craze has done for women’s college basketball this season. With Clark breaking records seemingly in every game, and her University of Iowa team selling out arenas at home and on the road, the impact has been undeniable.
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Hundreds of people gathered at Normal Community High School to welcome back the boys basketball team from the state championships over the weekend. The team received a fond and enthusiastic welcome from fans and family after taking second place in Class 4A against Homewood Flossmoor.
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The Normal Community boys basketball team will play for a state title Saturday night, following Friday's Class 4A semifinal win over Palatine. It's their first trip to the finals since 2015.
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Kloe Froebe entered this week’s East Peoria Sectional with 3,135 career points, eighth-most in Illinois High School Association history. She has the type of well-rounded game that has made Caitlin Clark a national phenomenon.
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The Illinois State University men's basketball team beat No. 23 Indiana State on Tuesday night. It was the Redbirds' first win over a Top 25 opponent since 2016.
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Illinois high school basketball teams are grinding through the late parts of their seasons as the state tournament approaches early next month. In this episode of our series McHistory, we learn about the longest-running annual basketball tournament in the state — 112 years and counting.
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Jon Nelson was a boys basketball coach for many years at Tri-Valley. Now, Nelson is making a change that's pretty rare — becoming a referee. He loves the exercise and sees it as “a great way to stay in the game” once he retires from teaching.
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WGLT correspondent Randy Kindred writes about a basketball game in 1940, when Jackie Robinson and the UCLA men tipped off against Illinois State in Normal.