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Meet your Illini Dominique Keller, Alex Legion
thesportsbank.net - 18 days ago
Meet your Illini Dominique Keller, Alex Legion
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks and Paul Schmidt Welcome to The Sports Bank.net YouTube Channel! We just launched... what will now be our primary home for the first-class interviews we conduct with the biggest names in Midwestern sports. Please subscribe to TSB’s channel by clicking here. We launch ... (more) Meet your Illini Dominique Keller, Alex Legion

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thesportsbank.net - 18 days ago
Michigan State’s Tom Izzo Predicts Northwestern in Tourney!
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks Legendary Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo went out on a limb and... told the media that this is the year Northwestern qualifies for their first NCAA Tournament in school history. In this video, he explains why he thinks the Wildcats will make their first NCAA Tournament ... (more) Michigan State’s Tom Izzo Predicts Northwestern in Tourney!

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Marcus Banks Latest Blog Posts

#20 Illini Fighting on in Las Vegas Invitational
9 hours ago at The Sports Bank
Video Exclusive Illini Freshman D.J. Richardson
thesportsbank.net - 17 days ago
Video Exclusive Illini Freshman D.J. Richardson
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks Meet Illini freshman guard D.J. Richardson, a very highly touted recruit. Watch the... video below To watch the exclusive videos of Dominique Keller and Alex Legion click here Possibly Related Posts: Meet your Illini Dominique Keller, Alex Legion Vote Early, ... (more) Video Exclusive Illini Freshman D.J. Richardson

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Video Illini G Brandon Paul Exclusive
thesportsbank.net - 16 days ago
Video Illini G Brandon Paul Exclusive
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks Illini freshman guard Brandon Paul is a consensus Top 50 recruit. His final... year of prep ball he averaged 19.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.0 steals as a senior, leading Warren (Gurnee) to the IHSA sectional finals. The 2009 Illinois Mr. Basketball, the 10th Mr. Basketball ... (more) Video Illini G Brandon Paul Exclusive

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Sammy Sosa’s Skin is going all Michael Jackson
thesportsbank.net - 15 days ago
Sammy Sosa’s Skin is going all Michael Jackson
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks Is Sammy Sosa wearing his Halloween outfit in November? Are the side effects... of all those years of steroid use catching up to him, that he’s no longer playing, and therefore has no reason to be juicing. Just what exactly is going on here. For the answers I send you ... (more) Sammy Sosa’s Skin is going all Michael Jackson

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Press Box Live Blog: NU-ILL
thesportsbank.net - 10 days ago
Press Box Live Blog: NU-ILL
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks and Paul Schmidt (PMB) Here we go, Land of Lincoln trophy on the... line…. Possibly Related Posts: Illini Leading Scorer Demetri McCamey Exclusive Illinois vs. Northwestern- the Abraham Lincoln Bowl Kevin Coble Suffers Serious Foot Injury at Practice Illini ... (more) Press Box Live Blog: NU-ILL

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Video From Northwestern’s Victory over Illinois
thesportsbank.net - 10 days ago
Video From Northwestern’s Victory over Illinois
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks Just moments ago, Northwestern beat Illinois 21-16 to become the first ever owners... of the Land of Lincoln trophy. The intrastate rivalry has a new trophy this year, and NU became the first of the two teams to win it. This video below is of Wildcats’ Head Coach Pat ... (more) Video From Northwestern’s Victory over Illinois

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NFL Mock Draft 11-23
thesportsbank.net - 36 hours ago
NFL Mock Draft 11-23
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks and Peter Christian With the Oakland Raiders finally benching JaMarcus Russell this week... (and winning no less right after doing so) it brought me back to the NFL Draft of 2007, when all the experts were so high on the LSU signal caller. Right before the draft, I even ... (more) NFL Mock Draft 11-23

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#20 Illini Fighting on in Las Vegas Invitational
thesportsbank.net - 9 hours ago
#20 Illini Fighting on in Las Vegas Invitational
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks It’s Feast Week! When there’s non-stop college basketball, so many games start at... bizarre times. And not just because games are going on in obscure parts of the world in far away time zones. In order to accommodate the television coverage, some games start ... (more) #20 Illini Fighting on in Las Vegas Invitational

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NFL Mock Draft 10-27
thesportsbank.net - 28 days ago
NFL Mock Draft 10-27
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks and Peter Christian Team needs have been taken into account for this mock... draft. And of course, this is all highly subject to change between now and late April. Team Player Position School 1. St. Louis Rams Ndamukong ... (more) NFL Mock Draft 10-27

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Is Derrick Rose Ready to Lead the Bulls?
thesportsbank.net - 28 days ago
Is Derrick Rose Ready to Lead the Bulls?
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks The Chicago Bulls announced Monday that the team picked up the 2010-11 season... options for both Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah. By exercising the respective player options, both will be under contract for 2010-11. This transaction occurred on the same day Rose practiced for ... (more) Is Derrick Rose Ready to Lead the Bulls?

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Who knows The Sports Bank better? Championship Faceoff
thesportsbank.net - 29 days ago
Who knows The Sports Bank better? Championship Faceoff
— thesportsbank.net — By Rikki Greenberg I’ve known Banks for a little over 2 years now and it’s has been... quite the experience. We’ve sat together at press conferences and basketball games and mingled with fellow NBC street teamers at various clubs/bars in the city. With all this time put in, I think I know a ... (more) Who knows The Sports Bank better? Championship Faceoff

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Links, Contests and Other stuff
thesportsbank.net - 29 days ago
Links, Contests and Other stuff
— thesportsbank.net — By Paul M. Banks -We recently conducted a poll asking “Who’s the Hottest Big Ten Network reporter?... and the final results are as follows: Melanie Collins (pictured above) 52% Charissa Thompson (pictured later in this post) 25% Elizabeth Moreau and Lisa Cornwell 8% a piece, ... (more) Links, Contests and Other stuff

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