GameNight: Illinois vs Purdue
collegehoopsnet.com 2/6/2009 — Start: Feb 8 2009 - 1:00pm   Editor's Early Preview *Made on 02/06. Full preview by the GameNight staff coming soon!   Illinois has been one of the country's surprise teams, in part due to a shockingly easy non-conference schedule, and mediocre competition ...

Purdue is Purdue again with win over Wisconsin
offthetracks.org 1/11/2009 — Off the Tracks recaps Purdue's win over Wisconsin

Young scores 21 as poor-shooting Pitt survives
sports.espn.go.com 12/22/2008 — Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

Inconsistency dooms Dallas Cowboys' defense
dallasnews.com 12/29/2008 —

NFL worth the wait for ex-Purdue star | www.jconline.com | Journal and Courier
boilerstation.jconline.com 12/17/2008 — INDIANAPOLIS -- After waiting patiently for more than four years, Purdue record-setting wide receiver John Standeford has found a National Football League home. Including a career-best four receptions for 36 yards in Sunday's 31-21 loss to the ...

Tisdale, Illinois pull off upset of No. 24 Michigan
sports.espn.go.com 1/15/2009 — Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

Down 14, Purdue rallies by Northwestern (AP)
rivals.yahoo.com 1/16/2009 — JaJuan Johnson hit two free throws with 2.2 seconds left Thursday night and No. 19 Purdue capped a wild comeback from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat Northwestern 63-61. Robbie Hummel scored 15 points for the Boilermakers (13-4, 2-2), who ...

Making Purdue Proud!!
boiledsports.com 1/16/2009 — By now, everyone's heard about the miracle that occurred in the Hudson River this afternoon after a US Airways flight crash-landed just following its takeoff. All 155 people inside the plane escaped without serious injury. Within a minute after the ...

Statement Week For Illinois Basketball
notqualifiedtocomment.blogspot.com 12/31/2008 — Remember when Illinois lost a record 19 games last season? I don't. Especially after the past 8 days. Even though the team was 10-1 I was skeptical. They hadn't beaten anyone I had heard of, and the one chance they had to play someone decent (Clemson), they lost. It looked like Illinois was...

Purdue Loses to Penn State, 0-2 in Big Ten Standings | College Basketball
midwestsportsfans.com 1/7/2009 — Purdue lost at Penn State tonight playing without Robbie Hummel and Chris Kramer, and fell to 0-2 in the Big Ten Standings. In the process the Boilermakers fell behind Indiana in the standings, for probably the only time this season.

Illinois upsets No. 11 Purdue in overtime in Big Ten opener — USATODAY.com Mens College Basketball - Top Stories 12/31/2008
Mike Tisdale scored 18 points and Illinois defeated No. 11 Purdue 71-67 in overtime Tuesday night in the Big Ten opener for both ...

Illini upset No. 9 Purdue Weber realizes Purdue was short-handed — chicagotribune.com - Sports 12/31/2008
Illini snap long skid away from home vs. Top 10 teams > WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — More than once, it looked like Illinois had taken its last good shot ...

Illinois 71, No. 9 Purdue 67 — NYT > College Basketball 12/31/2008
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Mike Tisdale scored 18 points and Illinois defeated No. 9 Purdue 71-67 in overtime Tuesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams. >

Illinois Upsets Purdue to Start Conference 1-0 — Bleacher Report - College Basketball 12/31/2008
Last year, the Fighting Illini's 13th win came on March 8th. This season, the Illini have had a surprisingly great 13-1 (1-0) start with a win over No. 9 Purdue 71-67. For most of the game, it was the Mike (Tisdale) and Mike ...

Illini-Boilermakers: Illinois Upsets Purdue to Start Conference 1-0 — Bleacher Report - College Basketball 12/31/2008
Last year, the Fighting Illini's 13th win came on March 8. This season, the Illini have had a surprisingly great 13-1 (1-0) start with a win over No. 9 Purdue 71-67. For most of the game, it was the Mike (Tisdale) and Mike (Davis) show. ...