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Archived columns by Jeff Mayfield and LDN sports staff: Send a link to a friend Young Illini off with a 2-0 start Nov. 11, 2013 Illini cage the RedHawks Sept. 30, 2013 Illini surprise fans and Bearcats Sept. 9, 2013 Happy 50th anniversary, Assembly Hall! Do you know where you were on these dates in Illini history? March 6, 2013 Illini grind out a win over Penn State Feb. 22, 2013 Illinois shocks No. 1 Hoosiers! Feb. 8, 2013 Illini wandering in the land of the lost Feb. 6, 2013 Illini need to right the ship Jan. 21, 2013 Illinois romps over Ohio State 74-55 Jan. 7, 2013 Braggin' Rights game on the horizon No. 10 Illinois takes on No. 12 Missouri on Saturday Dec. 19, 2012 Illini now ranked No. 10! Dec. 12, 2012 Illini escape trap game; dump Western Carolina 72-64 Illinois now 9-0 & ranked No. 13 Dec. 6, 2012 Illini pull away late to upend Georgia Tech 75-62 Nov. 30, 2012 Bombs away! Illini sink 13 3s in season-opening 75-55 win over Colgate Nov. 12, 2012 A preseason look at John Groce's Illini Illini beat Lewis 79-47 Oct. 30, 2012 Central Illinois gets a taste of the NBA Bulls fall late to the Cavs 86-83 Oct. 16, 2012 Illini cruise past Charleston Southern Illinois wins 44-0 Sept. 17, 2012 Illini corral the Broncos Illinois beats Western Michigan 24-7 Sept. 4, 2012 What we learned at the Final Four April 18, 2012 Staying alive Illinois nips Michigan State 42-41 Feb. 1, 2012 Illini crack the Bucknuts Jan. 11, 2012 Illini finally exterminate pesky Gophers Dec. 28, 2011 Illini zig the Zags 82-75 Dec. 5, 2011 Illini upend Loyola-Chicago for opening-night win Nov. 14, 2011 Illini buck the Broncos Illinois 4-0 for the 1st time since 1951 Sept. 26, 2011 Illini bedevil Arizona State 3-0 start best since 2001 Sept. 19, 2011 Illini win opener 33-15 Sept. 6, 2011 Who knew? 1st-place Cardinals take 2 out of 3 from the Cubs May 13, 2011 Illini dismantle the Hoosiers March 7, 2011 Illini sweep out the old year Dec. 30, 2010 Illini hoops: We are what I thought we are… Dec. 8, 2010 Who are those guys? Illini thump Penn State 33-13 Oct. 11, 2010 LDN on hand to close down Rosenblatt Stadium at the College World Series July 3, 2010 Spring '10 Mutterings May 6, 2010 Illini to Stony Brook, NY March 15, 2010 A win by any other name would smell as sweet Feb. 24, 2010 Illini still in the hunt? Jan. 7, 2010 An Illini basketball primer: Illinois looks to 'rise up' in 2009-2010 Nov. 17, 2009 Lost season produces at least 1 smile Nov. 5, 2009 Cardinals NL Central kings again Next up: a date with the Los Angeles Dodgers Oct. 7, 2009 Illinois completes futile effort Sept. 8, 2009 A season of potential Aug. 10, 2009 The sweetest Mutterings on earth July 2, 2009 Springing into Mutterings April 23, 2009 It's all over in Detroit April 7, 2009 Hello from Detroit! April 4, 2009 Illini adventure moves on to the NCAA tournament March 18, 2009 The Big Ten tournament: sights and sounds March 14, 2009 Honestly: Illini hit the homestretch 8-4 Illinois stuns Northwestern 60-59 in dramatic comeback Feb. 14, 2009 Illini progress report Jan. 27, 2009 Illini adventure continues Non-con review and Big Ten preview Dec. 31, 2008 Illini basketball season could be an adventure worth pursuing Nov. 19, 2008 A 'Wicked' weekend Oct. 9, 2008 Fall frenzy Sept. 13, 2008 Support Railer football Aug. 11, 2008 Summer 'Mutts' Aug. 5, 2008 Mutterings on a holiday weekend May 23, 2008 LDN at the Final Four April 11, 2008 Winter Musings March 4, 2008 Hope Still Being Served on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Feb. 22, 2008 Happy New Year, Loyal LDN Sports Fans! Jan. 15, 2008 Everything's Coming Up Roses Dec. 10, 2007 It's Time for Illinois Basketball Nov. 7, 2007 WOW! Oct. 10, 2007 Sports update: The weekend that almost was Sept. 6, 2007 'Meet me in St. Louie' Aug. 30, 2007 Summer report cards July 10, 2007 Hey, Logan County, what's up? National League baseball, the future of Illini football, basketball, the Chief and all May 31, 2007 I can't believe the groundhog was wrong In praise of Weber and Guenther April 19, 2007 End of the line March 19, 2007 We're in! Railers and Illini basking in the euphoria March 12, 2007 Big Ten tournament news and notes March 12, 2007 Lincoln survives and moves on Railers overcome Ottawa 42-32 March 7, 2007 Super Mutterings: Where are we now? Feb. 9, 2007 'Merry Christmas' and 'Happy New Year' Mutterings Dec. 28, 2006 Oops... I did it again Nov. 28, 2006 World champion Mutterings Nov. 2, 2006 Mutterings on the move Sept. 16, 2006 Sports, cars, the Chief and community June 2, 2006 College hoops wrap-up April 19, 2006 March Mutterings: Bracket-bustin' mayhem March 28, 2006 Presidential Mutterings... March 1, 2006 Happy New Year 2006 Mutterings Alexander claims victory 500, reaches ridiculous milestone Jan. 24, 2006 Merry Christmas Mutterings, ending with a special hero report and salutes Dec. 20, 2005 Regular monthly October Mutterings in November? Nov. 4, 2005 My take Sept. 23, 2005 Back-to-school mutterings Aug. 26, 2005 Mutterings interruptus June 14, 2005 Railers just miss on sectional title game appearance June 6, 2005 Patrick makes friends of the masses May 31, 2005 Interleague interaction May 24, 2005 Cards widen their lead May 16, 2005 Pacers demolish Celtics May 10, 2005 Railers gear up for late-season run May 2, 2005 Cards busy sweeping again Take three from Houston this time April 25, 2005 Cards sweep Brewers and into first place Cubs dump Bucos, Sox take two of three from Seattle April 18, 2005 A series of unfortunate events April 16, 2005 'Spring has sprung' mutterings April 11, 2005 Fairy tale season turns to final chapter April 4, 2005 Angels in the arena? March 28, 2005 Illini cast Pearl to the swine Illinois thumps Wisconsin-Milwaukee 77-63 March 25, 2005 Railers' magic carpet ride times out; Illini 'bigs' come up huge March 22, 2005 Illini, Railers lock down titles March 14, 2005 What I've learned... March 12, 2005 Railers shock Mount Zion Illini loss not the end of the world March 7, 2005 Great sports time, but more news than that Feb. 28, 2005 Alexander, Redbirds dash Phoenix back to the ashes; Illini... another ho-hum day at the office Feb. 21, 2005 Illinois' magical mystery tour continues Illini badger Bucky 70-59 Feb. 14, 2005 Illinois beats Indiana, again Feb. 7, 2005 Celebrating basketball Jan. 31, 2005 Illini try to match ISU's road warrior approach Jan. 24, 2005 Mutterings: Page 2 Jan. 18, 2005 Illini dispose of rude 'Cats; Alexander shoots holes in Bulldog zone Jan. 17, 2005 Illini don't pout or cry... they just win Jan. 10, 2005 Illini end 2004 No. 1, begin 2005 No. 1 Jan. 3, 2005 Illinois jousts the Lancers Dec. 28, 2004 Lightning quick... Christmas mutterings Plus prophecies to follow Dec. 20, 2004 Alexander, ISU stampede the Herd; Illini STILL No. 1 Dec. 13, 2004 The case for No. 1... Dec. 6, 2004 Alexander, 'Birds feast on another win; thankful Illini kick the stuffin' out of the Zags Nov. 29, 2004 Illinois out of the gate at 2-0 Nov. 22, 2004 A cornucopia of volleyball action Nov. 15, 2004 It's time for Illini basketball... Nov. 1, 2004 Herzog and Taylor were right Oct. 26, 2004 Losses take their toll Oct. 18, 2004 Railers, Cardinals taste the promised land Oct. 11, 2004 Cubs can't back into the postseason Oct. 4, 2004 Illini, Railers come up short Sept. 27, 2004 What, me worry? Sept. 20, 2004 Endless summer in Illinois and beyond Sept. 14, 2004 Railers, Cards, Illini, Redbirds and the Rail cap a LABORious weekend Sept. 7, 2004 St. Louis road warriors continue march Aug. 30, 2004 Cook expects playing time to increase Aug. 23, 2004 Cards' 'new' Big Red Machine is Rolen Aug. 16, 2004 A tale of two cities Maddux wins No. 300 Walker era begins with 2 W's Aug. 10, 2004 Nomar era begins with a W Aug. 2, 2004 Loving it! July 26, 2004 Illinoisan wins British Open July 20, 2004 'Fair' time had by all July 12, 2004 Celebrating our freedom July 7, 2004 Cardinal hitters sizzling; pitchers throwing BBs June 28, 2004 Central Division race even zanier than we thought… June 21, 2004 Cook & Company head to the finals June 1, 2004 Cook, Lakers split in Minnesota May 24, 2004 Smarty Jones one race away from Triple Crown and immortality May 17, 2004 Mutterings May 10, 2004 Cards-Cubs split first series May 4, 2004 Alexander inducted April 27, 2004 Illinois football: good news and bad news April 19, 2004 Arnie says goodbye to the Masters April 12, 2004 Phil wins his phirst Mick-major April 12, 2004 A stroll along the Riverwalk April 6, 2004 Spring is finally here... March 29, 2004 Orange-hot Illini turn Sweet 16 Illinois buries Cincinnati 92-68 March 22, 2004 Wisconsin upends Illini for tourney title March 15, 2004 Illini capture Big 10 championship Thrilling 64-63 win at Ohio State gives Illinois the crown March 8, 2004 It's all about Lincoln March 1, 2004 Illini charting a course Feb. 23, 2004 Cook gets his due Feb. 16, 2004 Snow-filled Mutterings Feb. 9, 2004 Super-Mutterings Feb. 2, 2004 Mutterings, dedicated in memory of Jerry Alberts A non-sports weekend Jan. 26, 2004 Mini-mutterings Jan. 19, 2004 Railers do it again... Jan. 12, 2004 Belated mutterings Jan. 7, 2004 Quick Christmas mutterings: Cook activated and nails first shot! Dec. 29, 2003 Railers' first road tilt rules Dec. 22, 2003 Magical Hall lifts Illini again Illinois knocks off Memphis, Calipari 74-64 Dec. 15, 2003 Illini back on track... or are they??? Dec. 8, 2003 Plenty to be thankful for Dec. 1, 2003 Illini gain split Nov. 24, 2003 Soggy mutterings Nov. 18, 2003 LCC captures second national championship! Nov. 10, 2003 It's time for Illini basketball Nov. 3, 2003 Railers complete successful season Oct. 27, 2003 Missed it by that much! Oct. 20, 2003 Back to Chicago for one more game! Oct. 14, 2003 Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs win! Oct. 6, 2003 Cubs don't wait for next year! Sept. 29, 2003 Railer pandemonium!!! Sept. 22, 2003 Rains spell stormy weekend for area teams Sept. 15, 2003 First-place Railers move to 2-0 Sept. 8, 2003 Sesquicentennial mutterings Sept. 2, 2003 Hot August mutterings Aug. 25, 2003 What in the heck happened? Aug. 18, 2003 August mutterings 2 Aug. 11, 2003 August mutterings Aug. 4, 2003 Lincoln Legion's season over July 28, 2003 Cubs crush the fish! July 21, 2003 All-Star mutterings July 14, 2003 Recovering mutterings July 7, 2003 Book-signing mutterings June 30, 2003 Golf nirvana mutterings June 17, 2003 Inter-league mutterings June 9, 2003 Stormy mutterings June 2, 2003 Memorial mutterings May 27, 2003 Cards and Cubs at it again May 19, 2003 Cubs-Cards series No. 1 a draw May 12, 2003 How 'bout those Cardinals May 5, 2003 'Spring has sprung' mutterings April 28, 2003 Easter mutterings April 21, 2003 Good weather mutterings April 14, 2003 March Madness Mutterings March 31, 2003 Cook's Illini career is over March 24, 2003 Cook's NCAA double-double leads Illini to victory (LDN staff) March 21, 2003 Cook, seniors say goodbye to the Hall (LDN staff) March 10, 2003 It was all Lincoln March 3, 2003 Coach Alexander new victory king Feb. 24, 2003 Alexander ties record Feb. 17, 2003 Snowy mutterings Feb. 10, 2003 Redbirds finally back on track Feb. 3, 2003 First things first Jan. 27, 2003 Railers keep rollin' Jan. 20, 2003 Cook's scoring explosion dooms Badgers Jan. 13, 2003 Lincoln Railers splittin' the competition Jan. 6, 2003 Mount Pulaski steals area spotlight Dec. 30, 2002 Cook, youngsters declaw, defang, derail and dismantle the Tigers Dec. 24, 2002 Cook doesn't give a hoot about the Owls Dec. 16, 2002 Cook, Illini, Railers, Preachers, Toppers all make statement Dec. 9, 2002 Quick Monday morning mutterings Dec. 2, 2002 Semple shines but Bears win in OT Nov. 25, 2002 Illini make it a Champaign double Nov. 25, 2002 Mount Pulaski goes all the way to state championship game Nov. 18, 2002 Strange things happening to Lincoln and area sports teams Nov. 12, 2002 November mutterings Nov. 4, 2002 Harvest mutterings Oct. 21, 2002 Illini finally have something to cheer about Oct. 14, 2002 ‘Monday Night Football': A total blast... other than the score Oct. 8, 2002 I was wrong Oct. 7, 2002 Area fans run over by a truck Sept. 30, 2002 Cardinals clinch Central Division title Sept. 23, 2002 Quick mutterings Sept. 16, 2002 We win! We win! We win! Sept. 9, 2002 Labor Day mutterings Sept. 3, 2002 Bonus mutterings...live from the Rail Classic Aug. 30, 2002 ‘Fandamonium' opening tonight -- Lincoln/Logan County Chamber, team of the week Aug. 26, 2002 August mutterings... Gearing up for another great year of sports Aug. 19, 2002 Quick mutterings July 29, 2002 Summer ramblings... July 22, 2002 Lincoln loses one of its finest July 16, 2002 Sports firecrackers from the Fourth July 8, 2002 Dog days already here July 1, 2002 ‘Greatest Cardinal of them all' has fallen June 19, 2002 Soccer bandwagon? June 13, 2002 Athlete of the week June 3, 2002 New baseball stadium a hit with the fans May 28, 2002 Take off the parkas — baseball's back… But for how long? May 20, 2002 ‘Raindomly' speaking... May 13, 2002 Lincoln, the hub of sports activity May 6, 2002 What's happening in sports? April 29, 2002 Lincoln's King signs with the Rams April 22, 2002 I've run out of superlatives for Tiger April 15, 2002 Live from the Final Four April 1, 2002 Quick hitters March 22, 2002 Hoops hysteria March 4, 2002 Cook stifles Jeffries and Hoosiers Feb. 27, 2002 Weekend wild cards come up aces Feb. 18, 2002 The madness is almost here Feb. 11, 2002 Sports news and notes Jan. 28, 2002 Sports weekend goes up in smoke Jan. 21, 2002 Spectacular weekend for local and national sports Jan. 14, 2002 Illini lay another egg Jan. 10, 2002 Local team of the week; professional team of the week; this, that and the other Jan. 7, 2002 The Sugar Bowl adventure begins Dec. 31, 2001 Bayou adventure continues... Dec. 31, 2001 Athlete(s) of the week Winter baseball Dec. 20, 2001 Tuesday morning morsels Dec. 18, 2001 LDN Athlete of the Week and more Dec. 15, 2001 Before I even start with sports let me tell you about my two best highlights of the week… Dec. 3, 2001 This week, I don't even know where to start... so, I'll just start at the beginning. Nov. 15, 2001

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