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		<title>Indiana earns No. 1 seed in Big Ten baseball tourney</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/05/18/indiana-earns-no-1-seed-in-big-ten-baseball-tourney/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 23:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh off its first outright Big Ten title since 1932, Indiana will be the No. 1 in the Big Ten baseball tournament Wednesday-Saturday (Sunday, if necessary) at Target Field. The Hoosiers, along with Ohio State, earned a first-round bye in the six-team, double-elimination tourney that opens at 1:05 p.m. ET Wednesday. All 10 games will air live on BTN/BTN2Go. Throughout the tourney, we&#8217;ll update all the action on our 2013 Big Ten Baseball Tournament page. You&#8217;ll find all of the stats, recaps and video highlights there. Download 2013 Big Ten Baseball Tournament bracket Wednesday, May 22 Gm 1: 1:05 p.m. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=182970&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Saturday&#8217;s baseball roundup: Hoosiers get it done</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 16:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2013 Big Ten baseball regular season came to a close Saturday, and Indiana, one night after wrapping up at least a share of the crown, wrapped up its first outright Big Ten title since 1932. It came in a commanding 8-1 victory at Ohio State. Get all of Saturday&#8217;s Big Ten scores, stats and video highlights in this post. [ RELATED: View our 2013 Big Ten Baseball Tournament page ] Download 2013 Big Ten Baseball Tournament bracket Hoosiers celebrate last out, Big Ten crown: Indiana-Ohio State highlights: Michigan-Nebraska highlights: Erik Bakich interview: Use these links to get all of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=182880&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Illini men win first regional, off to 6th straight NCAA event</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sixth-seeded Illinois fired a one-over-par 289, the best round of the day, to win the NCAA Fayetteville Regional by three strokes over host and second-seeded Arkansas at the par-72, 7,251-yard Blessings Golf Club on Saturday. It marks the first regional title in school history and extends the Illini&#8217;s streak of consecutive appearances in the NCAA Championships to six straight seasons. Sophomore Brian Campbell and freshman Thomas Detry tied for second (-2) after Campbell fired a final-round 70 and Detry carded an even-par 72 on Saturday. Fellow freshman Charlie Danielison tied for fifth (E) with a 73 and junior Thomas Pieters [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=182888&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Illini duo perform must-see player introductions</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/05/17/illini-duo-perform-must-see-player-introductions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before Friday&#8217;s baseball game between Illinois and Minnesota on BTN/BTN2Go, Illinois players Anthony Milazzo and Bryan Roberts introduced their team&#8217;s starting line-up in a most amusing way. It&#8217;s only the latest in what we hope is a never-ending series of great Big Ten baseball game lineup introductions &#8212; and we&#8217;ve posted them all here. A few of our favorite lines from this Illini video: &#8220;Man, do they love that dog.&#8221; &#8220;The designated hitter and the first Hobbit of the Big Ten, Michael Hurwitz.&#8221; &#8220;And on second baseman, Reid Roper. Recently engaged on Sunday; ladies of Champaign, he is off the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=181849&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dienhart: Let&#8217;s break down 2014 football slate</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/05/16/dienhart-lets-break-down-2014-football-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://btn.com/2013/05/16/dienhart-lets-break-down-2014-football-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newcomer Rutgers will take part in the first Big Ten game of 2014 when it plays host to Penn State on Sept. 13. That’s one of several interesting matchups in the schedule, which was announced today. The 2014 schedule will be the first season with Maryland and Rutgers in the conference. The 2014 season also will see the Big Ten split into new East and West Divisions. Teams will play eight conference games in 2014 and 2015, six vs. division foes and two vs. cross-division opponents. The Big Ten will move to a nine-game league slate in 2016. Here’s a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=180812&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Download 2014 football schedule</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/05/16/big-ten-rolls-out-2014-football-schedules/</link>
		<comments>http://btn.com/2013/05/16/big-ten-rolls-out-2014-football-schedules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Big Ten office announced the conference schedule for the 2014 football season today, as approved by the Big Ten Directors of Athletics. The 2014 schedule will consist of eight games for each of the Big Ten’s 14 teams, feature a new division alignment, include the conference debut of Maryland and Rutgers and culminate with the fourth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game. Looking for a printable version of the new schedule? Click here to download the full PDF. Beginning in 2014, the Big Ten football division alignments will feature Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=180744&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2013 Big Ten Helmet Bracket: Round 1</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/05/15/2013-big-ten-helmet-bracket-round-1/</link>
		<comments>http://btn.com/2013/05/15/2013-big-ten-helmet-bracket-round-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 21:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Yarina, BTN.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last summer, I compiled a Big Ten football uniform bracket for fans to vote on. Unsurprisingly, Michigan won &#8211; although there were upsets along the way. This year, it&#8217;s time for a helmet bracket (only primary lids considered). Here&#8217;s how it works: The field is divided into the Legends Division and Leaders Division, with the champion of each meeting for the title, and BTN fans will vote on every matchup. Also, the two top vote-getters from each division receive a first-round bye. Editor&#8217;s note: Seeds were determined by Facebook polls, using the results as of Wednesday afternoon (Legends &#124; Leaders). [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=179070&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big Ten releases 2013-14 basketball single plays</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/05/14/big-ten-releases-2013-14-basketball-single-plays/</link>
		<comments>http://btn.com/2013/05/14/big-ten-releases-2013-14-basketball-single-plays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 23:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Yarina, BTN.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Big Ten released 2013-14 basketball single plays Tuesday. See who all 12 teams will face only once this winter in this post. Illinois: Michigan, Purdue, at Northwestern, at Minnesota Indiana: Ohio State, Iowa, at Purdue, at Minnesota Iowa: Purdue, Nebraska, at Penn State, at Indiana Michigan: Northwestern, Penn State, at Ohio State, at Illinois Michigan State: Nebraska, Minnesota, at Purdue, at Wisconsin Minnesota: Indiana, Illinois, at Michigan State, at Nebraska Nebraska: Wisconsin, Minnesota, at Iowa, at Michigan State Northwestern: Illinois, Penn State, at Ohio State, at Michigan Ohio State: Michigan, Northwestern, at Wisconsin, at Indiana Penn State: Iowa, Wisconsin, at Michigan, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=179098&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter: Tweets from Big Ten spring meetings</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/05/14/twitter-tweets-from-big-ten-spring-meetings/</link>
		<comments>http://btn.com/2013/05/14/twitter-tweets-from-big-ten-spring-meetings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Yarina, BTN.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Big Ten spring meetings have hit Chicago, and there are plenty of topics on the table. For example, further conference expansion, football schedules, bowl games and basketball divisions, among others. Get some of the best tweets from the meetings in this post. A couple things, before we get to the tweets: 1. I love it that Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez relishes the role of unofficial Big Ten newsbreaker; 2. it sure looks like the 2014 and 2015 Big Ten football schedules will be released Wednesday. [ RELATED: Dienhart: Just say 'No" to divisions for hoops ] Bummed that Alvarez [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=178814&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dienhart: Just say &#8216;No&#8217; to divisions for hoops</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/05/14/dienhart-just-say-no-to-divisions-for-hoops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its spring meetings in Chicago, the Big Ten may discuss if it should have divisional play in basketball, as Rutgers and Maryland are set to join the league in 2014 to make the conference a 14-team entity. My advice: The Big Ten should take a lead from the other major conferences—ACC (12 teams), SEC (14), Pac-12 (12), old Big East (15), Atlantic 10 (16)&#8211;and not have divisional play. Yes, having divisions would make for some fun races down the stretch, as more teams likely would be jockeying for division championships. But in the SEC’s instance, it had some years [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=178718&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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