Historically, a La Nina that forms in spring has a tendency for most of Illinois to be dry.

Historically, a La Nina that forms in spring has a tendency for most of Illinois to be dry.

They are not all quite definite yet because the Kangaroos play on Sunday and they just had their last training read more

They are not all quite definite yet because the Kangaroos play on Sunday and they just had their last training session, so we'll wait until we see how our blokes pull up tomorrow.

The team played much better, ... Every team member contributed tonight. Our serving was much better, and we had good read more

The team played much better, ... Every team member contributed tonight. Our serving was much better, and we had good team hustle.

Say Jessica was working on a math problem ... I would always try to illustrate the solution by drawing things read more

Say Jessica was working on a math problem ... I would always try to illustrate the solution by drawing things out. And she just started to copy what I was doing. Of course, as she got better at it, I would show her the 3-d aspect of shading or how to render perspective and she could just do it. She would just pick it up.

We've had a lot of nervous energy going on. We've been itching to get our hands on a ball and read more

We've had a lot of nervous energy going on. We've been itching to get our hands on a ball and finally get out on this court, the one we've seen in our locker room for four years now. It's just really amazing to get out there and see what it's like.

We insist that the international community cannot depend on any country with weapons of mass destruction which has relations with read more

We insist that the international community cannot depend on any country with weapons of mass destruction which has relations with terrorists, and which allows itself the luxury of not respecting the law and of defying the international community.

The ultimate objective of all this is the destruction of Arab identity; for the enemies of the Arab nation are read more

The ultimate objective of all this is the destruction of Arab identity; for the enemies of the Arab nation are opposed to our possessing any identity or upholding any creed that could protect our existence and cohesion, guide our vision and direction, or on which we can rely in our steadfastness,

I realized it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it's probably the only time I will ever play there. I had read more

I realized it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it's probably the only time I will ever play there. I had so much fun. When I got up there and realized where I was and thought about all the famous musicians who played there — it gave me chills.

Really and truly, going independent doesn't change things a lot. The big difference is we won't have any all-conference players.

Really and truly, going independent doesn't change things a lot. The big difference is we won't have any all-conference players.