Bruce Weber's prayers were answered when Illinois' home finale against Wisconsin was moved to 1 p.m. from 11 a.m. by ESPN. Now Illini fans will have more time to attend church and pray for their team to pick up a win and get off the NCAA tournament bubble.
ESPN, which had originally expected to show a Big Ten game from the Eastern time zone, decided the change made sense for in-person fans and its viewers. It had planned to show bowling at 1 p.m.
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Herb Gould started with the Sun-Times in 1977 and has covered several teams, including the Blackhawks. He is a long-time beat reporter covering the Fighting Illini and the Big Ten for the Sun-Times.
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