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Women's Gymnastics
Big Ten Network to showcase Illinois gymnastics
Dec. 19, 2007
Chicago, Ill. - The Big Ten Network has released plans to cover four men's and eight women's regular season gymnastics events during the 2008 season. The coverage concludes with Big Ten Championships from Ann Arbor, Mich. (women), and State College, Pa. (men). Yoshi Hayasaki's eighth-ranked Illinois men's team competes at Minnesota on March 21 against both the host Gophers and the Iowa Hawkeyes. The event will be shown on a taped delayed basis on March 24 at 7 p.m. Coach Bob Starkell's Illini women's gymnastics squad continues its rise up the national ladder, checking in at No. 23 in the pre-season rankings. His club will make two regular season appearances on BTN. A match at Iowa from Jan. 25 will be shown at 7 p.m. on Jan. 29. Illinois' home Feb. 16 match with Michigan State from Huff Hall can be seen Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. Earlier this fall, the Big Ten Network became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days. The network is available through DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-Verse, Insight Communications, WideOpenWest, RCN, Service Electric and more than 175 other cable operators. About the Big Ten Network: The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member institutions. The Big Ten Network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule of conference sports events and shows; original programs in academics, the arts and sciences; campus activities; and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live coverage of more major men's and women's events than ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis, all complemented by hours of university-produced campus programming. The network is available to all cable and satellite carriers and television distributors nationwide, with most programs offered in stunning high-definition television (HDTV). The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. For more information regarding the Big Ten Network, visit www.BigTenNetwork.com. 2007-08 Big Ten Network Gymnastics ScheduleMen's GymnasticsJan. 26, 2:00 p.m. -- Penn State at Michigan from Jan. 19 Feb. 28, 5 p.m. and March 2, 3 p.m. - Penn State at Ohio State from Feb. 24 March 24, 7 p.m. - Illinois/Iowa at Michigan from March 21 March 29, 7 p.m. - Ohio State at Michigan from March 22 Women's Gymnastics
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