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Thursday, February 14, 2008  The former football coach at Southern Illinois University is suing the Carbondale school, disputing its claims that he owes it money for breaching his contract.

Monday, February 11, 2008  Reserve Booker Woodfox scores 16 of his career-high 20 points in the first half and P'Allen Stinnett adds 14 to lead Creighton to a 72-53 victory over Southern Illinois Sunday night in Omaha.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008  Randal Falker scored 16 points and had three assists to lead Southern Illinois to a 59-39 victory over Evansville.

Thursday, January 24, 2008  Dale Lamberth hit two free throws with 1.7 seconds left to lead Missouri State to a 63-62 win over rival Southern Illinois.

Wednesday, January 09, 2008  Matt Shaw had 18 points to lead Southern Illinois to a 77-64 win over Bradley on Tuesday night.

Thursday, January 03, 2008  Josh Young scored 24 points to lead Drake past Southern Illinois 61-51, matching the Bulldogs' best-ever start and snapping a 17-game losing streak against the Salukis.

Friday, December 28, 2007  Southern Illinois University is set to announce its new football coach.