Weber Receives Extension: Illinois will keep head coach Bruce Weber around a little longer, as the board of trustees approved a two-year extension and raise for the coach who took them through a historic season in 2004-05. The Illini tied an NCAA record with 37 wins this season before falling in the national championship game, and Weber is the first coach in Big Ten history to win consecutive outright conference championships in his first two seasons. The extension runs his contract up through the 2010-11 season. [7/15/05]