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Teammate: Illini's Wilson hospitalized after stabbing

By Adam Rittenberg
ESPN.com

Friday, December 12, 2008

Illinois sophomore linebacker Martez Wilson was hospitalized after being stabbed during a fight at a Champaign bar, one of Wilson's teammates told ESPN.com. Wilson was helping a former teammate at 2 a.m. Friday when he was stabbed outside Fubar. But coach Ron Zook said Saturday that Wilson did the right thing. "The guy did exactly what I would want him to do," Zook said. "If a person sees a person in stress, he should come to his aid." Wilson is recovering after surgery at Carle Foundatio ...

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