Sports Stories from July 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Top US marathoner in Chicago Marathon for 1st timeJul 28, 2011 10:08 pm - Top American marathoner Ryan Hall plans to run his first Chicago Marathon later this year as a crucial part of his training leading up to the 2012 Olympics. Hall announc...
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Packers G Colledge says he’s done in Green BayJul 28, 2011 10:08 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. — Daryn Colledge, the starting left guard for the Super Bowl champion Packers, is waving goodbye to Green Bay. Colledge tweeted Thursday that after contr...
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Cougars pop the KernelsJul 29, 2011 2:41 pm - The Kane County Cougars scored 6 runs in the first two innings Thursday night, and that was enough. They held on to defeat the visiting Cedar Rapids Kernels 6-5 at Elfs...
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Bears trade TE Olsen to CarolinaJul 29, 2011 2:41 pm - After more than a year of insisting there was room for the pass-catching talents of tight end Greg Olsen in Mike Martz’s offense, which usually ignores that position, th...
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Delany delivers message to Big Ten coachesJul 29, 2011 6:40 pm - Before the Big Ten's 12 head coaches waded into the sea of media at McCormick Place on Thursday, they sat for a Jim Delany lecture. With Ohio State's and Michigan's rece...
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Bears sign TE Spaeth, release ManumaleunaJul 29, 2011 10:20 am - In a prelude to what will be an even more frantic Friday around the NFL today, the Bears on Thursday agreed to contract terms with players who should become their new pu...
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Elgin loses at state Legion tourneyJul 28, 2011 11:29 pm - Now it is keep winning or go home for Elgin in the American Legion baseball state tournament. Elgin (27-10) saw its eight-game winning streak end with a 10-4 loss to Roc...
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Cubs hunker down in trade modeJul 29, 2011 8:48 pm - MILWAUKEE — The Cubs will set up a winter meetings-like operation this weekend in St. Louis, with general manager Jim Hendry and his key baseball people readying for pos...
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Cubs searching for a new leadoff manJul 29, 2011 6:52 pm - MILWAUKEE — With Kosuke Fukudome traded to Cleveland Thursday, the Cubs will be in search of a new leadoff man. Fukudome was the Cubs' best on-base percentage hitter at...
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Crown Royal becomes Brickyard 400 title sponsorJul 28, 2011 3:25 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Crown Royal is taking its shot in NASCAR by sponsoring the Brickyard 400. The whiskey maker says it has a multiyear deal with Indianapolis Motor Speedway ...