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North Stars name Pomazak to succeed Gould Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
The second head varsity football coach in St. Charles North history was officially introduced Monday. Rob Pomazak, formerly the defensive coordinator for Elk Grove, earned approval as physical education teacher and North Stars head football coach at Monday's meeting of the St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 Board of Education. Pomazak, 34, succeeds the retiring Mark Gould, the only head coach St. Charles North fielded since the varsity football program debuted in 2001. Gould earned a 63-56 record in his 12 seasons with eight straight playoff appearances between 2002-09.
Eagles, QB Vick agree to restructured deal Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Michael Vick took a significant pay cut to stay with the Philadelphia Eagles and compete for a starting job.
Focus turns to baseball, bringing Carlin to mind Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
The transition from winter toward spring and football toward baseball is an annual reminder of the late George Carlin's humorously insightful comparison of the two sports. Nobody articulated more insightfully the differences between the men’s men and the boys of summer, between body counts and pitch counts, between football players playing injured and baseball players not always playing hurt.
Paterno family challenges Freeh’s findings Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
A report commissioned by Joe Paterno’s family says the late coach did nothing wrong in his handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal and portrays the late Hall of Fame coach as the victim of a “rush to injustice” created by former FBI director Louis Freeh’s investigation of the case for Penn State.
In letter, Sue Paterno defends late husband Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Breaking more than a year of silence, Sue Paterno is defending her late husband as a “moral, disciplined” man who never twisted the truth to avoid bad publicity.
Pondering Super Bowl music, from Beyonce to the Boss Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Some Super Bowl leftovers, some Hawks and Bulls talk and a whole lot more in this weeks' Spellman's Scorecard.
Why Bears ticket prices are out of boundsFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Chicago Bears are very consistent about one thing: raising ticket prices. They can't seem to get anything else right on a regular basis, but they do know about ticket increases. Mike North thinks Joe Flacco is a top three quarterbac, and he and can't figure out why others don't think so. What else doe Flacco have to do to make people believers?
Take football out of the conference equation Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
There’s a cynical theory that every high school seeking to change athletic conferences does so because of a lack of success with its football team. The theory bounced around when Glenbard South left the DuPage Valley Conference in the mid-1990s, and continues today with West Chicago’s recent decision to switch from the DVC to the Upstate Eight Conference and the same potential switch by Glenbard East and West Aurora. Football is the undisputed king in DuPage County, and it doesn’t take bionic ears to hear folks complaining about football dictating key decisions facing entire athletic programs. The criticism is denied by administrators who insist change is based on the overall needs of the school. Just because it’s cynical, though, doesn’t make the theory false.
Junior Knights getting their day in the sun Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Earlier this week, the Jr. Knights were born, giving aspiring youth football players in the Grayslake North district, another alternative, one they will be able to more closely identify with in the future.
NCAA wants Pa. gov’s Penn State lawsuit dismissed Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
The NCAA says it wants a judge to throw out the federal antitrust lawsuit Pennsylvania’s governor filed against it over Penn State’s $60 million fine and other penalties resulting from the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
Adrian Peterson has sports hernia surgery Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had surgery on Thursday to repair a sports hernia in his abdomen, an injury that bothered him for much of the last month of the season while he came up just 8 yards short of Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record.
NIU’s Carey makes coaching staff adjustments Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey continues to put the pieces of his 2013 Huskie football coaching staff in place, announcing that three returning members of the NIU staff will take on additional duties in the coming season. Carey also gave two of the four new coaches he hired after taking over the program additional responsibilities.
Cubs-NU alliance leaves Illini, White Sox in its wake Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
The Cubs' partnership with Northwestern can't be good news for the White Sox and Illinois in the struggle for Chicago sports fans.
Aurora Christian trio staying together at NIU Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
It's not terribly often one school produces three Division I football players out of the same senior class.
Western Illinois signs up Mid-Suburban League talent Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Bob Nielson turned heads with the way he turned Minnesota-Duluth into a Div. II power, enough so that Western Illinois hired him as their head football coach Dec. 19. Now Nielson, who went 100-26 in his 10 seasons as head coach including two national championships, is turning heads in the Chicagoland area as seniors Devin O'Hara (Prospect), Colin Olson (Prospect) and Josh Baldus (Palatine) all signed national letters of intent on Wednesday morning to play for the Leathernecks next season.
Football / Lake County signees Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Palatine elevates Splitt to head coach Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Rick Splitt has been named football head coach at Palatine High School. Splitt, an assistant varsity coach for the last six years, will take over responsibilities from Tyler Donnelly, who recently stepped down after eight seasons at the helm.
Packers WR Donald Driver calls it a career Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Donald Driver found a way to retire in style. On Wednesday, the popular Green Bay Packers wide receiver celebrated his 14-year career during an event at Lambeau Field with family, friends, a handful of teammates and 1,500 fans who filled the atrium and lined balconies to get a glimpse of him.
NIU football signs 24 players from eight states Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
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Bears announce season ticket price increases Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Chicago Bears season ticket holders will see an overall average increase of 4.2 percent in ticket prices next season, team officials announced Wednesday.