Sports Stories from August 10, 2011 (Change date)
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Kill starts from ground up with GophersAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Jerry Kill has spent the better part of a busy nine months putting his personal touch on the struggling Minnesota program. Now he’s arrived at the fun part...
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72-year-old jockey Cruguet won’t rideAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - Team Legends took a big hit Wednesday when it was announced that 72-year-old Jean Cruguet wouldn’t be competing in Friday’s running of the Arlington Jockey Challenge due...
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Woods in the spotlight for all the wrong reasonsAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Even as he took the high road Wednesday in a nasty split with his longtime caddie, Tiger Woods lowered his standard of success on the eve of the PGA C...
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Stancil’s priority is BMXcellenceAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - Standing tall on her airborne custom-made BMX bicycle, which she recently rode to victory at the world championships, Felicia Stancil dishes dirt. To those trailing and ...
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Football practice begins in the Fox ValleyAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - Football practice opened for high school teams throughout Illinois on Wednesday, including the 13 programs in the Fox Valley from Bartlett to Crystal Lake. Change is ine...
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New faces ready to keep rivalry relevantAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - Prospect and Rolling Meadows was not a football rivalry that made much of an impact beyond the walls of the two schools in the mid-1990s. The programs were down. They we...
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Irish have experience on offensive lineAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Everywhere Trevor Robinson looks, he sees familiar faces. And for the veteran Notre Dame guard, that’s really a good thing. For Notre Dame to get wher...
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Northwest notes / Plenty of opening changesAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - There will be some unfamiliarity as 10 area football teams face new opponents in nonconference season openers Aug. 26. One of the bigger ones is Palatine traveling to fa...
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Eagles agree to terms with SmithAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with former New York Giants wide receiver Steve Smith on a one-year deal Wednesday. The 26-year-old Smith had 220 catches for 2,3...
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Santo’s statue on display at WrigleyAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Cubs unveiled a statue of Ron Santo during a pregame ceremony outside of Wrigley Field on Wednesday, honoring the beloved player and broadcaster who died las...