Sports Stories from August 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Young ’Cats hope to take NU to another levelAug 29, 2012 5:05 pm - A disappointing season for Northwestern used to mean no wins and a half-dozen 40-point losses. Times have certainly changed. Not long ago, four straight bowl trips for t...
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Escobar has 5 RBIs to lead Jays over Yankees 8-5Aug 29, 2012 4:15 pm - NEW YORK — Yunel Esccobar hit a two-run homer, three doubles and drove in five runs as Toronto beat the New York Yankees 8-5 Wednesday, ending CC Sabathia’s five years o...
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Orrick shoots 65 to take 90th Illinois PGA titleAug 29, 2012 4:12 pm - The likelihood of Steve Orrick winning the 90th Illinois PGA Championship Wednesday didn’t seem good. No club professional from outside the Chicago area had won the even...
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Cougars let one get awayAug 29, 2012 4:11 pm - DAVENPORT, Iowa — A 3-0 lead slipped away from the Kane County Cougars as the Quad Cities River Bandits battled back for a 6-5 victory on Wednesday night at Modern Woodm...
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Helpful terminology for the fishing soulAug 29, 2012 4:04 pm - I enjoy most of the email I receive every week. Notice that I said “most,” which acknowledges a couple cookies who have laid claim to the muskie population on the north...
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Tebow Time for the Jets?Aug 29, 2012 3:57 pm - FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — It’ll be Tebow Time for the New York Jets if Mark Sanchez goes down with an injury. Coach Rex Ryan said Wednesday that Tim Tebow would be the starti...
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DeAngelo named Medinah’s new golf directorAug 29, 2012 3:12 pm - Mike Scully ended a 10-year stint as Medinah Country Club’s director of golf as soon as the Ryder Cup ended. Now the club has selected his replacement. Marty DeAngelo wi...
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Neuqua’s victory a win in more ways than oneAug 29, 2012 3:11 pm - After eight seasons as Neuqua Valley’s offensive coordinator and 13 years in the program, Bill Ellinghaus earned his first victory as the Wildcats’ head football coach l...
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Lewis appoints Planek to run its sports programsAug 29, 2012 2:30 pm - Lewis University officials have hired Dr. John Planek as the Romeoville schools’ director of Athletics. Planek has held similar roles at DePaul and Loyola University, an...
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No. 1 Azarenka posts another easy win at US OpenAug 29, 2012 2:19 pm - NEW YORK — Victoria Azarenka looks quite comfortable so far on the hard courts at Flushing Meadows. She’s the world’s top-ranked player and the Australian Open champ, bu...