Sports Stories from September 8, 2012 (Change date)
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Naperville C. wins St. Charles East invitationalSep 08, 2012 10:00 am - St. Charles East coach Sena Drawer had such a big smile after totaling up the results of the Saints' annual invitational Saturday afternoon she had her players double an...
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Tough Luck assignment: replacing Manning in IndySep 08, 2012 8:00 am - Steve Young understands Andrew Luck’s challenge in Indianapolis. The rookie quarterback will get peppered with comparisons to Peyton Manning, contend with supportive and...
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Some early frontrunners for key NFL awardsSep 08, 2012 8:00 am - Players often say the only award they’re interested in winning is the Vince Lombardi Trophy that goes to the Super Bowl champion. But rarely does a team win the ultimat...
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Game of the Future: NFL 2017Sep 08, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — Laser technology to help officials. Computer chips in the football. Devices that measure the impact of a hit or the speed of a ball carrier heading to the end...
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Packers vs. 49ers a clash in stylesSep 08, 2012 8:00 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay is Exhibit A in an NFL trend that emphasizes mesmerizing passing games above all else, and Aaron Rodgers nearly passed the Packers to an unde...
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Time for QB Ponder to show Vikings he’s ready to run thingsSep 08, 2012 8:00 am - EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Christian Ponder was watching during draft time in April, when the Minnesota Vikings passed on a chance to bring in another quarterback in favor of...
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Will the Detroit Lions finally roar?Sep 08, 2012 8:00 am - DETROIT — Even before Jim Schwartz was hired by the Detroit Lions in 2009, he joked it was time for the franchise to replace Bobby Layne. The Lions were the butt of joke...
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The SoapboxSep 08, 2012 5:00 am - Make a decision: Some may feel the late Bill Mueller was irreplaceable, but surely the Lombard village board can do better than this. After rejecting nominations of four...
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For Hester, Pro Bowl no match for a ringSep 08, 2012 3:00 am - Brian Urlacher has been voted to eight Pro Bowls, Lance Briggs and Julius Peppers to seven, and Devin Hester three. Matt Forte, Charles Tillman, Robbie Gould and Johnny ...
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Why concussions won’t bring down the NFLSep 08, 2012 2:00 am - It is Topic No. 1 in football. Not just in the NFL, but at every level, the concussion discussion is all the rage. And you really have to wonder what took so long. What ...