Sports Stories from September 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Football helps Lakes’ Spencer along his own pathSep 27, 2012 4:36 pm - It was the shoes. It was all about those wonderful shoes, and everything they represented. At age 6, Andrew Spencer got the one and only gift he wanted for Christmas. Ha...
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QB McGloin on roll as Penn St braces for Big TenSep 27, 2012 4:26 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Matt McGloin’s game-day scowl was wiped away by a sly grin as he walked into Beaver Stadium. In the crowd greeting the Penn State team at the tunnel...
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Bears looking to improve on first downSep 27, 2012 4:08 pm - When it comes to getting off on the wrong foot, the Bears’ offense has every other team in the league beaten, hands down. No team in the NFL is worse on first downs than...
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Time to test your Ryder Cup triviaSep 27, 2012 3:58 pm - How well do you know Ryder Cup history? Try this quiz put together by Doug Ferguson, AP national golf writer: FRIDAY FOURSOMES 1. Where did the Ryder Cup get its na...
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Fister fans 9 in a row, Tigers stay in first placeSep 27, 2012 3:29 pm - DETROIT — Doug Fister set an AL record by striking out nine straight batters and the Detroit Tigers kept their lead in the Central, beating the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Th...
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NHL cancels the rest of preseason gamesSep 27, 2012 3:00 pm - NEW YORK — The NHL canceled the rest of the 2012 preseason Thursday, just a day before negotiations were set to resume in an effort to end the lockout. The league announ...
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Goodell apologizes to fans for replacement gamesSep 27, 2012 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — The NFL's regular officiating crews are back, and Commissioner Roger Goodell has apologized to the fans who fretted about the replacements the last three week...
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Palatine, Prospect run to divisional titlesSep 27, 2012 1:20 pm - The Palatine girls cross country team has had several near-misses this season. The Pirates have finished third at the Hinsdale Central Invite, Richard Springs Invite and...
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Palatine, Hersey clinch division titlesSep 27, 2012 1:20 pm - Palatine’s boys cross country team ran a bit cold in a sixth-place finish on Saturday in the invitational it hosted, but the Pirates were sure hot on Thursday. Palatine...
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Ryder Cup fans fill airspace over DuPage airportSep 27, 2012 12:55 pm - The busiest day of an already hectic week at DuPage Airport came Thursday when a steady stream of private jets carrying Ryder Cup fans and corporate sponsors began landi...