Sports Stories from October 31, 2012 (Change date)
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US women can expect subtle changes under SermanniOct 31, 2012 3:17 pm - Tom Sermanni doesn’t come with a guitar. And forget about bursting into song when he meets the U.S. women’s soccer team for the first time, as predecessor Pia Sundhage f...
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Huskers’ Martinez might need title to rank with Nebraska greatsOct 31, 2012 3:15 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s Taylor Martinez is set to break 2001 Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch’s school career total-offense record Saturday against Michigan State. ...
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Benet shows ESCC prideOct 31, 2012 3:11 pm - As a first-time champion of the East Suburban Catholic Conference, certain responsibilities fell on Benet’s football team. Most important was winning its opening playoff...
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Nets-Knicks opener in Brooklyn postponedOct 31, 2012 3:00 pm - NEW YORK — Barclays Center sits right above a major mass-transit hub, an ideal destination for fans throughout New York. Not right now, though. With those subways knocke...
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Fire’s playoff stay a short one, lose 2-1 to HoustonOct 31, 2012 12:32 pm - Wednesday night was a lesson in playoff soccer for the Chicago Fire. In its first playoff appearance since 2009, the Fire was knocked out after just one game, losing 2-1...
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Another cougar sighting in IllinoisOct 31, 2012 12:20 pm - Ever since Chicago police chased a cougar through the city’s neighborhood several years ago, residents in the metro area have been on a mountain-lion vigil. It was in 20...
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A smallmouth adventure worth shouting aboutOct 31, 2012 11:04 am - CRIVITZ, Wis. — Today’s column will contain numerous quotes and notes from a local angler that even to this day has trouble controlling his adrenaline levels while in pu...
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Hollis completes uphill climb to stateOct 31, 2012 10:13 am - When runners from around Illinois toe the starting line Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria for the state cross country meet, it will be the culmination of months of h...
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Geneva, Glenbard West hoping for historyOct 31, 2012 10:13 am - No matter who wins Thursday night’s Class 4A Larkin sectional championship between No. 1 seed Glenbard West and No. 2 Geneva, you can’t blame either school for celebrati...
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Home is wherever Mundelein’s swimmingOct 31, 2012 10:00 am - The Mundelein girls’ swimming team honored its seniors recently after the final dual meet of the season, even though it was held at Lake Forest. A few days before that m...