Sports Stories from December 17, 2012 (Change date)
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It’s official: Dickey headed to TorontoDec 17, 2012 3:22 pm - NEW YORK — R.A. Dickey tweeted his own trade Monday, with the NL Cy Young winner thanking New York Mets fans for their backing and saying he was all set to pitch for the...
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Playoffs possible if Bears can find answersDec 17, 2012 3:17 pm - There were more questions than answers at Bears coach Lovie Smith’s Monday news conference. Smith’s fast-fading team faces the same problem after losing five of six game...
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Catholic conference offers challenge, opportunityDec 17, 2012 3:11 pm - As a chunk of the Big East transforms itself into a mostly or even all-Catholic basketball league, the conference faces a choice: play up or play down its faith-based ro...
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No. 1 Notre Dame has underdog in its DNADec 17, 2012 3:07 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The rankings say Notre Dame is No. 1 going into the BCS championship against Alabama. Plenty of folks aren’t buying it, starting with the oddsmakers w...
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Big Ten honors for Bartlett’s GulczynskiDec 17, 2012 11:16 am - Sophomore Jacki Gulczynski, a 6-1 forward from Bartlett High School, earned her first Big Ten Player of the Week honor, sharing the award with Aulani Sinclair of Indiana...
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New look for women’s soccer leagueDec 17, 2012 10:33 am - It will be called the National Women’s Soccer League, and the U.S. Soccer Federation will help finance and direct the eight-team league, which will include the Chicago R...
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Forward Schneider rejoins Chicago WolvesDec 17, 2012 10:17 am - Forward Stefan Schneider has been reassigned from the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings to the Chicago Wolves. Schneider has posted 2 points (G, A) in eight games with the K-Wings...
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Cubs agree to 1-year deal with StewartDec 17, 2012 9:59 am - While he spent much of the season on the injured list, the Cubs have agreed to a one-year contract with infielder Ian Stewart, team officials announced Monday. Stewart i...
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Mike North video: Newtown tragedyDec 17, 2012 9:00 am - Mike North reflects on the Newtown school tragedy and knows no matter how tough the nuns were as disciplinarians when he was younger, they would have protected the stude...
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Traversa not just a shooter anymoreDec 17, 2012 8:26 am - Mandy Traversa could shoot the ball from the first day she showed up at Wheaton North. Few 6-footers in the girls high school game have her touch. She’s never scored qui...