Sports Stories from January 2, 2013 (Change date)
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NIU lost bowl, but Huskies came out winnersJan 02, 2013 4:45 pm - MIAMI — It all sounded so right. Go down to Florida, play some golf, have a few beverages and celebrate NIU in the Orange Bowl. The game is ancillary, is how we had it f...
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Images: Notre Dame, Alabama arrive for BCS title gameJan 02, 2013 4:17 pm - ...
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Fitzgerald excited about Northwestern’s futureJan 02, 2013 4:13 pm - What does a football program do for an encore after snapping a nine-game bowl losing streak that spanned the course of 64 years? Why, aim higher of course. That’s just t...
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Huskies loaded with talent for next seasonJan 02, 2013 3:49 pm - It’s not all doom and gloom for Northern Illinois despite Tuesday’s 31-10 loss to Florida State in the Orange Bowl. The Huskies are losing only eight starters from a tea...
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NHL players respond to latest offer in labor talksJan 02, 2013 3:42 pm - NEW YORK — The NHL players’ association delivered its latest counteroffer to the league Wednesday as the two sides try to resolve the lockout. That makes four offers bet...
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Bears looking to maximize Cutler’s skillsJan 02, 2013 3:17 pm - Three offensive coordinators and one head coach have lost their jobs waiting for Jay Cutler to develop into the franchise quarterback the Bears thought they were getting...
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Notre Dame, Alabama arrive for BCS title gameJan 02, 2013 2:04 pm - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Brian Kelly walked off the tarmac, hopped aboard one of Notre Dame’s team buses that bore his image on the side and grinned broadly as he sat in ...
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Fiesta Bowl gets prime matchup of Wildcats, DucksJan 02, 2013 1:55 pm - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kansas State and Oregon were in perfect position at the start of Nov. 17, Nos. 1 and 2 in the BCS standings, seemingly on a crash course toward the n...
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Governor seeks to overturn NCAA sanctions against PSUJan 02, 2013 10:21 am - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In a bold challenge to the NCAA’s powers, Pennsylvania’s governor claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports’ governing body overstepped its...
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Satisfying close-to-home trips are always in the budgetJan 02, 2013 10:04 am - Even though I have been to the wilds of Alaska, the Arctic, Manitoba and many other Canadian provinces, I still have closer-to-home angling opportunities to quench my th...