Sports Stories from October 1, 2013 (Change date)
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ISU opts for less practice ahead of hoops seasonOct 01, 2013 3:47 pm - NORMAL, Ill. — NCAA rules will let college basketball coaches start practices earlier this year than in years past. But Illinois State head coach Dan Muller is worried a...
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Buckeyes like to run, then throw over a defenseOct 01, 2013 3:46 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Urban Meyer prefers the thunder. But that just sets up the lightning. No. 4 Ohio State runs on 60 percent of its plays. Sending the tailbacks up the mi...
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2 Purdue receivers released after arrestsOct 01, 2013 3:45 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue receivers B.J. Knauf and Jordan Woods have posted bond and been released after being arrested for theft Monday. The Lafayette Journal and C...
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Stevenson grad helps Iowa rediscover its identityOct 01, 2013 3:44 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa — There are many reasons Iowa has blossomed into a potential Big Ten contender. But the biggest one is the simplest one: Iowa is playing like Iowa again....
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Spartans confident ahead of Iowa gameOct 01, 2013 3:44 pm - EAST LANSING, Mich. — Coach Mark Dantonio thinks Michigan State has gained confidence during its bye week, looking ahead to its Big Ten opener at Iowa instead of back at...
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Schaumburg band performs at sold-out NIU football gameOct 01, 2013 3:40 pm - The Schaumburg High School marching band joined nine other high school bands and the NIU Huskie Marching Band, performing in front of a sold-out, Northern Illinois Unive...
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‘Magic Mike’ ignores MVP speculationOct 01, 2013 1:39 pm - The Chicago Fire is running a drill at training in which players are sent a pass behind a lifeless defender for them to run onto and take a shot. It’s Mike Magee’s turn,...
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St. Charles East denies GenevaOct 01, 2013 12:25 pm - This season, Geneva has already endured that gut-wrenching feeling that comes when giving up a game-winning goal with seconds remaining. On Tuesday, they surrendered one...
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Larson strikes again for BataviaOct 01, 2013 12:25 pm - Big-time players often make the biggest plays and Batavia junior Ian Larson has been involved some of the biggest ones this fall for the Bulldogs. Larson again delivered...
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Blackhawks win again in dramatic fashionOct 01, 2013 11:00 am - One thing the Blackhawks didn't forget over the summer was how to do the dramatic. On a night their second Stanley Cup banner in four years was raised to the rafters at ...