Sports Stories from December 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Officials ready up for winter-weather Super BowlDec 18, 2013 5:31 pm - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J — Standing amid giant piles of snow in the shadow of MetLife Stadium, Super Bowl organizers said Wednesday that they’re prepared to deploy thousands...
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No. 2 Auburn aiming to defy odds 1 more timeDec 18, 2013 4:50 pm - AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn Tigers were slim favorites over Georgia and double-digit underdogs against Alabama. Then, a common assumption was that a hangover from that dra...
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Manning overcomes many hurdles in season for agesDec 18, 2013 4:46 pm - ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With Peyton Manning on the verge of breaking Tom Brady’s single-season touchdown record, Houston interim coach Wade Phillips calls this “just the best...
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More disappointment for lacrosse backersDec 18, 2013 4:03 pm - Let’s recap. On Monday the Illinois High School Association Board of Directors announced it will not support a state series for lacrosse this spring. In August the IHSA...
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Fox Sports Radio adds North to morning showDec 18, 2013 3:55 pm - As it attempts to revamp its efforts to take on sports media giant ESPN, Fox Sports Radio has overhauled its lineup and added Chicagoan Mike North to its regular weekday...
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Elgin hoping to cool off LarkinDec 18, 2013 3:50 pm - Elgin High dominated the city’s cross-town boys basketball rivalry for six years beginning in January 2006, but nemesis Larkin put an emphatic halt to that last season. ...
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Dundee-Crown’s Stone chooses EasternDec 18, 2013 3:47 pm - Eastern Illinois University has been at the top of Ben Stone’s list of desired colleges for over a year. The Dundee-Crown senior made it official last week when he verba...
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The arrow’s pointing up for Jensen, FremdDec 18, 2013 2:49 pm - Fremd senior Christine Jensen was in total control on Wednesday night. The Vikings senior was sharp from start to finish in leading Fremd’s girls gymnastics team to a k...
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Wolves take Hamilton to school in 5-2 winDec 18, 2013 2:48 pm - Rookie Ty Rattie scored twice in the first period to help the Chicago Wolves earn a 5-2 victory over Hamilton Wednesday afternoon. Before a school-day crowd of 8,712 at ...
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S. Illinois coach: Players ‘bunch of mama’s boys’Dec 18, 2013 2:07 pm - Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson regrets singling out one of his players in a postgame diatribe that has gone viral. And that’s about it. After the Salukis’ 73-65 lo...