Sports Stories from February 5, 2014 (Change date)
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Hoosiers add 26 football players on signing dayFeb 05, 2014 4:02 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Wilson keeps raising the bar. On Wednesday, the Hoosiers coach signed 21 new players to go with the five he corralled earlier this year and came up ...
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Northwestern lands 15 playersFeb 05, 2014 4:02 pm - Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald sounded almost giddy as he looked toward the future and unveiled the latest recruiting class. The Wildcats officially added 15 players ...
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Ohio State stocks up with several top linebackersFeb 05, 2014 4:02 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s not the same as a victory on the field. Yet having a nationally ranked recruiting class is almost as important to Ohio State coach Urban Meyer. “I ...
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Illinois adds class heavy on defense, receiversFeb 05, 2014 4:02 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Illinois signing class isn’t particularly big at 18 players. And packed with primarily two- and three-star recruits, it isn’t highly rated. But sec...
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Curt Schilling announces he has cancerFeb 05, 2014 4:00 pm - BRISTOL, Conn. — Former pitcher Curt Schilling announced Wednesday that he is battling cancer. The 47-year-old Schilling divulged the news in a statement released throug...
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Seattle erupts during Seahawks Super Bowl paradeFeb 05, 2014 4:00 pm - SEATTLE — Tens of thousands of notoriously loud Seahawks fans are cranking up the noise, as they cheer, chant and go berserk during a parade to celebrate the franchise'...
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NFL awards Thursday contract to CBSFeb 05, 2014 3:53 pm - The NFL has decided to shift eight of its Thursday night games to a broadcast network, and announced Wednesday that CBS won the bid to showcase more of television’s hott...
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Billie Jean King won’t attend Sochi openingFeb 05, 2014 3:51 pm - NEW YORK — Billie Jean King will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics in Russia because her mother is ill. King, who was selected to help lead the...
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Freeman humbled by biggest deal in Braves’ historyFeb 05, 2014 3:50 pm - ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman says he won’t try to change to prove he deserves the biggest contract in Atlanta Braves’ history. “I’m going to go out there and just keep tryi...
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NIU Huskies load up on defensive recruitsFeb 05, 2014 3:49 pm - After a second consecutive 12-win season, Northern Illinois head football coach Rod Carey came away with 31 recruits for its 2014 class. Drawing from 11 states, NIU’s li...