Sports Stories from December 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Impressive victory for LakesDec 26, 2013 11:17 pm - There’s an old adage in basketball that a team that presses doesn’t like to be pressed. It’s kind of like getting a dose of your own medicine, and not liking it so much....
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Everyone starting from scratch at U.S. speedskating trialsDec 26, 2013 10:03 pm - Everyone is starting from scratch at the U.S. Olympic speedskating trials. It doesn’t matter if you’re two-time gold medalist Shani Davis or an obscure long shot — you ...
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Rutgers has one game left before joining Big TenDec 26, 2013 5:36 pm - PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers couldn’t ask for a much better way to springboard into the Big Ten Conference next season than facing Notre Dame in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yank...
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Abbrederis going out on top for No. 19 WisconsinDec 26, 2013 10:20 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Like a good receiver looking for an opening, Jared Abbrederis made a point to deliver an important message to the new Wisconsin coaching staff soon after...
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Bowden’s grandson killed in crashDec 27, 2013 3:07 pm - WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden’s grandson was one of two men killed when their car flipped into a small ditch off a central Florid...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Time for some dressing down of NBA, NHLDec 26, 2013 10:18 pm - Hope you’ve been enjoying the time of year I like to call “what day is it again?” Wearing me out: The Bulls did it on Christmas. The Blackhawks will do the sam...
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Girls basketball/Fox Valley roundupDec 26, 2013 10:28 pm - Cary-Grove 59, Lake Park 47: Katie Barker scored 28 points to lead the Trojans (10-5) to a win at the Mundelein tournament. Larkin 51, Plainfield North 37: Victoria Patt...
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Freshman QB to start of Michigan in bowl gameDec 26, 2013 10:03 pm - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Michigan freshman quarterback Shane Morris will start in place of Devin Gardner in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. Gardner sustained a turf toe injury i...
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Two years later, scandal still divides Penn StateDec 26, 2013 10:04 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The equipment is put away for the winter. The stadium will be empty for months. The Nittany Lions aren’t going anywhere. And Joe Paterno’s statue i...
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Video shows off Shaun White's new halfpipe trickDec 26, 2013 10:20 pm - Shaun White's adding a new twist for Sochi. Well, half a twist, really. On a video posted to a sponsor's YouTube site Thursday, White shows the world the trick he's ...