College Sports
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Weis, Irish sink lowerOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The knock on Charlie Weis entering the season was his team's performance against elite teams. Fueling the criticism was the dominant opinion that We...
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Randle, SIU run through Missouri St.
Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - John Randle scored 3 touchdowns to lead Southern Illinois to a 45-10 victory over Missouri State on Saturday in Carbondale. Salukis quarterback Nick Hill completed 20 of...
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Return to old timing rules good for the college gameOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - There were bigger games that paired better teams, but few had the raw drama of Northwestern's double-overtime shootout last Saturday against Minnesota. The teams combine...
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NIU hopes to turn back clock to '02Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Perhaps this sounds like blasphemy since, as the NFL's Herm Edwards famously once explained, you play to win the game. But if Northern Illinois coach Joe Novak walks out...
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Can Illini stand up to Michigan?Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - If not for a perfectly timed "Y Shovel Cross," Illinois wouldn't own a single knockout of Michigan at Memorial Stadium in the last 50 years. That's how horribly misshape...
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Sutton surprises by playing a bitOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald deked reporters during the week. Then he decoyed Eastern Michigan on Friday night. After giving every indication that runn...
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Northwestern gets job doneOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- Is it better to be clutch than good? That's the question facing Northwestern as it heads into the final stretch of the season. When it comes to cleat-in-the-t...
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Luster off this USC-ND duelOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Two years ago, there was the "Bush Push," fourth-and-9, the green jerseys and a playing surface that looked like the primary rough at the U.S. Open. There were unforgett...
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Northwestern wanting defense to step things upOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Greg Colby knows he can't just flip a switch with Northwestern's defense. "It's like a dimmer bulb," the Wildcats' defensive coordinator said. "You start turning that th...
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Rutgers beats No. 2 South Florida