College Sports
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Challenges plenty as college hoops get underwayOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Jimmy Collins has an appointment with his surgeons next week, but don't worry. It's merely a checkup. Almost 10 months since stepping away from Illinois-Chicago's basket...
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Heisman hopeful Ryan next challenge for IrishOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - You couldn't blame Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis for gushing over Matt Ryan. Everyone else is. Ryan, the Boston College senior quarterback, is soaring up Heisman Trophy ...
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Meet some of the lesser-known IlliniOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - As Illinois football fans bask in the glory of an unexpected renaissance -- at least unexpected this soon into Ron Zook's tenure -- it's easy to look around Memorial Sta...
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Offensive line gets it togetherOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Two weeks ago, Northwestern's offensive line was a shaken group, fretting over lackluster results and awaiting the next blunder. The linemen had failed in the red zone a...
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Unfair polling helps make college football unfair fightOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I confess. I'm a voter. I help to perpetuate the myth that humans can adequately rank college sports teams. Now, I'm not part of the AP Top 25 football poll -- I vote in...
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NU's lackluster play on 'D' could prompt changesOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The head coach in Pat Fitzgerald celebrated a mettle-testing victory fueled by do-no-wrong quarterback C.J. Bacher. But the linebacker in Fitzgerald couldn't excuse a di...
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Illini get noticed in pollsOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Somewhere in the midst of Illinois' raucous postgame celebration Saturday, Ron Zook presented the game ball to athletic director Ron Guenther. It served as a lasting mem...
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LSU unanimous No. 1 in AP poll; Cal new No. 2
Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- No doubt about it: LSU is No. 1. As for the rest of the Top 25, five wild weeks of college football have taken quite a toll. The Tigers were a unanimous choi...
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Purdue knows it won't get any easier this week
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Ohio St. stymies Purdue