College Sports
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Mendenhall makes big gains for IlliniSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- As the guardian of potential greatness, Illinois running backs coach Reggie Mitchell has a mission in life. Cut Rashard Mendenhall no slack. That's why Mitc...
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Harper football gets big test with rival CODSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Harper College's football team didn't have to learn the hard way last week. But a 37-35 comeback win against the Wisconsin-Whitewater JV was a lesson for the Hawks (2-1,...
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Illini remember what happened last year against SyracuseSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois put together quite a performance when it hosted Syracuse last September. Five false starts. Four holding calls. Four dropped passes. The Orange recovered 2 fumb...
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Doesn't feel good, does it (giggle)?Sep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Today's essay is long overdue, but first the giggles had to be stifled a bit. Michigan (giggle) and Notre Dame (giggle) play Saturday to determine which plunges to 0-3 f...
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Gaedele achieves goal at ValparaisoSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Kyle Gaedele had a goal when he came to Rolling Meadows as a freshman. The senior achieved his plan of playing Division I baseball Monday night when he made a verbal com...
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Chargers upend WolvesSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Dundee-Crown is the latest team to knock off a nemesis. Just a week after Cary-Grove's girls volleyball team upended perennial power Prairie Ridge, D-C did the trick Tue...
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Weis has no choice but to let Clausen looseSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- He fast-tracked his way to the starting quarterback job at Notre Dame, but Jimmy Clausen's on-field evolution was supposed to be gradual. That's how ...
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ND-Michigan game takes football fans back in timeSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the beautiful things about college football is the endless ways to enjoy a nostalgic blast into the past. In this era of drawn-out TV timeouts and dull-minded pen...
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Badgers' coach wants everyone seeing red
Sep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema doesn't want his players dwelling on the Badgers' 11-game winning streak. He doesn't want them worrying about dropping two ...
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Northwestern's defense finds its swaggerSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - It happened toward the end of halftime Saturday, as Northwestern defenders assembled in the corner of the locker room. Some players spoke. Others remained quiet. But wh...