Big Ten Conference
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O’Toole stays positive as Illini backup QBAug 21, 2013 5:30 am - Looking from the outside, it’s tough to generate many positive feelings about Reilly O’Toole’s spot on the Illinois football team. The former Wheaton Warrenville South q...
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Alabama No. 1 in AP preseason pollAug 17, 2013 6:29 pm - NEW YORK — Alabama will begin this season the way it ended the last two — No. 1. Nick Saban’s two-time defending national champions are top-ranked in The Associated Pres...
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NU extends McKeown’s basketball dealAug 15, 2013 12:05 pm - Northwestern women’s basketball coach Joe McKeown has been given a contract extension through 2017, school officials announced Thursday. In his five seasons at Northwest...
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Hoosiers hoping physical approach changes trendAug 14, 2013 9:09 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana is tired of getting beaten up. Two seasons and just five wins into coach Kevin Wilson’s tenure, the Hoosiers now seem to understand what it w...
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Minnesota feeling the momentumAug 14, 2013 6:02 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Touting a strong finish to the previous season is a natural talking point, when applicable. At Minnesota, momentum has been trumpeted all summer, desp...
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New coach, same goals at WisconsinAug 14, 2013 6:02 pm - New coach, same high expectations at Wisconsin. It’s up to Gary Andersen now to keep the Badgers’ streak of three straight Big Ten titles going after Bret Bielema bolted...
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Spartans aiming to rebound on offenseAug 14, 2013 5:23 pm - EAST LANSING, Mich. — For all Michigan State has accomplished under Mark Dantonio — the wins over Michigan, a share of the 2010 Big Ten title, a pair of thrilling finish...
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QB, depth concerns will test Penn StateAug 14, 2013 4:48 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Bill O’Brien yelled, cajoled and kept careful watch on his two new quarterbacks as they ran through Penn State practice. Either junior college trans...
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With bowl win comes swagger for NorthwesternAug 14, 2013 4:36 pm - One big hurdle is out of the way. Plenty remain. Northwestern will try to take the next big step and assert itself as one of the best in the Big Ten on the heels of a bo...
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After 2012 troubles, Illini looking for progressAug 14, 2013 4:36 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Coming off a 2-10 season, expectations around the Big Ten are low for Illinois. That doesn’t surprise senior linebacker Jonathan Brown a bit. “A lot of...