Big Ten Conference
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Illinois gets $188,000 from Penn State settlementAug 12, 2013 3:32 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois has received $188,000 as part of a legal settlement between the Big Ten Conference and Pennsylvania State University. The mo...
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Providing some college football answersAug 11, 2013 8:00 am - Practice is under way. The games start in three weeks. So to commemorate the final year of a 12-team Big Ten, here are 12 questions heading into the college football sea...
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NU’s Vitale big on winningAug 08, 2013 4:49 pm - As secret weapons go, Northwestern’s Dan Vitale owns a pretty good disguise. He plays the superback position, sort of a glorified description for tight end. At most majo...
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Northwestern football bowled over with optimismAug 08, 2013 4:49 pm - There was plenty of buzz at Northwestern media day about a YouTube video posted this week by someone with the user name Purple Glop. The video is equal parts sincere tri...
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Easy to find autographs of college stars for saleAug 07, 2013 6:44 pm - NEW YORK — A simple search on eBay reveals Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel is far from the only college football player whose autograph is for sale. Pick a star and...
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Northwestern sets football ticket recordAug 01, 2013 4:49 pm - With 30 days still remaining before its 2013 football season-opener, Northwestern has surpassed the school’s modern-era record for its largest season ticket sales base. ...
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Alabama No. 1 in coaches’ poll; Northwestern No. 22Aug 01, 2013 11:38 am - Alabama is No. 1 in the USA Today preseason coaches’ poll. The Crimson Tide was an overwhelming choice, receiving 58 of 62 first-place votes. Ohio State was second and r...
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Judge: 3 Penn State ex-officials to stand trialJul 30, 2013 9:00 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State's ex-president and two former top school administrators were ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges accusing them of a cover-up in the Je...
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Burgeoning Big Ten means businessJul 26, 2013 5:35 am - As a lifelong Chicagoan and avid sports fan, I’ve read every year about the annual Big Ten football luncheon held in the city, and since I had never attended it I decide...
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Rose certainly hasn’t lost confidenceJul 25, 2013 4:16 pm - After being more elusive than Sasquatch for the better part of a year, suddenly Derrick Rose comes out this week and pronounces himself the top guy in the league. Wow. A...