Big Ten Conference
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Michigan, Alabama aiming to make big statementsAug 31, 2012 2:00 pm - The Michigan Wolverines have reclaimed their confidence, something Alabama did shortly after Nick Saban landed in Tuscaloosa and started winning national titles. The eig...
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Iowa hopes climb to top starts with win over NIUAug 31, 2012 2:00 pm - Iowa is out to prove it is better than simply average. The Hawkeyes figure to be tested right from the start when they meet Northern Illinois in the season opener Saturd...
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For Illini football, the Beckman era beginsAug 30, 2012 11:00 pm - T-shirts reading “A New Era Beck-ons” are available at FightingIllini.com. The slogan is a nod to new coach Tim Beckman, who takes over after the school released Ron Zoo...
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Paterno family adjusts to new era at Penn StateAug 30, 2012 5:57 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State’s season opener this Saturday will be the first since 1965 not featuring someone with the last name Paterno on the sidelines. They’re out...
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Illini to open Big Ten basketball season at PurdueAug 30, 2012 5:05 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois will open its first Big Ten basketball season under new coach John Groce on the road at Purdue on Jan. 2 but then play three of its next four ...
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Kudos to Maciaszek for two-plus decades of excellenceAug 30, 2012 11:29 am - Rain, cold, mud, snow, muffled P.A. systems, unexplained penalties, keeping your own stats while trying to absorb the flow of the game ... ask any sports writer and they...
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NU schedule: easy start but challening finishAug 29, 2012 6:20 pm - In his seventh year at the helm of Northwestern football, head coach Pat Fitzgerald has a 40-36 record and four straight trips to bowl games, but he’s still searching fo...
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Young ’Cats hope to take NU to another levelAug 29, 2012 5:05 pm - A disappointing season for Northwestern used to mean no wins and a half-dozen 40-point losses. Times have certainly changed. Not long ago, four straight bowl trips for t...
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Pick 6: Unforgettable college football openersAug 29, 2012 2:06 pm - One game can change a season in college football — and it could happen in Game 1. This season starts with a long weekend of games, kicking off Thursday night and ending ...
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Michigan can polish Big Ten image with upset of AlabamaAug 28, 2012 6:38 pm - Michigan and Michigan State are giving the Big Ten a couple of early chances to burnish its national reputation. The conference’s image has taken a beating in some quar...