Big Ten Conference
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Back from injury, Persa impresses in the Wildcats’ first practiceAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - Did Dan Persa lose any accuracy during his nearly nine months away from the practice field? Well, the first time he lined up for 7-on-7 work in Northwestern’s opening pr...
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Lions coach: injured Illini RB Leshoure to miss seasonAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Lions coach Jim Schwartz says running back Mikel Leshoure has a torn Achilles tendon and is out for the year. The rookie from the University of Illin...
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Illini RB Ford hopes to dine on opposing defensesAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — If you find yourself at a barbecue with Illinois senior running back Jason Ford, don’t be scared by the unconventional food on the grill. “I’d never had aspa...
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Illini alumni show how it should be doneAug 06, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — In an official sense, the Fighting Illini Alumni Game on Saturday night was all about honoring the greats who wore orange and blue. When you can trot out Der...
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Big Ten moving to 9 conference games in 2017Aug 04, 2011 12:00 am - The Big Ten announced Thursday that conference football programs will move to a nine-game Big Ten schedule beginning with the 2017 season. Three teams each from the Leg...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Thibodeau, Guillen, ArlingtonAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - Thibs in search of self: The NBA lockout and the talk of a lost season to come has to be killing hoops-centric Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. But he#146;s trying h...
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Why Phillips decides to stay at NUAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - How does a fellow mute his alma mater's call? The place where he met his wife and began his adult life? For Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips, it was as simple...
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NU gets behind its QB for HeismanJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern’s roster lists Dan Persa as 6-feet-1. That’s only on the football field. On the Kennedy Expressway, Persa towers several stories above the fray. That’s beca...
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UI’s Ashante Williams suspended indefinitelyJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — Illinois football coach Ron Zook says junior linebacker Ashante Williams has been suspended indefinitely following a violation of team rules. No further det...
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Zook not about to apologize for 8 home gamesJul 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Nobody in the Big Ten boasts an easier schedule than Illinois this fall. The Illini join Michigan as the only schools with eight home games. But while the Wolverines hav...