Big Ten Conference
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Northwestern’s Smith earns lacrosse’s top honorJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Northwestern lacrosse junior Shannon Smith, MVP of the 2011 NCAA Championship and a first-team All-American, added the title of Tewaaraton Award winne...
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Spellman’s scorecard: Wild day of racingJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - Crazy Sunday: What a strange, strange Sunday it was at Arlington Park. It went a little something like this: First race run in a downpour. Delay until st...
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St. Charles to host Open qualifierMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Of the 8,300 players who entered this year’s U.S. Open, only 72 have qualified off past performance for the June 16-19 tournament at Congressional in Bethesda, Md. Many ...
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Time to take inventory in college sportsMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Universities might as well blow their own cover and begin offering classes in the Two Faces of Hypocrisy, Advanced Cheating and the Art of Lying. It’s either that or get...
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Big sigh of relief for Big TenMay 30, 2011 12:00 am - Finally, Jim Tressel paid Monday for being a liar, cheater, snake and fake. Ohio State had no choice but to ease Tressel out of his job as football head coach, if only t...
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Jim Tressel resigns as OSU football coachMay 29, 2011 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — At the bottom of the stunning resignation letter that he carefully typed in his office on Monday morning, in the last lines above his characteristically...
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Sobb, Hallberg to tee off at Senior PGAMay 24, 2011 12:00 am - Don’t be surprised if Jim Sobb does well at the Senior PGA Championship, which begins its 72-hole run at Valhalla in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday. Everything seems to b...
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Big Ten Network sets football scheduleMay 19, 2011 11:00 pm - A trio of October conference games involving Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern and Penn State, a Friday night season-opening game at Spartan Stadium and non-conference matchu...
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Some ideas for new job as Illini ADMay 17, 2011 12:00 am - As much as I enjoy being a sports pontificator, my allegiance to the University of Illinois has me wobbling toward a career change. Today I am announcing my candidacy fo...
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Wilson Golf a good fit for PGA’s StreelmanMay 17, 2011 12:00 am - Kevin Streelman’s winnings had topped $1 million for three straight years, so it was time to cash in on a new endorsement contract. A Chicago golfer hooking up with lon...