Northwestern University
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Michigan gets first road test at NorthwesternOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - The way Denard Robinson was talking, it sounded like Michigan was headed into foreign territory this weekend. Perfect at home, the 12th-ranked Wolverines will take to th...
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College football preview: Michigan at NorthwesternOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - No. 12 Michigan (5-0, 1-0) at Northwestern (2-2, 0-1) When: 6 p.m. Saturday at Ryan Field TV: BTN Radio: WGN 720-AM, WNUR 89.3-FM. Series: Michigan leads 52-15-2; NU won...
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Could Oak Brook's Butterfield CC land BMW?Oct 04, 2011 12:00 am - Conway Farms, the home course of world No. 1 Luke Donald, remains the consensus favorite to land the 2013 BMW Championship, but the Lake Forest layout isn't the only...
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Persa OK; Trumpy out for seasonOct 03, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern received mixed news in Monday’s injury report. Running back Mike Trumpy suffered a torn ACL in the third quarter of Saturday’s 38-35 loss at Illinois and wi...
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QB Persa plans to be back for Michigan gameOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — On more than one occasion during his 2011 debut on Saturday, Dan Persa pulled a disappearing act. In the third quarter, Illinois defensive end Whitney Mercil...
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Illinois prevails over NorthwesternOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — First came the Blues Brothers' rendition of “Sweet Home Chicago.” Then Frank Sinatra's “My Kind of Town” blared from the scoreboard speakers at sunny Memoria...
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Willhite reminisces on his life as a sports writerSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - My life as The Accidental Sports Writer began on April 4, 1989. I remember the date not because I sensed the launch of a long-term adventure, but because the Cubs played...
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Breaking down today’s big Illinois-Northwestern tiltSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - As long as there has been college football and homecoming, Big Ten schools have tried to time their homecoming festivities with Northwestern’s visit. Illinois and Indian...
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Hankwitz wants Wildcats' defense to get more physicalSep 29, 2011 12:00 am - In several respects, 63-year-old Northwestern defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz is as old-school as it gets. He played his final year of football and entered the coach...
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Illinois-Northwestern rivalry turns into war of wordsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - It’s refreshing to see the Illinois-Northwestern football rivalry approach the level of college football’s other intrastate imbroglios. By that I mean, thank goodness th...