Northwestern University
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NU's Mims named Big Ten's defensive player of the weekNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Northwestern senior Kevin Mims became the seventh different Wildcats player to be honored by the Big Ten Conference this season after picking Defensive Player of the Wee...
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Sweet victory for NorthwesternNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Northwestern's first 9-win season since coach Pat Fitzgerald wore shoulder pads didn't develop overnight. Or over the course of 13 weeks. Or within a year. Try four seas...
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The end comes for Illini seniorsNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Ryan McDonald tried to keep it together. But the 300-pound senior center, who tied Tim Simpson's long-held Illinois record with his 48th career start Saturday, kept need...
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Illini's demise shouldn't come as such a surpriseNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - To honor Mike Downey, one of the finest gentlemen and writers this business has ever known, we acknowledge his abrupt and unfortunate departure from the Chicago Tribune ...
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Scouting Saturday's local college basketball gamesNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - DePaul (1-0) at UIC (1-1) When: 7 p.m. at the UIC Pavilion TV: WYIN Channel 56 (Lakeshore Public Television) Radio: WSCR 670-AM, WIND 560-AM Skinny: This is a moment bot...
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Illinois, Northwestern retiring tomahawk trophy
Nov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- The University of Illinois put Chief Illiniwek on the shelf last year and the school says it's now retiring another piece of American Indian imagery. Athlet...
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Scouting Saturday's local college football gamesNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois (5-6, 3-4) at Northwestern (8-3, 4-3) When: 2:30 p.m. at Ryan Field TV: Big Ten Network Radio: WIND 560-AM, WGN 720-AM, WNUR 89.3-FM Series: Illinois leads 32-2...
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Wildcats flash newfound boards prowess plus pressNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - There's not enough space on this page to list all of the ways this year's Northwestern squad differs from those in the recent past. In order to save trees, it's best to ...
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A closer look at three Wildcats seniorsNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - It's tempting to spy the Senior Day game on the schedule - to envision the ritual of 23 Northwestern seniors going through their final game at Ryan Field - and frame it ...
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Northwestern focused on Illini, not bowlNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Oddsmakers have installed Illinois as a 21/2-point favorite for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk game Saturday (2:30 p.m., Big Ten Network) at Northwestern. In doing so, the gam...