Articles filed under Football
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Kalel Mullings runs for career-high 3 TDs, Michigan beats Northwestern 50-6 to become bowl eligibleNov 23, 2024 7:26 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Kalel Mullings ran for 92 yards and a career-high 3 touchdowns, leading Michigan to a 50-6 win over Northwestern on Saturday to make the defending nati...
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Will Williams, Bears be ready for the Vikings’ blitz?Nov 23, 2024 6:13 pm - A year ago, when the Bears had their first matchup against the Minnesota Vikings in mid-October, the team talked all week about how they were preparing to face the Viking...
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No. 24 Illinois stuns Rutgers on Bryant’s 40-yard TD reception with four seconds leftNov 23, 2024 6:06 pm - PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Trailing by a point at the 40-yard line with 14 seconds to play and no timeouts, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent in a play known as “church” to Luke A...
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Jim O’Donnell: Vikings won the GM wheel of fortune in ‘22 and it showsNov 23, 2024 10:00 am - A SCANT 34 MONTHS AGO, both the Bears and Vikings were looking for general managers. In the space of 12 days in January 2022, the teams essentially whittled the cosmos of...
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As an NFL commentator, Fox’s Tom Brady doesn’t add much in the way of colorNov 23, 2024 10:00 am - Those of us who watch NFL football with the sound off may yet have an opinion about the broadcasting chops of Tom Brady because, after all, he is Tom Brady. The Greatest ...
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Rise and whine: Big Ten football fans cry foul over early kickoffsNov 23, 2024 8:00 am - It wasn’t even 9 on Saturday morning, but Matt Chmielewski was outside his Airbnb, a few blocks from Wrigley Field, choking down Wild Turkey from a paper cup. The folding...
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System failure: While North Central, Aurora U. ready for playoffs, Wheaton College prepares for bowl gameNov 22, 2024 7:57 pm - It was a head-scratcher last weekend when Wheaton College was left out of the Division III football playoffs. But the Thunder has a consolation prize Saturday with a bowl game against Wisconsin-Stout.
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Mid-American Conference football goes all in on November weeknights for the TV viewersNov 22, 2024 5:48 pm - YPSILANTI, Mich. — On a damp Wednesday night with temperatures dipping into the 30s, fans in sparsely filled stands bundled up to watch Buffalo beat Eastern Michigan 37-3...
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‘I’m ready to go’: Swift expects to play Sunday against MinnesotaNov 22, 2024 5:43 pm - Bears running back D’Andre Swift is officially listed as questionable ahead of Sunday’s matchup against the Minnesota Vikings due to a groin injury. The outlook, however,...
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Can Williams, revamped Bears offense find success against the Vikings’ blitz-happy defense?Nov 22, 2024 5:36 pm - The trio of NFC North matchups continues on Sunday for the Bears. Coach Matt Eberflus’ team takes on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Soldier Field in the second of thr...