Articles filed under Big Ten
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Mendenhall causes stir with bin Laden tweetsMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - PITTSBURGH — Rashard Mendenhall has created a stir with comments made on his official Twitter page regarding Osama bin Laden’s death. The former Illini football star and...
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1World honors NU football coachMay 02, 2011 2:00 am - Northwestern head football coach Pat Fitzgerald has been named the inaugural 1WORLD Sports Coach of the Year, the organization announced at its first-annual Fitness Fest...
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San Diego taps Illinois defensive tackle LiugetApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - San Diego general manager A.J. Smith now owns the Land of Lincoln triple crown. In 2005, Smith selected Northwestern defensive tackle Luis Castillo with the Chargers’ fi...
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Scheelhaase leads one TD drive, but Illini offense struggles on windy dayApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — As important as spring practices have become to a team’s fall fortunes, the spring games have become as useful as an appendix. During Illinois’ 90-minute scr...
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NCAA wrestling champ joins Illini staffApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois wrestling head coach Jim Heffernan announced Wednesday that two-time NCAA champion Mark Perry will join the Fighting Illini coaching staff as an associate head ...
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NU’s Henderson to head Princeton basketballApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - Mitch Henderson, an assistant coach at Northwestern for the last 11 seasons, has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Princeton University, his alma mater. A 1...
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NU-Stanford agree to football seriesApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern and Stanford have agreed to a four-game football series beginning 2019, NU Director of Athletics Jim Phillips announced today. The announcement comes on the...
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NU’s Shurna to explore NBA draftApr 19, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern junior forward John Shurna has submitted the paperwork to declare for the 2011 NBA draft but has not hired an agent, school officials said Tuesday. Shurna, ...
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Big Ten women's tourney leads off local golf eventsApr 19, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago's golf tournament season gets off to an unusual start this week. The first big event has never been held locally before and, most likely, won't be again if plans...
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NU QB trio battleApr 16, 2011 12:00 am - Redshirt freshman quarterback Trevor Siemian threw 2 touchdown passes during Northwestern’s scrimmage Saturday at Ryan Field that wrapped up spring practice. Soph...