Articles filed under Big Ten
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Big Ten pulls plug on football, fall sportsAug 11, 2020 12:00 pm - Big Ten players and coaches spoke, and the administrators didn't listen. The conference officially canceled football and all fall sports on Tuesday afternoon, a move tha...
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Before Big Ten news, Smith made final pitch to save seasonAug 11, 2020 12:00 pm - Before the Big Ten announced its decision to postpone football season, Illinois took the field for its regularly-scheduled practice in Champaign on Tuesday. Then coach L...
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Northwestern starts practice after brief COVID scareAug 07, 2020 3:00 pm - Even with the college football season hanging by a thread, you'd figure Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald as someone who would be fired up about the challenge a...
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Illinois footballl begins practice with aggressive COVID testing planAug 06, 2020 4:00 pm - Illinois football had an interesting reply to the Big Ten's COVID-19 guidelines. Just this week, the conference announced protocols that require at least two coronavirus...
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Big Ten football season set to begin on Labor Day weekendAug 05, 2020 1:00 am - The Big Ten released its 10-game conference-only football schedule beginning as early as Labor Day weekend but cautioned Wednesday there is no certainty games will be pl...
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Northwestern pauses football workouts due to COVID-19 concernsAug 03, 2020 4:00 pm - Northwestern became the latest Big Ten team to pause football conditioning workouts due to COVID-19 concerns. The school released a statement Monday that read, "Northwes...
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Big Ten scraps nonconference football games due to pandemicJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conf...
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Former Iowa RB Akrum Wadley alleges mistreatment by coachesJun 29, 2020 7:00 am - IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Former Iowa running back Akrum Wadley ripped the Hawkeyes on Monday, saying he was so mistreated by some coaches he now regrets playing there. Wad...
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Women's watch: Chicago broadcaster ready to get back to live sports on TVMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - It was a surreal environment, much like many places in public have been over the last month or so since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Lisa Byington, a Chicago-based sport...
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Illini coach Smith willing to settle for video workoutsMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Lovie Smith only has to check social media to monitor his players' workout habits while they're waiting out the coronavirus break. Offensive lineman Alex Palczewski, a P...