Articles filed under Big Ten
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Blue ribbon to go on Penn State helmetsAug 23, 2012 8:42 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State football players will have a blue ribbon on the back of their helmets to show support for child abuse victims. Acting athletic director D...
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Police: Ex-Nebraska hoops star woman faked hate attackAug 21, 2012 7:04 pm - Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — A former University of Nebraska women’s basketball star faked an attack in which she allegedly carved anti-gay slurs into her skin becau...
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Author: Paternos never tried to influence bookAug 21, 2012 6:00 pm - The author of a new biography of Joe Paterno says the late Penn State coach and his family never tried to limit his access to them after the Jerry Sandusky scandal broke...
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USC brushes off sanctions to be No. 1 in AP Top 25Aug 18, 2012 6:11 pm - NEW YORK — Southern California is No. 1 in the AP Top 25, tossing off the weight of NCAA sanctions and returning to a familiar place in the rankings — with a boost from ...
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Former Illini, Rush lineman ready for Bears debutAug 17, 2012 10:22 pm - Derek Walker played high school football at Glenbard East and college ball at the University of Illinois. And after a short stint in the NFL, he continued his pro career...
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Family pushed Paterno to read Sandusky reportAug 17, 2012 7:20 pm - Joe Paterno had to be prodded by his family to read the grand jury report regarding Jerry Sandusky and did not understand some of its graphic terminology, according to a...
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Nebraska picked to repeat as B10 volleyball champAug 16, 2012 3:00 pm - Nebraska has been picked to repeat as Big Ten volleyball champion. The coaches' poll released Thursday has Penn State listed second behind the Huskers, who last season e...
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Illini rebuild under Beckman with key pieces backAug 16, 2012 2:13 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Walking onto the field before the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl last December, Nathan Scheelhaase’s football world was cracking wide open. After starting...
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Northwestern football aiming high againAug 16, 2012 12:53 pm - All Northwestern can see is the potential. Limits are out of sight. The Wildcats are talking big as another season approaches and insisting this could be the year they f...
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Book: Paterno distraught after Penn State firingAug 15, 2012 6:57 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno sobbed while meeting with his coaches and a former player the day after he was fired from Penn State, according to an excerpt of an upco...