Articles filed under Football
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No. 5 Notre Dame punches CFP ticket with 2 late pick-6s to beat USC 49-35Nov 30, 2024 8:08 pm - LOS ANGELES — Notre Dame's defense was backed up almost to its goal line while protecting a 7-point lead in the final minutes when Southern California's Jayden Maiava fir...
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Four young Bears players to watch the final five games of the seasonNov 30, 2024 6:34 pm - Matt Eberflus is gone. The record is not good. The Bears will not be playing playoff football come January. Bears fans are already turning their attention to 2025. The te...
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Aidan O’Connell shows in loss to Chiefs that he is the Raiders’ QB for the rest of seasonNov 30, 2024 5:48 pm - HENDERSON, Nev. — Aidan O'Connell might not be Mr. Right for the Raiders, but he is Mr. Right Now. He did enough in Friday's 19-17 loss at Kansas City to show that Las Ve...
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North Central opens Division III playoffs with victory; Aurora University fallsNov 30, 2024 5:22 pm - North Central opened the Division III playoffs with an easy victory over Whitworth, while Aurora slipped up on a snowy field at Hope. Meanwhile, Illinois State got a big win in the FCS playoffs.
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Tip of the Hat to Laughery, Illinois in rivalry win over NorthwesternNov 30, 2024 5:15 pm - Taking Interstate 57 most of the way, Gibson City is 123 miles south of Wrigley Field. On Saturday, Aidan Laughery, one of the community’s native sons, seemingly could ha...
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Michigan upsets No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 for Wolverines’ 4th straight win in the bitter rivalryNov 30, 2024 3:55 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dominic Zvada kicked a 21-yard field goal with 45 seconds left and Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday, likely ending the Buckeyes ' hop...
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The Bears have moved on from Eberflus, but does it really matter who the next coach is?Nov 30, 2024 10:00 am - The assumption is always that the next coach will be better than the last one, otherwise why bother? In the case of the Bears, truth is a cruel recap, the line of fools s...
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No. 6 Georgia rallies to beat Georgia Tech 44-42 in eighth overtime, bolsters playoff hopesNov 29, 2024 11:20 pm - ATHENS, Ga. — Nate Frazier ran for a 2-point conversion in the eighth overtime of a marathon for the ages after No. 6 Georgia pulled off an improbable fourth-quarter come...
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Chiefs recover botched snap by Raiders in closing seconds, clinch playoff berth with 19-17 victoryNov 29, 2024 7:11 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have made a habit of winning games in the most improbable of ways. The way they beat the Raiders on Friday still had Patrick Ma...
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Suburban talent helps Wisconsin-Platteville win ‘SEC of D3’ and earn playoff berthNov 29, 2024 6:54 pm - Platteville, Wisconsin, was once known as the home of Bears training camp. Now it’s building a new football tradition with help from several former area stars, including QB Michael Priami.