Articles filed under Football
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Illinois' priorities out of whackJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Jim Phillips has come up with a terrific idea. Northwestern's athletic director wants Illinois to play a football game against the Wildcats ... In Wrigley Field! Just a...
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Ravens, Steelers show fans how football used to be playedJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - Let those other teams wear throwback uniforms. The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers are throwback teams, descendants of the single-wing days of lea...
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60 years later, Cardinals-Eagles back in title gameJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - The last time the Cardinals won an NFL championship, they called Chicago home, the helmets typically had no facemasks, and Charley Trippi was their star, scoring on a 44...
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Cardinals, Eagles have overcome obstacles to reach title gameJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - GLENDALE, Ariz. - One by one, the players walked through the Arizona Cardinals' spacious locker room showing off their "Prove It" T-shirts. They might as well have been ...
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Warner's resilience rescues his career and a franchiseJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - TEMPE, Ariz. - Add a chapter to the remarkable football biography of Kurt Warner. This one is all about resilience. The quarterback who climbed from oblivion to become r...
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Playoff strategy: Just get inJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - TEMPE, Ariz. - Just Do It? How about Just Get In, then just do it? The key to the NFL playoffs this decade has been to simply qualify. After that, even the unthinkable -...
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Gilbert hired as Illinois' offensive line coachJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois football coach Ron Zook announced Friday the hiring of former Houston, Toledo and Central Florida coach Joe Gilbert as the newest member of the Fighting Illini ...
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NFL playoff preview: conference championshipsJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - NFC: Eagles (11-6-1) at Cardinals (11-7) When: Sunday, 2 p.m., Channel 32 Line: Eagles by 4 By the numbers: Cardinals have scored 97 points during three-game winning str...
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Schwartz introduced as new coach of the LionsJan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - DETROIT -- Jim Schwartz learned how to attack a challenge from his father, a Baltimore County police officer. Multitasking became an asset thanks to his late mother, who...
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'I was awed by what happened'Jan 15, 2009 10:00 pm - During the holidays, it's easy to think in terms of wants and needs. "I want this. I need that." Many of us get caught up in our desires to acquire the latest and greate...