Articles filed under Football
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Is NU-Ohio State game a classic in the making?Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The stars have aligned. The tea leaves have done whatever they do to send clear messages to those who read them. The numerology has become too obvious to ignore. It's so...
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Cutler, Broncos rally to defeat Browns, spoil Quinn's debutNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND - Jay Cutler turned Brady Quinn's big night into his own prime-time showcase. Cutler passed for a career-high 447 yards, throwing 3 touchdown passes in the fou...
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Illini legend Johnny Karras dies at 80Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Former University of Illinois consensus all-American running back Johnny Karras, nicknamed "The Argo Express," passed away Thursday evening at the age of 80...
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Scouting Cook County second-round playoff gamesNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - CLASS 8A No. 8 Fremd (8-2) at No. 1 Bartlett (10-0) When: 7 p.m. today at Millennium Field, Streamwood First round: Fremd d. No. 9 Palatine 24-7; Bartlett d. No. 16 Notr...
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Illini won't have easy time with W. MichiganNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Here's a breakdown of three games Saturday involving Illinois, Northwester and Notre Dame: Western Michigan (7-2) vs. Illinois (5-4) When: 11 a.m. at Ford Field TV: WPWR...
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Knee injury sidelines NU's ContehNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Two weeks ago, Northwestern boasted a pair of senior running backs that gave the Wildcats one of the Big Ten's finest backfields. Now the nation's No. 24 team is down to...
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Looking far and wide to find good playoff matchupsNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Here are a handful of tasty matchups from outside the Daily Herald coverage area as we enter Week 11, or Round 2 of the IHSA state football playoffs. Class 8A ...
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Don't waste time! Every second of every day is valuableNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - As the end of my career at this newspaper approaches, I find myself looking through the mountain of files I have accumulated through the years. I save almost everything,...
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Study: Black head coach numbers lowest in 15 yearsNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. - Days after the election of the country's first black president, a study shows the number of African-American coaches in major college football is the low...
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Huskies settling in to home away from homeNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - For a second straight week Benedictine University in Lisle will serve as Naperville North's postseason home away from home. Extensive renovation of Harshbarger-Welzel Fi...