Articles filed under Football
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Hill, Hanie make their bids to win job as Bears' 3rd QBMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Neither Southern Illinois' Nick Hill nor Colorado State's Caleb Hanie impressed NFL teams enough to get drafted. But both did show the Bears enough to warrant free-agent...
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Forte wastes no time impressing SmithMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Friday's first day of the Bears' three-day rookie mini-camp at Halas Hall was held inside the Walter Payton Center because of rainy weather, but that didn't prevent seco...
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Colts' Harrison interviewed about shooting in PhillyMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Indianapolis Colts star receiver Marvin Harrison was interviewed by police about a shooting near his North Philadelphia bar this week. Lt. Frank Vanore s...
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Parker 'a little surprised' Steelers drafted Illini's MendenhallMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers can't afford to have the wheels come off Willie Parker again. NFL teams rarely devote a first-round draft pick to a position of str...
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QB Perrilloux tossed off LSU football teamMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, who had legal and disciplinary problems throughout his college career, was kicked off the team. Coach Les Miles said...
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BCS officials reject playoff proposalApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Even a four-game playoff scenario was too much for the BCS. Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the much-criticized s...
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Bears actually making sense with this planApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - While often disagreeing with his policies and picks, the feeling here has never been that Bears GM Jerry Angelo is insane or obtuse. That assumption in hand, we can only...
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Red Grange seats at Illinois on sale MondayApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - A limited number of "Red Zone" Horseshoe season tickets for the 2008 Illinois football season will be available at 9 a.m. Monday, according to the University...
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NU's Fitzgerald joins Aikman in College Hall of FameApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Troy Aikman, Billy Cannon, Lou Holtz and Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald are among the 15 former players and coaches elected Thursday to the College Football Ha...
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Red Grange seats at Illinois on sale MondayApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - A limited number of "Red Zone" Horseshoe season tickets for the 2008 Illinois football season will be available at 9 a.m. Monday, according to the University...