Articles filed under Football
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Harris traded for fifth-round pickOct 31, 2021 4:59 pm - BOURBONNAIS -- With a crowded house at safety, the Bears on Thursday traded Chris Harris to Carolina for a fifth-round draft pick in 2008. A sixth-round pick out of Loui...
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O'Donnell the last of his classOct 31, 2021 4:58 pm - When Martin O'Donnell signed with Illinois on Feb. 5, 2003, he expected to have a fistful of buddies alongside him for his entire college career. O'Donnell, named by Par...
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Brown doesn't think it's right he's looking leftOct 31, 2021 4:54 pm - BOURBONNAIS -- In a training camp short on controversy and complaining, defensive end Alex Brown is a lonely voice. Brown was told in the spring that he was the third-be...
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Orton trying to work his way to No. 2 spotOct 31, 2021 4:54 pm - BOURBONNAIS -- Bears third-string quarterback Kyle Orton took a good chunk of the second-team snaps during Wednesday's 3 p.m. practice and continued to look sharper than...
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Win-win for NIU and IowaOct 31, 2021 4:57 pm - Joe Novak walked over to the skybox window and paused, admiring the stadium below and the hulking skyline rising behind it. "Not quite the view we have in DeKalb," the N...
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Big strides for humble HesterOct 31, 2021 4:53 pm - BOURBONNAIS -- With Devin Hester rapidly approaching rock-star status, there could be concerns that the 24-year-old won't be able to keep a level head or stay focused. N...
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Big Ten's three new coaches facing unique challengesOct 31, 2021 4:49 pm - No one knows if Mark Dantonio can prevent Michigan State's annual October nosedive, or if Tim Brewster can take Minnesota to a relevant bowl game, or if Bill Lynch can t...
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Sports briefsOct 31, 2021 4:51 pm - Raiders sign Culpepper: Free-agent quarterback Daunte Culpepper signed a one-year contract with Oakland on Tuesday, giving the Raiders a backup plan for top draft pick J...
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Will media jinx hit Michigan?Oct 31, 2021 4:53 pm - Bad news for Michigan. The Wolverines are this year's potential victims of the historically inaccurate voting bloc known as the Big Ten media. In seven of the last 11 ye...
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Punter trial beginsOct 31, 2021 4:49 pm - GREELEY, Colo. -- The backup punter accused of stabbing a teammate to take over the starting job was obsessed with meeting his mother's expectations and "being a big man...