Articles filed under Football
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Mountaineers likely No. 2 after clinching Big East titleNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Pat White has No. 4 West Virginia on the brink of playing for a national championship. White rushed for 186 yards and accounted for 3 touchdowns to lead the No. 4 Mounta...
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Callahan fired after Nebraska goes 5-7Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - LINCOLN, Neb. -- Under coach Tom Osborne, Nebraska was one of the bullies of college football, a program to be feared. Under coach Bill Callahan, the Cornhuskers were to...
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Grossman playing looser, with more confidenceNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - According to teammates, Bears quarterback Rex Grossman has shown signs of maturity and improvement in the two weeks since returning from being exiled to the bench for si...
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Brick by brick, Stortz builds a championNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Leave it to a coach to turn an exercise in team-building into, well, an exercise. When the football players at Lake Zurich were handed bricks this summer an...
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Defense delivers under pressureNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- No surprise here. Defense got Lake Zurich to the Class 7A state championship game. And defense got the Bears their first state championship in school histor...
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Driscoll wins 7th straight state football championshipNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - "The best of the best." That may have been rough for Driscoll coach Mike Burzawa to admit since he was a member of the 1991 Highlanders' perfect 14-0 champio...
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Cowboys re-writing record bookNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - IRVING, Texas -- The records keep coming for the Dallas Cowboys, with more in sight. Good ones, too. • Most wins? The record is 13, and this club is already 10-1, itself...
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Hawaii tops Boise State 39-27Nov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Unbeaten. Record-breaking. Western Athletic Conference champion. Maybe BCS bound. All apply to Colt Brennan and Hawaii. The Warriors' prolific passer threw for 5 touchdo...
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Pats-Eagles spread reaching historic levelsNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Need extra cash for holiday shopping? Take the Patriots and give the points -- no matter how large the number. Bettors putting their money on New England...
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Olsen's not wearing downNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Many rookies, even the good ones, struggle to maintain their productivity late in the year, when the grind of the longer NFL season takes its toll. But Bears first-round...