Articles filed under Football
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Demote Benson; Peterson has earned chance for nowOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Replacing Rex Grossman with Brian Griese hasn't done much to improve the Bears' playoff chances, but it did give their dormant offense a much-needed bounce. Now it's ti...
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Persistence puts Jauch in key role for MustangsOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Kelly Jauch refused to be deterred from his goal even when he was on the Rolling Meadows freshman "B" football team. "I love football," Jauch said. "I wanted to show eve...
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Zook doesn't want his team to be overconfidentOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois hasn't been a double-digit Las Vegas favorite against a Big Ten opponent in at least five years. That's yet another sign the Illini, who need 1 more win to clin...
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Hillard's a big hit for FremdOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Nick Hillard definitely has the primal instinct for playing middle linebacker. When someone with the ball comes his way, the Fremd senior wants to do more than just make...
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Romo rewarded; Pennington demotedOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - IRVING, Texas -- Tony Romo didn't have to wait until the offseason to get his big payday from the Dallas Cowboys after all. Romo has agreed to a six-year, $67 million de...
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Favre does it againOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER -- It was another signature moment in a career that is full of them. On the first play following the kickoff in overtime, Brett Favre connected on an 82-yard touc...
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Smith downplays Urlacher's bad backOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Brian Urlacher's arthritic back isn't expected to keep him out of any games, shorten his career or jeopardize his quality of life in later years. But that didn't stop Be...
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Turnaround continues under Cooper at BenedictineOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - The Benedictine football team defense (5-4, 5-2) allowed just 50 yards of total offense and no pass completions as the Eagles continued their winning ways last Saturday ...
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Slow starts sinking BearsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - One year and one day ago the Bears' offense scored 24 points in the first quarter against the San Francisco 49ers, including 3 touchdowns. In the 17 games since, the Bea...
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Jets' Pennington benched for 1-7 startOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Eric Mangini summoned Chad Pennington into his office and broke the news that the New York Jets have a new starting quarterback. It's Kellen Clemens' turn to see if he c...