Articles filed under Football
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A rivalry to celebrateOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - There's only one place to be tonight in St. Charles and that's Norris Stadium. Take two highly regarded teams that are familiar with each other's teams and players. Now ...
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Bears bite backOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the main responsibilities of NFL safeties is to cover tight ends, but Minnesota Vikings 11-year veteran Darren Sharper apparently isn't too worried about the Bear...
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New facilities signal the end of an era in Hampshire footballOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - When Hampshire High School began playing football in the fall of 1964 on a spacious patch of grass behind the school, it's a pretty safe bet no one envisioned what thing...
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State's 'fab five' hurting as Illini hit townOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - If Illinois fans are making a list of people to thank for Ron Zook's hiring, then Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz deserves to be high on the list. Ferentz and his staff did such...
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Cameron already feeling Miami HeatOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - A midday, midweek workout is just under way, and the Miami Dolphins are practicing punting. The snap is waist high, the blocking is solid and a booming kick sails all th...
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Time for a sneak peek at playoffsOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Have we ever gone into Week 8 of a high school football season with neither Libertyville nor Stevenson having clinched a playoff berth? The slow starts by both perennial...
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Playoff chances on the line in 47th Elgin-Larkin gameOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - For the last five years the Town Jug -- the trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Elgin vs. Larkin cross-town football game -- has rested comfortably in the Larkin ...
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Football: Tri Cities Week 8 previewsOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Western Sun Geneva (7-0, 5-0) at Kaneland (3-4, 2-3) Game time: 7:30 p.m. today. Last year: Geneva 24, Kaneland 21 Last week: Geneva 24, Rochelle 15; Kaneland 35, DeKalb...
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Big Ten mental health checkOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - It happened almost overnight -- autumn finally wriggled free of summer's grasp and football weather blitzed the area. Several Big Ten teams are also cooling off, which c...
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Vikings' Childress fondly remembers MarmionOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress owns a degree from Eastern Illinois, but that's hardly newsworthy. Two other NFL head coaches (Denver's Mike Shanahan and New...