Articles filed under Football
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Unfair polling helps make college football unfair fightOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - I confess. I'm a voter. I help to perpetuate the myth that humans can adequately rank college sports teams. Now, I'm not part of the AP Top 25 football poll -- I vote in...
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Danieal Manning gets on-the-job training at CBOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Instead of starting veteran nickel back Ricky Manning Jr. at cornerback in place of injured Nate Vasher on Sunday night, the Bears went with second-year safety Danieal M...
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NU's lackluster play on 'D' could prompt changesOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The head coach in Pat Fitzgerald celebrated a mettle-testing victory fueled by do-no-wrong quarterback C.J. Bacher. But the linebacker in Fitzgerald couldn't excuse a di...
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Seau showboats as Pats roll to 5-0Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The Patriots have had plenty to celebrate this season. Junior Seau finally gave in to the temptation. Now he's ready to pay the price. In a move more suited to an 18-yea...
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Even without big guns, Colts blast BucsOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- No Marvin Harrison and no Joseph Addai proved no problem for the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Playing without five injured starters, including two key p...
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Illini get noticed in pollsOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Somewhere in the midst of Illinois' raucous postgame celebration Saturday, Ron Zook presented the game ball to athletic director Ron Guenther. It served as a lasting mem...
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FB Sellers, Redskins run over LionsOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - LANDOVER, Md. -- Mike Sellers hasn't been asking for the ball. He's been begging for it. With the Washington Redskins running out of options because of injuries, coach J...
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Still in businessOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The Bears had promised to get rookie tight end Greg Olsen more involved in the offense. Sunday night they did, and it worked out pretty well. But it was veteran starting...
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Lots of stupidity in this oneOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - GREEN BAY -- For some reason, the NFL's Sunday night games are all about hyping Futbol Americano. There's nothing wrong with expanding the brand and courting the Spanish...
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LSU unanimous No. 1 in AP poll; Cal new No. 2Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- No doubt about it: LSU is No. 1. As for the rest of the Top 25, five wild weeks of college football have taken quite a toll. The Tigers were a unanimous choi...