Articles filed under Football
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Illini will try to go bowlingAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- When it suits his purpose, as it occasionally does, Ron Zook likes to be vague. How many scholarships does he have to give out in a particular recruiting cl...
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Falcons owner pleased with suspension of VickAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank wanted to suspend Michael Vick last month, even as his quarterback declared his innocence on dogfighting charge...
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Marmion spoils South Elgin's bid for 1st winAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - What looked like would be a nip-and-tuck battle early took a turn for the worse for the South Elgin Storm football team as it lost 45-12 to the Marmion Academy Cadets Fr...
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Pirates try for win failsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - A lot happened in the final 1:06 of Friday night's football opener between Lake Forest and host Palatine. The host Pirates were lining up a tying extra-point kick after ...
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Vick files plea, gets indefinite suspensionAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - No matter how nuanced his confession for involvement in dogfighting, Michael Vick got no leniency Friday from the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended the Atlanta F...
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Bigger game for some BearsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Since Bears coach Lovie Smith's starters have traditionally played more than half the game, the third NFL preseason is more important than the other tuneups. Today's 7 p...
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Rough finish jolts ConantAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The damaging winds that burst through the Chicagoland area on Thursday would have had a difficult time breaking through Lake Park's defensive line. The Lancers held the ...
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Excitement turns to disappointmentAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Scott Zari woke up Friday and wondered like most high school football players in the northwest suburbs. The Conant senior linebacker wondered if Thursday's wild weather ...
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In the end Aurora Central runs out of gasAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - MENDOTA -- Aurora Central came to Mendota Friday night on the heels of an 1-8 season. That didn"t bode well against Mendota, a playoff team in 2006. But for two and a h...
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Larkin can't battle back in loss to McHenryAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Trailing 42-7 Larkin could have easily given up on Friday’s season opener at McHenry, but the Royals bounced back to score 22 points before losing in a 66-29 nonconfer...