Articles filed under Football
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An early indicatorSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Lovie Smith doesn't hesitate to call the current defense the best he has had in four years as Bears head coach. That group gets an early opportunity to prove it today ag...
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Wheaton Academy passes league testSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - In its attempts to stop Wheaton Academy from running the football Saturday night, Luther South routinely put eight or sometimes nine players at the line of scrimmage -- ...
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Illini defense erases WIUSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A member of the Fiesta Bowl's board of directors, replete with canary yellow jacket, flew in from Phoenix to witness Illinois' home opener. While the Fighti...
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Michigan (0-2) suffers worst loss since 1968Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan got embarrassed again, just in a different way. A week after being upset by Appalachian State, the Wolverines were handed their most-lopside...
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Big key: Where Benson is at in Week 5 and beyondSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. In 2005, the day the NFL schedule was released, you picked the Bears to go 11-5 and make the playoffs, which they did. Last year you predicted 13-3 and a trip to the ...
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South Elgin 42, East Aurora 2Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - South Elgin coach Dale Schabert sensed something different from the time his players showed up at school early Saturday morning. Their demeanor was serious. There was no...
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Barnas' big day saves HarperSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Harper College needed a record-setting day and more from freshman quarterback Garrett Barnas on Saturday. Barnas' 10-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-3 with 1:03 to play...
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Clausen can't jump-start Notre Dame offenseSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The biggest coaching move in Charlie Weis' night came midway through the fourth quarter with his offense stalled and his defense battered. Trailing...
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Ohio State defense forces 14 puntsSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One, two, three, punt. One, two, three, punt. One, two, three, punt. That was pretty much the Akron offense against No. 12 Ohio State on Saturday. The ...
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Oak Park-River Forest 35, Glenbard West 14Sep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Glenbard West is usually a very fundamentally sound football squad. On Saturday at Oak Park-River Forest (2-1, 1-0), the Hilltoppers tossed the fundamentals right out th...