Articles filed under Football
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No. 24 Illinois stuns Rutgers on Bryant’s 40-yard TD reception with four seconds leftNov 23, 2024 6:06 pm - PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Trailing by a point at the 40-yard line with 14 seconds to play and no timeouts, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent in a play known as “church” to Luke A...
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Jim O’Donnell: Vikings won the GM wheel of fortune in ‘22 and it showsNov 23, 2024 10:00 am - A SCANT 34 MONTHS AGO, both the Bears and Vikings were looking for general managers. In the space of 12 days in January 2022, the teams essentially whittled the cosmos of...
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As an NFL commentator, Fox’s Tom Brady doesn’t add much in the way of colorNov 23, 2024 10:00 am - Those of us who watch NFL football with the sound off may yet have an opinion about the broadcasting chops of Tom Brady because, after all, he is Tom Brady. The Greatest ...
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Rise and whine: Big Ten football fans cry foul over early kickoffsNov 23, 2024 8:00 am - It wasn’t even 9 on Saturday morning, but Matt Chmielewski was outside his Airbnb, a few blocks from Wrigley Field, choking down Wild Turkey from a paper cup. The folding...
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System failure: While North Central, Aurora U. ready for playoffs, Wheaton College prepares for bowl gameNov 22, 2024 7:57 pm - It was a head-scratcher last weekend when Wheaton College was left out of the Division III football playoffs. But the Thunder has a consolation prize Saturday with a bowl game against Wisconsin-Stout.
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Mid-American Conference football goes all in on November weeknights for the TV viewersNov 22, 2024 5:48 pm - YPSILANTI, Mich. — On a damp Wednesday night with temperatures dipping into the 30s, fans in sparsely filled stands bundled up to watch Buffalo beat Eastern Michigan 37-3...
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‘I’m ready to go’: Swift expects to play Sunday against MinnesotaNov 22, 2024 5:43 pm - Bears running back D’Andre Swift is officially listed as questionable ahead of Sunday’s matchup against the Minnesota Vikings due to a groin injury. The outlook, however,...
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Can Williams, revamped Bears offense find success against the Vikings’ blitz-happy defense?Nov 22, 2024 5:36 pm - The trio of NFC North matchups continues on Sunday for the Bears. Coach Matt Eberflus’ team takes on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Soldier Field in the second of thr...
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No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 18 Army back at Yankee Stadium with memories of the past and a big game aheadNov 21, 2024 5:35 pm - NEW YORK — Notre Dame versus Army at Yankee Stadium. At one time it was the biggest game there was in college football. One of them was ranked No. 1 in four straight meet...
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No. 24 Illinois and Rutgers are climbing the Big Ten ladder heading into Saturday's showdownNov 21, 2024 5:25 pm - PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After years of being at the bottom of the Big Ten Conference, No. 24 Illinois and Rutgers are going in the right direction under Bret Bielema and Greg ...