Articles filed under Sports Leagues
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Disgruntled District 211 teachers call strike for ThursdayNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Disgruntled Palatine-Schaumburg High School teachers will strike Thursday, barring any 11th-hour salary settlement. Teachers Union President John Braglia set a Nov. 8 wa...
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NFL matchups for Week 9Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Sunday's games San Francisco (2-5) at Atlanta (1-6) Time: Noon Line: Falcons by 3. Series: Niners lead 44-27-1. Last time: Falcons 21, 49ers 19, Sept. 12, 2004 at San F...
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Matters of state: Alice Roosevelt LongworthNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - On Valentine's Day in 1884, two days after the birth of his first child, Theodore Roosevelt lost both his beloved mother to typhoid, and his beautiful wife to an undiagn...
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Bears not doing a good job of playing takeawayNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Last year at the halfway point, the Bears' defense had forced 24 turnovers en route to a league-best 44 for the season. But this season they have just 13 takeaways after...
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Don't believe for a second it's a dead dealNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The ball firmly in his court, Bulls GM John Paxson fired it back at Kobe Bryant and the Lakers on Thursday afternoon. In classic Bullspeak that would have made even Jerr...
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Author appearancesNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - • Meet Rhonda B. Hurst as she discusses and signs copies of her book "A Woman And Her Issues" from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at the House of Peace Bookstore in the Evergreen Ma...
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Japan's Fukudome would make a difference for CubsNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Last off-season, the Cubs hired former pitcher Steve Wilson to be their point man in the Far East. It was a move long overdue, as the Cubs had ignored Asia and its burge...
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Dodgers hire TorreNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Joe Torre was hired Thursday to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking the job two weeks after walking away from the New York Yankees. The winningest mana...
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A foul situation for Skiles, HinrichNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Bulls coach Scott Skiles shared some of Kirk Hinrich's frustration following Wednesday's opening-night loss at New Jersey. Hinrich has had a tendency to find foul troubl...
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Illini look to clinch a bowl bidNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois knows it can clinch the program's first bowl invitation since 2001 with a win at Minnesota Saturday. While that represents unmistakable progress in Ron Zook's t...