Articles filed under Sports
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Jones relinquishes medalsOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Marion Jones has given up the five medals she won at the Sydney Olympics, days after admitting she used performance-enhancing drugs. The International Olympic Committee ...
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Red Wings defeat OilersOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Mikael Samuelsson had a goal and an assist to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. Chris Chelios, Tomas Holmstrom a...
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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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Big day for state tourney-bound BartlettOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Any suspense regarding the team champion at the Class 3A Naperville Central boys golf sectional dissipated quickly. "I thought it was a college team we were playing agai...
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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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Professional athletes often given slack with team rulesOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week's news that the Bulls' no-headband rule had been rescinded, but only for Ben Wallace, prompted an interesting letter. The name was not provided, but the idea i...
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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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Torrid finish caps red-hot dayOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Patrick Ivuti of Kenya didn't get much publicity during the week leading up to The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, but Ivuti certainly made a name for himself Sunday. In ...
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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...