Articles filed under Sports
-
Illini get noticed in pollsOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Somewhere in the midst of Illinois' raucous postgame celebration Saturday, Ron Zook presented the game ball to athletic director Ron Guenther. It served as a lasting mem...
-
Avs' big 3rd-period beats SharksOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER -- Paul Stastny had a goal and 4 assists and Milan Hejduk scored twice and set up another tally as the Colorado Avalanche broke open a tight game with 4 third-per...
-
Who bats first in '08 for Cubs?Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Jim Hendry sidestepped questions of whether the Cubs would look for somebody else to bat first in the order next year. Alfonso Soriano was the Cubs' leadoff man this yea...
-
Hendry mum on off-season plans, defends playersOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Cubs general manager Jim Hendry wouldn't tip his hand Sunday when asked what areas he'd like his team to improve on for 2008. While expressing satisfaction that the Cubs...
-
FB Sellers, Redskins run over LionsOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - LANDOVER, Md. -- Mike Sellers hasn't been asking for the ball. He's been begging for it. With the Washington Redskins running out of options because of injuries, coach J...
-
McDonough says Cubs will 'keep pushing on'Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Cubs president John McDonough termed his feeling Sunday as "bittersweet." "I've sorted most of it out," McDonough said of the Cubs' 3-0 series loss to the Arizona Diamon...
-
Still in businessOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The Bears had promised to get rookie tight end Greg Olsen more involved in the offense. Sunday night they did, and it worked out pretty well. But it was veteran starting...
-
O'Neill makes impressive debutOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - As far as debut marathons go, American runner Kate O'Neill turned in an outstanding performance at The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on Sunday. While she didn't reach he...
-
Lots of stupidity in this oneOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - GREEN BAY -- For some reason, the NFL's Sunday night games are all about hyping Futbol Americano. There's nothing wrong with expanding the brand and courting the Spanish...
-
LSU unanimous No. 1 in AP poll; Cal new No. 2Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- No doubt about it: LSU is No. 1. As for the rest of the Top 25, five wild weeks of college football have taken quite a toll. The Tigers were a unanimous choi...