Articles filed under Sports
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Illini basketball gets early jump on practicingAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Most Division I men's basketball programs must wait seven more weeks to conduct their first official practice. Not Illinois. Because the Illini scheduled a ...
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Kirkland-Hiawatha at Wheaton AcademyAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Nonconference Game time: 7:30 p.m., today, at West Chicago High School. Last year: Wheaton Academy 18, Kirkland-Hiawatha 16 (junior varsity). Outlook: Stormi...
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Hester feels no pressure in Year 2Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A full season and a Pro Bowl berth under his belt have allowed return specialist and wide receiver Devin Hester to enjoy life more in the NFL. "It's more laid back now,"...
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Ratay will return to coach HE girls basketballAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Alicia Ratay, who earlier in the year resigned as the Hoffman Estates varsity girls basketball coach to pursue a career in the WNBA, is now expected back to lead the Haw...
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Hawks volleyball team set for big yearAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Harper College women's volleyball won't have the thrill of the quick kill. Instead, the Hawks will be trying to slowly wear their opponents down this season. "What we ha...
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Bettis claims he faked injury to stay with SteelersAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Jerome Bettis, the No. 5 rusher in NFL history, claims in a new book that he faked a knee injury during training camp in 2000 so the Pittsburgh Steelers wouldn't cut him...
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Fantasy football receivers: Take T.O., we dare youAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Try as I might, I can't find any fantasy football Web site that ranks Terrell Owens as its top wide receiver. Carolina's Steve Smith and Cincinnati's Chad Johnson seem t...
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NIU outlook? Even Novak isn't sureAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - DEKALB -- For those who arrived late to the Northern Illinois party, perhaps only upon discovering the joys of Garrett Wolfe, here's a primer on the Huskies' string of s...
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Talk about a love-hate relationshipAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - If nothing else, Rex Grossman can be proud of this much: He has had a polarizing effect in Chicago sports unmatched in recent memory by anything except the hatred that a...
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Sightseeing peaking for Travers?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Shug McGaughey has a pretty good track record in the Travers Stakes -- three victories, two runner-up finishes and three thirds in 10 races. Th...