Category: Sport
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Wrigley to host Illinois vs. Northwestern football
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Not that it would compare to any of last season’s four losses, but it would be a blow to USC’s pride if no Trojans are picked in today’s first round of the NFL draft. Of course, that’s the Gatorade-half-empty outlook. As many as three USC players — OT Charles Brown, DE-OLB Everson Griffen and S…
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Making the morning rounds. • Irish need not apply. The Big Ten is playing it cool, taking it slow, keeping its conference expansion cards close to the vest. One card it will not be playing, according to an anonymous source in the Boston Globe: Notre Dame. The Irish "haven’t been in the mix for a…
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Former USC defensive lineman Everson Griffen hopes his new attitude propels him into the first round of today’s draft.
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USC could have only one player taken in the first round of this week’s NFL draft, according to the latest mock from ESPN.com’s Scouts Inc. The ceiling is three. The floor is zero. No Trojan is expected to be among the top 20 picks. A first round devoid of USC players would be rare. From…
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We’re knee-deep in a new Heisman age, with the last three winners coming from the sophomore class. From the current vantage point, it appears the first two–Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford–stand a bit apart (categorically) from the most recent winner, Mark Ingram of Alabama. Here’s why: Both Tebow and Bradford won the Heisman relatively comfortably while putting up…
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Former offensive coordinator blamed for lackluster production.
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Let’s be clear: Notre Dame is not going to join the Big Ten. Well, probably not. Not unless something really crazy happens, or they think something really crazy might happen, in which case they’ll think about it. Otherwise, no way. Probably. Just to be sure, though, a few ND fans plan to get their point…
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Walk along the river, sweet lullaby, it just keeps on flowing, It don’t worry ’bout where it’s going, no, no. Don’t fly, mister blue bird, I’m just walking down the road, Early morning sunshine tell me all I need to know. Spring practices are over, but work at Arizona isn’t. You’ll be impressed with how…
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The blue turf at Boise State is being replaced for free this year to reduce the reflective glare that irritated fans the past two seasons. Pete Carroll used to say he did not want to play teams like the Broncos because they ran gimmicky offenses.