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By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – Mental gaffes have been part of the Cubs’ season from the start, causing Dale Sveum to shake his head in bewilderment. Starlin Castro forgetting the number of
By Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — As a high school football player in Cincinnati, Kyle Rudolph marveled at the way Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates ran wild through NFL defenses
#8 University of Northern Iowa at #3 Youngstown State Game #4: Sat. Sept. 22, 2012 6:05 p.m. (Central) Youngstown, Ohio :: Stambaugh Stadium Television: ESPN3 Radio: Panther Sports Network The Game The
By Tyler Dunne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Inside Brown County Jail, only a few people recognized Erik Walden. Not many. The Green Bay Packers’ outside linebacker didn’t spend Thanksgiving
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – CLEVELAND — The Baltimore Orioles have rattled off a remarkable streak, winning 15 consecutive extra-inning games, including two this week in Seattle while most of the
Cleveland, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced today the addition of the University of Missouri, the University of Northern Iowa and Old Dominion University as affiliate members in the sport of wrestling.
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – CLEVELAND — The Baltimore Orioles have rattled off a remarkable streak, winning 15 consecutive extra-inning games, including two this week in Seattle while most of the
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – CLEVELAND — In his 18th major league start, Twins righthander Liam Hendriks finally notched his first major league victory Wednesday night, yielding just two hits
By Mark Craig and Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Randy Moss is 35 years old and the fourth-leading receiver on his team, but Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said he’s
By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – N.Y. GIANTS (1-1) AT CAROLINA (1-1) TV: NFL Network, 8:15 EDT. Line: Giants by 1. Over/under: 51 Sam Farmer’s pick: With Hakeem Nicks out, the
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Dale Sveum said before Wednesday night’s 11-inning 6-5 loss to the Reds that the Cubs would spend money to make improvements this offseason. Just
By Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS—How many of the National League’s top five pitchers in victories this season have spent nearly three weeks exiled to the bullpen? The answer
By Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – PITTSBURGH — One TV in the Milwaukee Brewers’ clubhouse at PNC Park was tuned in to the Los Angeles Dodgers-Washington Nationals game late Wednesday night.
By Marc Narducci, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — The NHL on Wednesday canceled its preseason schedule through Sept. 30 because of the lockout. That means the Flyers will not host the
Susan Denk, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – IOWA CITY – The Iowa football team made great strides in their third game of the season. The Hawkeyes came back from a tough home
Interview with Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz, Sept. 18, 2012 – COACH FERENTZ: First of all on the medical front, I think Damon is doubtful, we’ll see how the week pans out but
By Sheldon Ocker, Akron Beacon Journal – CLEVELAND — David Huff failed to match his success in two relief appearances when he was given a start Tuesday night, but he probably will get
By Tyler Dunne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — For D.J. Williams, it could have gotten very ugly, very fast. His family and friends were all watching. As a rookie last
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The Cubs played two games Tuesday at Wrigley Field, with one ending around 1:30 a.m. and the other beginning at 7 p.m. After the Cubs
By Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — It might be hard to sell Cardinals righthander Kyle Lohse as the leading Cy Young Award contender in the National League, but he’s
Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – Every BCS conference football team in the nation has designated victims, even Indiana (Massachusetts). Iowa’s in 2012 is Central Michigan. Who says so? Iowa. At least it
By David Enders, McClatchy Newspapers – KHAWEIJA, Syria — On what should have been the first day of school, children in the Syrian town of Khaweija helped pick through the remains of a
By Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – PITTSBURGH — The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten themselves onto the cusp of the second wild-card spot in the National League with a winning mix of potent
AMES, Iowa – In recognition of her season-high 26 digs that helped the Cyclones down then-No. 1 Nebraska last weekend, Iowa State libero Kristen Hahn has been named one of the NCAA’s
Scott Dochterman, CR Gazette – Three weeks of action in no way starts a trend. But it does provide a compass of sorts for the statistical oddity that encapsulates the Big Ten
Marc Morehouse, CR Gazette – The first question out of the chute Monday morning for Central Michigan coach Dan Enos centered on which Iowa running back his team prepares for this week.
By D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — Is Peyton Manning washed up? Short answer: no. It sure looked like it early against the Atlanta Falcons, and the nation was
By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — In the moments immediately after Sunday’s unraveling in Indianapolis, Vikings coach Leslie Frazier acknowledged the obvious, admitting his team had set its
By Sam Donnellon, Philadelphia Daily News – This time, the players need to stay out, and out, and out. Kill this season, kill the next season if they have to, start their own
By Michael Russo, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — It didn’t take long for Zach Parise to realize he was a locked-out player Monday. The out-of-work Wild forward had to rush home because
By Vaughn McClure, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — As Jay Cutler exited the practice field Monday, the Bears quarterback apparently was oblivious to the comments made by teammate D.J. Moore hours earlier. “What
By Brian Hamilton, Chicago Tribune – It’s possible the delirium of 114,804 fans, or most of them anyway, has lasted a year and a week. Michigan scores 28 points in the fourth quarter
By Cam Inman, Contra Costa Times – SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers opened their penultimate season at Candlestick Park with more than just another win for their growing credibility. This
By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – LOS ANGELES — A week of disappointment behind them, the St. Louis Cardinals slogged through 12 innings Sunday afternoon to find a shiny sliver of
By Dave van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Who would have dreamed that on a weekend when Notre Dame, NFL and Cubs seasons overlap that Jeff Samardzija’s role would be reduced to
By Jim Utter, The Charlotte Observer – JOLIET, Ill. — Brad Keselowski and Penske Racing met the “gold standard” in NASCAR on Sunday. To win a championship, however, they will have to exceed
By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Feeling the sting of an opening day loss in which his unit made too many mistakes to contend with a top-tier team
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Speaking from Russia on Thursday, new Timberwolves forward Andrei Kirilenko listed the reasons — beyond $10 million a season, of course — why he chose to
By George Richards, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — With no formal negotiations taking place Saturday, the NHL locked out its players for the third time since 1994 at midnight. The NHL and
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times – LAS VEGAS — After the 10th round of what would be Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s first loss, boxing’s power brokers briefly huddled. The big question for