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College basketball and football teams seek to fill up

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By Woodrow Carroll Winning the National college football championship 131 schools in theory have a shot at winning the big prize. Only a small number of college football programs have a realistic shot at ending up where Georgia has landed the past two seasons, the top dog, or, top bulldog,...

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Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation vs. Cancer, High School boys basketball: East Aurora vs. Waubonsie Valley; IMSA vs. Aurora Central Catholic; West Aurora High School vs. Metea Valley

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IMSA's Deondre o'Bannon, 15, blocks Aurora Central Catholic High School's Sam Carroll, 30, at Aurora Christian School's Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation vs. Cancer shootout Saturday.

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Benet Academy host to stellar MLK girls basketball

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By Bobby Narang The Martin Luther King (MLK) holiday weekend featured some quality girls high school basketball in Chicagoland. The 33rd Annual Coach Derril Kipp’s Hoopfest was the marquee event. Played over a three-day span, with two days dedicated to the tournament, the high-profile event was must-see basketball with high...

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Northern Illinois basketball team falls short of hopes

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By Woodrow Carroll Entering the Saturday, Jan. 14 home men’s basketball game with the Toledo University, the Northern Illinois University men’s team was in good position to end a rather bizarre jinx for want of a better word. The game with the Toledo Rockets presented Northern Illinois with a shot...

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Growth in high school basketball essential element

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The high school basketball season for boys and girls can take on various forms during the season with possible injuries, growth of players in size, strength, skill, experience, and accomplishment. Emotional and maturity can be factors. Part of the process is the bonanza of basketball during the recent seasons of...

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West Aurora School District 129 Athletic Hall of Fame

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From left, Tim Griffin of Geneva (football, 1981); Matt McKee, Simi Valley, Calif. (volleyball, 2005); and Mario Clark, Aurora (basketball, 1990) are inducted into the West Aurora School District 129 Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, Jan. 7.

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High school boys basketball IHSA schedule Jan. 12-16 and results Jan. 3-9

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Thursday, Jan. 12Non-conferenceWestminster Christian at Yorkville Christian, 7 Friday, Jan. 13Chicago Catholic League WhiteMontini at De La Salle, 6:30DuPage ValleyMetea Valley at Naperville Central, 7East Suburban CatholicBenet at Joliet Catholic, 7Marian Catholic at Marist, 7Nazareth at Notre Dame, 7St. Patrick at St. Viator, 7Fox ValleyCary-Grove at Crystal Lake Cen., 7:30Crystal...

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Sports variety: Big time to small high schools special

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We can have it all in sports, that is enjoy and dig deeply, or, lightly, and at all levels. • At once, the University of Georgia wins its second consecutive top level college football national championship in stunning fashion, 65-7, against stunned TCU. • Then, we have high school sports...

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College basketball variations to schools without football

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By Woodrow Carroll With the conference portion of the collegiate basketball season well under way, a glance at the various polls tells us that every team has suffered at least one defeat. Purdue, Houston, and Kansas, and you can mix and match the top teams with each passing day, lead...

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Men’s college basketball schedules/results

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IllinoisWed, Jan. 4, Northwestern, L 73-60Sat, Jan. 7, Wisconsin, W, 79-69Tue, Jan. 10, 8 p.m., BTN, at NebraskaFri, Jan. 13, 8 p.m., FS1, vs. Michigan StateMon, Jan. 16, 5 p.m. BTN, at Minnesota NorthwesternWed, Jan. 4, Illinois, W 73-60Sun, Jan. 8, Indiana, W 84-83Wed, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., BTN, vs...

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College football results Dec. 3, 2022 – Jan. 9

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Saturday, Dec. 3 – Division III QuarterfinalsMount Union 22, Delaware Valley 6Mary Hardin-Baylor 41, Bethel (Minn.) 28North Central College 48, Ithaca 7Wartburg 45, Aurora University 17 Saturday, Dec. 10 – Division III SemifinalsMount Union 34, Wartburg 31North Central College 49, Mary Hardin-Baylor 14 Friday, Dec. 16 – Division III National...

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East Aurora Holiday Basketball Tournament: Downers Grove North vs. Wheaton Academy

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Downers Grove North High School's Jack Stanton, 21, and Wheaton Academy's Wyatt Vandervelde, 20, chase a loose ball in the championship game of the East Aurora Holiday Tournament.

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High school boys basketball IHSA schedule Jan. 5-7 and results Dec. 27-30, 2022

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Thursday, Jan. 5Non-conferenceMarquette at Yorkville Christian, 7 Friday, Jan. 6DuKaneWheaton North at Geneva, 6DuPage ValleyNaperville Central at DeKalb, 7Naperville North at Metea Valley, 7Waubonsie Val. at Neuqua Valley, 7East Suburban CatholicBenet at St. Patrick, 7Joliet Catholic at Carmel, 7Marist at Nazareth, 7Notre Dame at St. Viator, 7Fox ValleyBurlington Cen. at...

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Plusses: Geneva, Nazareth, Benet, in holiday games

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By Bobby Narang The holiday high school basketball tournament season is a key moment in the schedule for teams throughout the State. The four-class State system hits the mid-point of the season and allows a true indicator of teams in the hunt for a championship. • On the girls side,...

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Big Ten college football undulation ends plus- .500

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By Woodrow Carroll The football bowl season got off to a very good start for the Big Ten Conference. Nine teams from the Big Ten qualified for postseason games. The conference was 4-0 in the early going. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Maryland all emerged victorious from their respective bowl games....

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Success, failure, change perspectives, view of tolerance

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End of the calendar year in sports offers excitement in football and basketball in playoffs, bowl games, tournaments, and football and basketball back-to-back, mostly in top-level college games. Mix in important National Football League games in preparation of playoffs, a plethora of high school holiday basketball tournament games, both boys...

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