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Bill Carmody, Northwestern Wildcats emphasize rebounding
Tribune reporterThis public-service announcement — highlighting how Northwestern actually can prove to be the improved team it seemed to be — is brought to you by de facto Wildcats basketball fan club president Tom Izzo. "They're still struggling a little...Tags: Basketball
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NFL playoffs kick off this weekend
SENTINEL STAFF WRITEROK, enough of this nonsense about tiebreakers and division records. It's time for business. Now it's simple. Win and you move on. Lose and you go home. The New York Giants know all about it. Just ask the New England Patriots. The regular season no...Tags: Brandon Jacobs, Mike Smith, Chris Johnson, Eli Manning, Football
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Curses
1. Just as planned The Blackhawks are without Patrick Kane after he aggravated an injury in the Winter Classic at Wrigley. Interesting. The curse affects anyone playing there, not just the Cubs. 2. Stars on ice Three Blackhawks--Kane, Jonathan Toews,...Tags: Football, National Hockey League, Donovan McNabb, New Year's Day, Detroit Lions
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Bye bye, Bears
1. Black and blues It's appropriate the Bears beat all odds to be in position to make the playoffs Sunday, then flopped when it counted. That's the Chicago way. 2. Mr. Brightside If there is a silver lining for Bears fans, it is running back Matt Forte....Tags: ESPN, Tribune Co., Field Hockey, Detroit Red Wings, Football
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FAU basketball interlude; GDT Pic of the Day
FAU Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsLet???s shift our focus away from the Burrowing Birds of the gridiron and on to the Owls of the hardcourt, who are a surprising 3-1 considering the absence of Carlos Monore. But first something i trust will cheer us......Tags: Basketball, Randy Moss, NCAA Tournament
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Kidsday talks with actress KayCee Stroh
Kidsday Reporters, Age 9, Commack and OceansideWe interviewed actress KayCee Stroh when she was in Manhattan recently. She stars as Martha Cox in " High School Musical 3," which opens Friday. What is your favorite part of being in "High School Musical"? I get awesome fans like you guys that come...Tags: Dance, Theater, Oceanside (Hempstead, New York), Music Theater, Commack
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Teacher of the Week | Dana Hopper
Grade and school: I have taught science technology to students in seventh grade at Odyssey Middle School in Orlando since 2001, when the school opened. Education and experience: Received associate's degree in biological sciences from Santa Fe Community...Tags: Union Park, Colleges and Universities, Middle Schools, University of Central Florida, Valencia Community College
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The 1995 Northwestern Wildcats go to the Rose Bowl
Chicago TribuneNorthwestern University playing in the Rose Bowl? Even a winning season had seemed too much to hope for. But in 1995, Northwestern accomplished the impossible, even pushing Michael Jordan and the Bulls off the front page for a while. The Wildcats came out...Tags: Michael Jordan, Basketball, Keyshawn Johnson, Northwestern University, Big Ten Conference
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Why the cat was 'tamed' --but stayed aloof
Tribune staff reporterInside the cells of every pet cat lies a history book, a story detailing the journey from the wilds of Asia to the comforts of a windowsill perch. Combining the fields of genetics and archeology, scientists have cracked open the book to find that cat...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Genetics, Medical Specialization, Pets and Pet Supplies, History
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Rediscovering the Illinois River
Tribune staff reporterFor centuries, thousands of bison roamed the bluffs of the Illinois River. Now only Holly and Pebbles remain. The two live in a chain-link pen at Buffalo Rock State Park, near Ottawa. There, the female bison spend their days dining on non-native grasses,...Tags: Joliet, Chicago Skyline, Fishing, Transportation, Mississippi
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'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'
Times Staff WriterThere are several things to be grateful for in Disney's adaptation of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," which, considering how beloved the source, comes as a relief. Most people who read the C.S. Lewis series as kids recall...Tags: Jim Broadbent, Games, Game Playing, Protestant, Movies
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Tubby tabbies, flabby Fidos face health woes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLike their human masters, cats and dogs in the Western world are packing on the pounds -- a quarter of these cuddly pets are obese. A 500-page report released Monday by the National Academy of Sciences, the same group that reviews human nutrition, may...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Western Medicines, Medicine, Health Organizations, Food Safety
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